Mahte 7
1 Pamhnama ngthumkhyahnak üngka naw nami lät vaia khyanga lei käh nami mtai vai.
Not do judge that not you may be judged;
2 Khyang nami mtainak am khyang naw ning jah mtai be lü, khyang nami mcäpnak am khyang naw ning jah mcäp pet be khai.
With whatever for verdict you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, (it will be measured *N(k)O*) to you.
3 Ivaia na mik üng cungbäng veki am hmuhei lü, na püia mik üngka mikbengca na hmuh petki ni?
Why now do you look at the splinter that [is] in the eye of the brother of you, and in your [own] eye a beam not notice?
4 Ihawkba na mik üng cungbäng am hmuhei lü, na püi üng “Na mik ek ning lawh pe vang” na tiki ni?
Or how will you say to the brother of you; do permit that I may cast out the splinter (from *N(k)O*) the eye of you; and behold the beam [is] in the eye of you?
5 Hypocrite aw, akcüka na mik üngka cungbäng loei maki lü, acunkäna na püia mik ek na lawh pet vaia angtea na hmuh khai.
Hypocrite! do cast out first from the eye of you the beam, and then you will see clearly to cast out the splinter from the eye of the brother of you.
6 Ui am angcimcaih käh nami pet vai, nghlat lü ning jah cui khaie. Pale Lunge vawk üng käh nami jah pet vai, ami kainaka thea ning jah nghlatsih u lü ning jah cui khaie ni.
Not shall give that which [is] holy to the dogs nor shall cast the pearls of you before the pigs otherwise otherwise (they will trample upon *N(k)O*) them with the feet of them, and having turned they may tear to pieces you.
7 Tä ua nami yah khai; sui ua nami hmuh khai; ksawh khawk ua, ning jah nghmawn pet khai ni.
do ask and it will be given to you; do seek and you will find; do knock and it will be opened to you.
8 Au pi täki naw yahki, suiki naw hmuki, ksawh khawki üng nghmawn pet khai ni.
Everyone for who is asking receives, and the [one] seeking finds, and to the [one] knocking (it will be opened. *NK(o)*)
9 Nangmi üng a ca naw muk tä se lung pe khai u veki ni?
Or which is of you a man whom (if *K*) (he will ask for *N(K)O*) the son of him bread, surely not a stone will he give to him?
10 Nami ca naw nga tä se kphyu pe khai u veki ni?
Or also (if *K*) a fish (he will ask for, *N(K)O*) surely not a serpent will he give to him?
11 Nangmi khyang ksee naw pi nami ca üng akdaw pet vai nami ksing üng, nami pa khana ka naw täki üng nangmia kthaka dawki pe khai aw?
If therefore you yourselves evil being you know gifts good to give to the children of you, how much more the Father of you who [is] in the heavens will give good things to those asking Him?
12 Namimäta khana khyang naw a pawh vai nami ngjak hlüa mäiha, namimät naw pi khyanga khana nami pawh vai. Acun cun Mosia thum ja sahma he naw jah mtheh pängki he ni.
All things therefore as much as (maybe *N(k)O*) you shall desire that they shall enact for you the men, so also you yourselves do enact for them; This for is the law and the prophets.
13 Mkawt kdik üng lut ua, isetiüng ta mulaia cehnak lam cun ngbaü lü ceh pi jäkia kyase khyang khawkäna cehnak lam ni.
do enter through the narrow gate, For wide [is] the gate and broad the way which is leading to destruction, and many are those entering through it.
14 Mkawt kdik cun khak lü, xünnaka lama kya se, cetkia khyang ngcekie.
(Which *N(K)O*) small [is] the gate and compressed the way which is leading to life, and few are those finding it.
15 Pamhnama sahma mäiha nghmüneikie nami jah yeteinak vai, toa vun büng u lü, nami veia law kyawkie, ak'uma mhngea kyaki he.
do beware (now *ko*) of the false prophets who come to you in clothing of sheep, inwardly however they are wolves ravenous.
16 Acun he cun ami ngtheipai am nami jah ksing khai. Nghling thing capyita ngthei khawiki aw? Nghling thing üng fik ngthei khawiki aw?
By the fruits of them you will know them. surely not ever do they gather from thorns (grapes, *N(k)O*) or from thistles figs?
17 Acuna mäiha thing kdaw naküt naw kthei kdaw ktheih na lü, thing kse naküt naw kthei ksea ngtheiki.
thus every tree good fruits good produces, but the bad tree fruits bad produces.
18 Thing kdaw cun ktheih ksea am ngthei, thing kse naw pi ktheih kdaw am kthei na khawi.
Not is able a tree good fruits bad (to produce *NK(o)*) nor [is able] a tree bad fruits good to produce.
19 Aktheih am dawki thing naküt cun khyu u lü, mei üng ami xawtin khawi.
Every tree not producing fruit good is cut down and into fire is thrown.
20 Acunakyase, sahma ksee cun ami kthei am nami jah ksing khai.
Then surely by the fruits of them you will know them.
21 Bawipa, Bawipa ti lü na khüki naküt khankhaw pha khaie am ni, ka pa khana kaa hlüei pawhki va khankhaw pha khai.
Not everyone who is saying to Me; Lord Lord, will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but the [one] doing the will of the Father of Mine who [is] in (the *no*) heavens.
22 Ngthumkhyahnaka mhnüp üng, “Bawipa, Bawipa, na ngming üng Pamhnam ngthu pyen lü, na ngming üng khawyame jah ksät lü, müncanksee kami jah pawhki am niki aw? ti law khaie.
Many will say to Me in that [very] day; Lord Lord, surely in Your name we did prophesy and in Your name demons cast out and in your name miracles many perform?
23 Acunüng kei naw, “Nangmi am ning jah ksing khawi nawng, khyang ksee, ka vei üngka naw cit ua” ka ti khai.
And then I will declare to them that Never knew I you; do depart from Me you who [are] working lawlessness.
24 Acunakyase, au pi ka pyen ngja lü ka pyena mäiha veki cun lunga khana im saki khyang kthem üng tängki ni.
Everyone therefore whoever hears My words these and does them, (he will be like *N(K)O*) a man wise who built his house upon the rock.
25 Khaw a law lü tui däm law sepi, khawkhi naw buh law lü pi, isüm am kyu. Isetiüng ta lunga khana saka kyase am kyu thei.
And came down the rain and came the torrents and blew the winds, and (beat *N(k)O*) that house upon, and not it fell; it had been founded for upon the rock.
26 Cunüngpi ka jah pyene jah ngja lü ka pyena mäiha am veki cun mdiha khana im sakia khyang nghmawng üng tängki ni.
And everyone who is hearing My words these and not doing them he will be likened to a man foolish who built of him the house upon the sand.
27 Khaw ngkyawi law lü, tui kdäm naw ceh khai, khawkhi naw buk law se mdiha khana im cun kyu lü pyüpye theiki ni.
And came down the rain and came the torrents and blew the winds, and beat that house upon, and it fell; and was the fall of it great.
28 Jesuh naw acukba a pyen käna khyangpäe naw a jah mtheimthang cun müncan na lawki he.
And it came to pass when (finished *N(k)O*) Jesus words these, were astonished the crowds at the teaching of Him;
29 Isetiüng ta, Jesuh cun thum mthei hea mäih am ni, khyaihbahnak takia mäiha a jah mtheimthanga phäha kyaki.
He was for teaching them as authority having and not as the scribes (of them. *NO*)
