Luke 12
1 In the mean time, when myriads of the people had come together, so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples first of all: Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Khyang kdäm he ngleh kyu u lü, ami ngbum law üng, Jesuh naw, axüisaw he üng, “Pharise hea nghen cäei na ua.
2 For there is nothing covered, which shall not be revealed, and hid, which shall not be made known.
“Ä ngdang khaia thup avan ngdang lü, ä ngsing khaia mjih avan ngphyeh khai.
3 Wherefore, what you have spoken in the darkness, shall be heard in the light; and what you have spoken in the ear in closets, shall be proclaimed upon the house-tops.
“Acunakyase, nghmüp üng nami pyen avan avainaka ngjaka kya khai; asithawta nami pyen avan im khana sang khai he.
4 But I say to you, my friends, Fear not them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
“Ka püi he aw, ning jah mtheh veng, ‘Pumsa hnim lü, acun käna akce i am pawh theiki he ä jah kyüh ua.
5 But I will show you whom you shall fear: Fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, Fear him. (Geenna g1067)
“Cunsepi, nami kyüh vai ta; Aning jah hnim päng üng, mulai mei üng ning jah tawn thei khai Mhnam kyüh ua. Ka ning jah mthehki ani cen kyüh ua. (Geenna g1067)
6 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? yet not one of them is forgotten before God.
“Khaca mhma peni tangka nghngiha am jawi khawiki he aw? Acuna khaca matca pi Pamhnam naw am mhnih khawi naw.
7 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
“Nami lusam pi täh bäiha kyaki. Khaca khawjaha pi nami küi bawki ni, am kyü ua.
8 And I further say to you, Whoever confesses me before men, him will the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.
“Acunüng ka ning jah mtheki, khyang hea maa na yungki cun, Pamhnama khankhawngsä hea maa, khyanga Capa naw yung hnga khai.
9 But he that denies me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God.
“Cunsepi, khyang hea ma na maki cun, Pamhnama Capa naw Mhnama khankhawngsä hea hmaia ma khai.
10 And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but he that speaks impiously against the Holy Spirit, shall not be forgiven.
“Acunüng, khyanga Capa pyetseki avan cun, ami pyetsenak mhläta kya khai; cunsepi, Ngmüimkhya Ngcim pyetseki cun, mhläta am kya.
11 When they bring you to the synagogues, and to rulers and authorities, be not anxious how or what you shall answer, or what you shall say;
“Acunüng Sinakok he, bawi he la khaw uki hea veia ami ning jah cehpüi üng ‘ikba ka jah msang khai, i ka pyen khai,’ tia ä nami cäi vai,
12 for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that hour what you ought to say.
acuna kcün üng nami pyen vai cun Ngmüimkhya Ngcim naw ning jah mthehei law khai,” a ti.
13 And a certain one of the multitude said to him: Teacher, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
Acunüng, khyang hea ksunga mat naw Jesuh üng, “Saja aw, ka hnunpüi he naw khawh ami na ngpaipüi vaia jah mtheha,” a ti.
14 But he said to him: Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
Acunüng Jesuh naw, “Nghngicim nangmia khana u naw ngthumkhya khai la khawh yet khaia ana mcawn ni?” a ti.
15 And he said to them: Take heed and beware of covetousness; for a man’s life depends not on the abundance of his possessions.
Acunüng ami veia, “Cäiei u lü, mnaiheinak avan üng ngxungei kyu u; ihlawka bawimang u lü pi bawimangnak üng nami xünak am ve,” a ti.
16 And he spoke a parable to them, saying: The farm of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully.
Acunüng, Jesuh naw ami veia msuimcäpnak pyen lü, “Bawimangki mat, a khaw daw se, eiawk da na leng lengki naw,
17 And he reasoned within himself, saying: What shall I do? for I have no place in which I can store my fruits.
ngaikyu lü, ‘Hawkba ni ka ti kawm? Eiawk taknak vai am ta veng’ a ti.
18 And he said: This will I do: I will pull down my barns and I will build larger ones; and there I will store ail my produce, and my good things;
Acunüng, ‘Hikba pawh vang; ka khei he jah phye lü, angbaü bawka sa lü, acunüng eiawk he la, ka khawhthem he ka jah ta khai.
19 and I will say to my soul: Soul, you have many good things laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.
Acunüng ka ngmüimkhya üng, ‘Ka ngmüimkhya aw, khawkum khawvei khäk khai khawhthem na taki ni; xüiei lü, ei lü aw lü, hlimtui lü awma, ka ti khai,’ tia ngai kyuki.
20 But God said to him: Senseless man, this night shall your soul be required of you; and who shall have the things which you have provided?
