Luke 18
1 Tua zawkciang Jesu in a nungzui te tung ah thinkiam ngawl a, a thunget tawntung natu a hilna in thusontena te son hi;
He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray and not give up,
2 Khuapi khat sung ah Pathian a lau ngawl, kuama zong a khual ngawl, thukhenpa khat om hi:
saying, “There was a judge in a certain city who didn’t fear God and didn’t respect man.
3 Tua khuapi sung ah meingong khat om hi; thukhen pa kung ah pai a, ka ngal pa phu hong lamsak tan, ci hi.
A widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, ‘Defend me from my adversary!’
4 Thukhenpa in hun saupi sung thukhensak ngawl in om hi: ahihang a khakbel ciang ama in, keima sia Pathian kita ngawl in mihing zong kuama khual tuan ngawl ka hi hang;
He wouldn’t for a while; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man,
5 Hi meingong nu in hong nawngkaisak ahikom, phu lamsak tu khi hi, tabang hibale hongpai tawntung tu a, hong nawngkaisak tawntung tu hi, ci ngaisun hi.
yet because this widow bothers me, I will defend her, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.’”
6 Topa in, A man ngawl thukhenpa son na ngai vun.
The Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge says.
7 Ama sia haisang napi, Pathian in a tealsa te, sun le zan in Ama kung ah a au te phu lamsak ngawl in om tu ziam?
Won’t God avenge his chosen ones who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?
8 Keima in kong ci hi, a manlangtak in phulamsak tu hi. Ahihang mihing Tapa hongpai ciang in, hi leitung ah upna a mu tu ziam? ci hi.
I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”
9 Jesus in, mipha khi hi, ci amate le amate ki muang mama a, ngualdang a thusimngawl te kung ah hi sontena son hi:
He also spoke this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others:
10 Mihing ni thungen tu in biakinn ah pai uh hi; khat sia Pharisee hi a, a dang khat sia siadong a hihi.
“Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.
11 Pharisee pa hong ding to a, Pathian awng, keima sia phalak te, thuman ngawl te, palngul mawna vawt te, a hibale siadong pa bang ka hi ngawl man in ka lungdam hi.
The Pharisee stood and prayed by himself like this: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of men: extortionists, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
12 Nipi khat sung ni vei antang khi hi, ka neisa theampo sung pan se sawm sua se khat pia khi hi, ci in thungen hi.
I fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get.’
13 Taciang siadongpa sia, a khuala na ah ding a, van lam zong en ngam ngawl in, a awm tum in, maw Pathian awng kei mawneipa tung ah hesuakna hong nei po tan, ci hi.
But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn’t even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his chest, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’
14 Keima in kong ci hi, hisia pa sia a dang khat sia sang in thutang suana nga zaw a, a inn ah cia hi: banghangziam cile ama le ama a ki lamsang peuma khiaksuk na thuak tu a, ama le ama a ki niamkhiak peuma ki lamsang tu hi.
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
15 Amate in patang te a thamsak tu a dei uh hu in, Jesus kung ah paipui uh hi: tua thu a nungzui te in a mu uh ciang in amate tei uh hi.
They were also bringing their babies to him, that he might touch them. But when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16 Ahihang Jesus in, patang te ama kung ah sam a, Patangte ka kung ah hongpai tahen, khak heak vun: banghangziam cile Pathian kumpingam sia hibang te atu a hihi.
Yeshua summoned them, saying, “Allow the little children to come to me, and don’t hinder them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.
17 A man tatak kong ci ciang, a kuamapo in Pathian kumpingam sia patangno te bang in a sang thei ngawl peuma tua kumpingam sung ah tum thei ngawl tu uh hi, ci hi.
Most certainly, I tell you, whoever doesn’t receive God’s Kingdom like a little child, he will in no way enter into it.”
18 Lampui khat in Jesus kung ah, Sya pha awng, tawntung nuntakna ka nga thei natu in bang vawt tu khi ziam? ci in dong hi. (aiōnios g166)
A certain ruler asked him, saying, “Good Rabbi, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
19 Jesus in, Banghang in pha hong ci ni ziam? Pathian khatbek simngawl mipha dang kuama om ngawl hi.
Yeshua asked him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one: God.
20 Thupiakte na he hi, palngul mawna vawt heak in, tualthat heak in, nguta heak in, a man ngawl tetti son heak in, na pa le na nu zakta in, ci hi.
