Romans 13

1 Mihing khatsim in a thunei te thumang tahen. Banghangziam cile Pathian i thuneina simngawl a dang om ngawl hi: tua thuneina sia Pathian i piak a hihi.

Let every soul be subject to the powers that are over them: for there is no such power but from God: the powers that are over men, are appointed by God.

2 Tua ahikom thuneina a do peuma sia Pathian i teal te a do a hihi: taciang tua a do te in amate le amate ki puavawkna thengsak tu hi.

So that he who resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive condemnation.

3 Banghangziam cile ngam ukte sia nasep pha a seam te atu in lauhuai ngawl hi. Ahihang na pha ngawl a seam te atu in lauhuai hi. Tabang hile thuneina lau ngawl in na om nuam ziam? a pha vawt in a, hong uk te in hong pok tu hi:

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wouldest thou then not be afraid of the civil power? do what is good, and thou shalt have praise from it:

4 Banghangziam cile ama sia nangma phat natu in Pathian i naseam te a hihi. Ahihang na pha ngawl na vawt le, lau in; banghangziam cile ama in namsau sia manna om ngawl in toai ngawl hi: banghangziam cile ama in Pathian i naseam hi a, na pha ngawl a vawt te tung ah Pathian thin-ukna phula tu hi.

for he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou dost evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is also the minister of God, as an avenger to execute his wrath upon the malefactor.

5 Tua ahikom Pathian thin-ukna atu bek hi ngawl in, a sia le a pha heakna atu in zong amate thu na ngai uh kul hi.

Wherefore it is necessary to submit, not only on account of punishment, but also of conscience.

6 Tua ahikom hi thu hang in shia zong na pia uh hi: banghangziam cile amate sia pathian i naseam te hi a, hibang nate tung ah a tawntung in naseam uh hi.

For you pay them tribute also for this reason; because they are God's ministers, continually attending hereunto.

7 Tua ahikom na piak tu uh te theampo pia tavun: neisa tungtawn piak kul te le sum le pai tungtawn piak kul te pia tavun; zatak tu te zakta tavun; upat kul te upat tavun.

Render therefore to all what is their due: tribute to whom tribute is due, custom to whom custom, reverence to whom reverence, honor to whom honor.

8 Khat le khat ki it tu simngawl, kuama tung ah leiba heak vun: banghangziam cile ngualdang a it peuma in thukham a khuangkhim a hihi.

Owe no one any thing, but to love one another; for he that loveth others hath fulfilled the law:

9 Banghangziam cile, palngul mawna vawt heak in, tual that heak in, nguta heak in, a man ngawl tettipang heak in, ngual neisa eang heak in; taciang a dang thupiak a om tazong, nangma le nangma na ki it bang in na innpam te it in, a ci sia sung ah huam siat zo hi.

for this command, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet, and every other social precept, is summed up in this, namely, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."

10 Itna in a innpam tung ah a pha ngawl vawt ngawl hi: tua ahikom itna sia thukham kicinna a hihi.

Love worketh no evil to our neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

11 Taciang, tu in mut na pan in khanlaw hun zo hi, ci i he hi: banghangziam cile i up kipat tung lai sang in i ngupna ni sia tu in hong nai zaw zo hi.

And this let us observe, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed.

12 Zan hun bo dek zo a, sun hun hong theng dektak zo hi: tua ahikom khuazing nasep te nusia in, khuavak ngalhiam sil tawng.

The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

13 Poai vawt na le zukham na, paktatna le cilesa nopsak na, ki nialna le hazatna te vawt ngawl in, sun hun sung bang in thumantak in nungta tek tawng.

Let us behave decently as being in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lasciviousness, not in strife and envying.

14 Ahihang Topa Jesus Christ sil vun, taciang cilesa deina te khuangkhim tu in ngaisun khol heak vun.

But put on the Lord Jesus, and make not provision for the flesh to gratify its irregular desires.