Luhka 14
1 Sabbath mhmüp üng Pharise mata ima buh ei khaia cit se, ami mcih.
When he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees [Separated] on a Sabbath ·To cease· to eat bread, they were watching him.
2 Acunüng, a ma a kutkhaw ngphyüngki Jesuha veia law se,
Behold, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him.
3 Jesuh naw thumksing he la Pharise he jah kthäh lü, “Sabbath mhmüp üng m’yai be vai ngkawiki aw?” a ti.
Yeshua [Salvation], answering, spoke to the Torah-experts and Pharisees [Separated], saying, “Does the Torah ·Teaching· allow healing on the Sabbath ·To cease· or not?”
4 Acunüng am ngthuhei u lü awm u se, Jesuh naw, am phetki cun khü lü, m’yai beki naw, a tüih be.
But they were silent. He took him, and healed him, and let him go.
5 Acunüng Jesuh naw, “Nangmi üng u naw, a ca pi kyase, a sea pi kyase, sabbath mhmüp üng khui uk'uma kya se angxita am lo be khai aw?” ti lü a jah msang.
He answered them, “Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, wouldn’t immediately pull him out on a Sabbath ·To cease· day?”
6 Acunüng, acuna ngthu cun am msang thei u lü awmki he.
They couldn’t answer him regarding these things.
7 Acunüng, khin he naw ngawhnak akdaw ami xüei khawi jah hmu lü, msuimcäpnak jah mthehki naw,
He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,
8 “Khyang naw cambumnaka aning khüei üng, akyäpnak säiha ä na ngawh vai, nanga kthaka kyäp bawki khina se,
“When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, don’t sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,
9 “Acunüng, ning khüeiki naw, na veia law lü, ‘Hina khyang am ngawhnak mkena’ ti se, acunüng, ngkekhyakeinak am ahnemnak säiha na ngpyawt khai.
and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, ‘Make room for this person.’ Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.
10 “Ami ning khuei üng am adawnak säiha na ngawh vai, acunüng, ning khüeiki naw na veia law lü, ‘Ka püi aw, akyäpnak bawka va ngawa’ ning ti na se, acunüng, na buheipüi hea hmuha mhlünmtaia na kya khai.
But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.
11 Aktäa hlüng khaia ngai kyuki avan hnem lü, hnem khaia ngai kyuki avan mhlünmtaia kya khai,” a ti.
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
12 Acunüng, Jesuh naw amät Khüeiki üng pi, “Nang naw mhmüp eia pi kyase, müeia pi kyase pawh lü, khyang na khüei üng, na püi he, na bena he, na paca he, bawimangkia na impei locenge ä na jah khuei vai; amimi naw pi ning khüei be u se, ngkhengnak na yah msawk khai ni.
He also said to the one who had invited him, “When you make a dinner or a supper, don’t call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also teshuvah ·completely return· the favor, and pay you back.
13 “Acunakyase, buh na pawh üng, m'yenkseki he, am kümkawiki he, akxoe, amikmüe na jah khüei vai.
But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;
14 “Acukba na jah khüei üng na jo sen khai. Isetiakyaküng, acun he naw ä ning thung be theiki hea kyase, khyang kdawe ami thawh law bea mhmüp üng Pamhnam naw ning pe be khai,” a ti.
and you will be blessed, because they don’t have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the upright.”
15 Acunüng, a buh eipüi mat naw acuna ngthu cun ngja lü, a veia, “Pamhnama khawa buh ei khai he ta ami jo sen ve,” a ti.
When one of those who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is he who will feast in God’s Kingdom!”
16 Acunüng, Jesuh naw mtheh lü, “Khyang mat naw, müei akyäpa pawh lü, khyang khawjah a jah khüei.
But he said to him, “A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.
17 “Buh ei kcün üng a jah khüeia khyang he cun, ‘law u, ahmäi ngpäng ve’ ti lü a m'ya a tüih.
He sent out his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, for everything is ready now.’
18 “Acunüng, ami van naw atänga lätnak sui u lü, akma säih naw a veia, ‘Khaw kheih ni se, teng khaia cit hlü veng na bä ni na mhläta’ a ti.
They all as one began to make excuses. “The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.’
19 “Acunüng, akce mat naw, ‘Se sui xa kheih ni se, adaw aset ka teng khaia cit hlü veng na bä ni na mhläta’ a ti.
“Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.’
20 “Acunüng akce be tü naw, ‘Khyumah ni se am law hlü thei veng’ a ti.
“Another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I can’t come.’
21 “Acunüng m'ya naw, a mahpaa veia acuna ngthu cun va mtheh se, a mlung thüi lü a m'ya üng, ‘angxita ktawiha, mlüh ksung, lam avana cit lü, pyenksekie, am kümkawiki he, akxoe la, amikmüe la a khaw kse he jah lawpüia,’ a ti.
“That servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.’
22 “Acunüng a m'ya naw, ‘Saja aw, na na mtheha kba ka pawh päng teki khuiim ngsawng lü, kpawihei laih laih ve’ a ti.
“The servant said, ‘Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.’
23 “Acunüng, a bawipa naw, a m'ya üng, ‘angxita ktawiha, khaw kpung, lamnu, lamkse avana cit lü, ka ima benak vaia, jah va ling na.
“The lord said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
24 “Ka ning mthehki, ka jah khüeia khyang he mat naw pi ka buh pawh am ei khai he a ti’ ti lü,” a jah mtheh.
For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper.’”
25 Acunüng, khyang khawjah naw a veia läk u se, ami veia nghlat lü,
Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them,
26 “Upi, ka veia lawki naw a nu la a paa pi kyase, a khyuca hea pi kyase, a hnunpüi kphyaibee la, amäta pi kyase a jawngnaka kthaka kei am ana jawngnak üng, ka xüisawa am kya thei khai.
“If anyone comes to me, and does not disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.
27 “Upi, amäta kutlamktung kawt lü am na läk lawki cun ka xüisawa am kya thei khai.
Whoever does not bear his own execution-stake, and come after me, can’t be my disciple.
28 “Nangmi üngka mat naw, imnu sa khaia ngtünki naw, a saknak vai ngui ‘khäk khai aw, am khäk khai aw’ ti akcüka ngaw lü am ngaikyu khai aw.
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
29 “Acukba am akya üngta ktungthing jah nglin päng lü am na kpäng hmuki he naw ning yaihei khai he ni.
Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,
30 ‘Hina khyang naw, imnu ngtün na lü am mkhüt ve’ tia ni kse na khai he.
saying, ‘This man began to build, and was not able to finish.’
31 “Acunüng, sangpuxang u naw sangpuhxang akce tu khaia a bü üng akcüka ngaw lü, khyang tawng nghngih am amät tu khaia lawki cun, khyang tawng at am mkhüt vai la am mkhüt vai ä ngai kyu khai aw?
Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
32 “Am acunüng, sangpuxang kce am a pha law hlan üng, ng’yäpnaka ngthu kthäh khaia ngsä tüi khai.
Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy, and asks for conditions of peace.
33 “Acukba bäa, nangmi üngka upi, a tak naküt am ceh taki cun ka xüisawa am kya thei.
So therefore whoever of you who does not renounce all that he has, he can’t be my disciple.
34 Mci hin dawki ni, cunsepi a paih käna i am mtui be thei vai aw?
Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?
35 “Mdeka hama am daw ngsawnglinaka hama pi am daw, amdanga tawn khawiki he. Upi a ngjaknak vaia a nghnga awmki naw ngja se” a ti.
It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him sh'ma ·hear obey·.”