You know the commandments: ‘Don’t commit adultery,’ ‘Don’t murder,’ ‘Don’t steal,’ ‘Don’t give false testimony,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’”
21 Tua tangval pa in, hite theampo sia ka nolai pan ma in ka zui sa hi zo hi, ci hi.
He said, “I have observed all these things from my youth up.”
22 Hi thu te Jesus in a zak ciang in, a kung ah, Na khat na kisam lai hi: na neisa theampo zuak in a, mizawng te hawmsak in, tua hile vantung ngam ah nei le lam na nei tu hi: taciang hongpai tan a, hong zui tan, ci hi.
When Yeshua heard these things, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”
23 Hi thu a zak ciang in khuangai mama hi: banghangziam cile ama sia mihau mama a hihi.
But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was very rich.
24 Jesus in a khuangai mama a mu ciang in, Mihau te Pathian kumpingam sung a tum tu bangza in haksa ziam!
Yeshua, seeing that he became very sad, said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!
25 Banghangziam cile mihau khat Pathian kumpingam sung a tum tu sang in, kala-uk khat phin bilvang sung a tum tu ol zaw hi, ci hi.
For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”
26 Tua thu a zate in, kua peuma ngupna nga thei tu ziam? ci uh hi.
Those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?”
27 Jesus in, Mihing te taw a piang thei ngawl te sia, Pathian taw piang thei siat hi, ci hi.
But he said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”
28 Tua zawkciang in Peter in, en in, ka neisa uh theampo nusia in hong zui khu hi, ci hi.
Peter said, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.”
29 Taciang Jesus in amate tung ah, A man tatak kong ci ciang, Pathian kumpingam atu in, a inn, a nu le a pa, a suapui, a zi, a hibale a tate a nusia peuma,
He said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for God’s Kingdom’s sake,
31 Jesus in a nungzui sawmleni te ama kung ah sam a, amate tung ah, En vun, Jerusalem ah i pai hi, kamsang te in mihing Tapa thu a atkholsa thu theampo tangtung tu hi.
He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be completed.
32 Gentile te khutsung ah ap tu a, selno na zong thuak tu hi, vawtsiatna zong thuak tu a, cil zong phi tu uh hi:
For he will be delivered up to the Gentiles, will be mocked, treated shamefully, and spit on.
33 Amate in vel tu a, that tu uh hi: taciang ni thum ni ciang tho kik tu hi, ci hi.
They will scourge and kill him. On the third day, he will rise again.”
34 Amate in hi thu khat zong a tel bua uh hi: hi a son te sia amate kung pan ki phualseal hi, tua ahikom Jesus i son thu te khat zong a tel bua uh hi.
They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they didn’t understand the things that were said.
35 Jesus Jericho nai na hong thet ciang in, mittaw khat lamhui ah khutdaw ngen in to hi:
As he came near Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the road, begging.
36 Mihonpi in a kantan tuh a zak ciang in, bang thu ziam, ci in dong hi.
Hearing a multitude going by, he asked what this meant.
37 Amate in, Nazareth mi Jesus in hong kantan hi, ci uh hi.
They told him that Yeshua of Nazareth was passing by.
38 Taciang ama in, Jesus, nang David Tapa awng, hong hesuak ka po in, ci au hi.
He cried out, “Yeshua, you son of David, have mercy on me!”
39 A mai a pai te in a om khipkhep natu in tei hi: ahihang, nang David Tapa awng, hong hesuak ka po in, ci a nasia seseam in au hi.
Those who led the way rebuked him, that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “You son of David, have mercy on me!”
40 Taciang Jesus ding a, a kung ah paipui tu in thupia hi: a nai ah hongpai ciang in,
Standing still, Yeshua commanded him to be brought to him. When he had come near, he asked him,
41 Bang vawtsak tu dei ni ziam? ci in dong hi. Ama in, topa awng, khua ka mu nuam hi, ci hi.
“What do you want me to do?” He said, “Lord, that I may see again.”
42 Taciang Jesus in a kung ah, Khua mu in: na upna in hong ngum zo hi, ci hi.
Yeshua said to him, “Receive your sight. Your faith has healed you.”
43 Thakhat thu in khuamu a, Jesus zui in Pathian min pok hi: taciang a mu te theampo in Pathian minthang pok uh hi.
Immediately he received his sight and followed him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, praised God.