“Cunsepi, Pamhnam naw, ‘Khyang k'ang aw, tuhngawi mthan na ngmüimkhya khyük khaia kyaki; acunakyase, na mcuneia khawhthem u naw ka na khai aw?’ a ti.
21 So is he that lays up treasure for him self, and is not rich toward God.
“Amäta hama khawhthem mcun lü, Pamhnam üng am bawimangki he cun, acuna mäih lawki ni,” a ti.
22 And he said to his disciples: For this reason I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what you shall eat; nor for your body, what you shall put on.
Acunüng, Jesuh naw axüisaw he üng, “Acunakyase, ka ning jah mtheki, ‘I ka ei khai?’ tia, nami xünnak vai ja, ‘I ka suisa khai?’ tia, nami pumsa phäha nami mlung ä bawngbai sak ua.
23 Life is a greater gift than food, and the body, than clothing.
“Eia kthaka ta xünnak kyäp bawki ni, suisaka kthaka ta pumsa kyäp bawki ni.
24 Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor granary; yet God feeds them: you are of far more value than the birds.
“Vangak he jah ngai u, cang am saw u, am at u, mcunnak am ta u, khei am ta u; cunsepi, Pamhnam naw jah mcahki, nangmi cun kha hea kthaka ta nami küi bawki ni.
25 Which of you, by his anxiety, can add one span to his life?
“Nangmi üng u naw a mlung bawngkhasak lü a xünnak msaüei thei khai ni?
26 If, therefore, you can not do that which is the least, why are you anxious about the rest?
“Ahinca he pi am jah pawh thei u lü, ivaia akcea phäha nami mlung nami bawngkha saki ni?
27 Consider the lilies, how they grow. They toil not, they spin not; yet I say to you, that Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.
“Lili kheipai he cen jah teng ua; khut am pawh u, nghmüi pi am bi u; cunsepi ka ning jah mthehki, Solamon pi a hlüngtainak avan am ngcüngceiei se, hina lili kheipai matca pi am tängeipüi khai ni.
28 If, then, God so clothes the herb of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
“Acunakyase, atuh xüng se, angawia mei üng tawnena khuhlip pi Pamhnam naw a thuihawi sak üng, nangmi cun acuna kthaka pi am ning jah thüihawi sak bawk khai aw. Ihlawka nami jumnak ngceki ni!
29 And seek not what you shall eat, or what you shall drink, and be not in anxious suspense.
“Acunakyase, nami ei vai la nami awk vai ä sui ua; ä cäicing ua.
30 For all these things the nations of the world seek after; but your Father knows that you have need of these things.
“Am jumeiki he naw acuna ngkhaw avan cun sui khawiki he ni; acun nami hlüki ti nami Pa naw ksingki ni.
31 But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be given you in addition.
“Akcüka Pamhnama khaw sui u, acun käna acun he avan ning jah pe khai.
32 Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
“Ka hnukläk toca he aw, ä kyü ua; nami Pa naw khaw aning jah pet vai ngjahlüki ni.
33 Sell what you have, and be charitable. Make for yourselves purses that do not become old, an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where no thief comes near, and no moth corrupts.
“Nami ka avan jah jawitu u lü, m'yenkseki he üng jah pe ua; nami mäta suiawi la nami khawhthem ä sui u lü m’yuk’ei naw am a m’yuk thei kca naw pi am a kpyeh thei khankhaw bawimangnak sui ua.
34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
“Isetiakyaküng, nami khawhthema awmka nami mlung awm theikia kyaki.
35 Let your loins be girded, and your lamps burning;
“Ahmäi apha law üngka vaia ngsuingsa u lü, a na ngcüngcei u lü, nami meiim mdäiei u;
36 and be like men that are waiting for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding; that, when he comes and knocks, they may open for him immediately.
“M'ya he naw ami mahpa cambumnak pawi üngka naw law be lü ksaw a khawk law üng ksawh mhmawn ngxit khaia ami na k’äiha kba a na ve ua.
37 Blessed are those servants whom their lord, when he comes, shall find watching. Verily I say to you, That he will gird himself and make them recline at table, and will come forth and serve them.
“Ami mahpa a law be üng, a na ngäng u se a jah hmuh lawa m'ya he cun ihlawka jekyai khai he ni; akcanga ka ning jah mthehki, a mahpa cun a khyü vawpei lü, buh ei khai hea jah ngawhsak lü, amät naw jah ngäng law khai.
38 And if he shall come in the second watch, and if he shall come in the third watch, and find them thus, blessed are those servants.
“Mthan lunga pi kyase, acun käna pi kyase, ami mahpa naw law lü, acunkba a jah hmuh lawa m'ya he ta, ami jo sen ve.
39 But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief comes, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.
“Cunsepi, hin hin ksing ua, m'yük'eia law vai imah naw a ksing vai sü ta, a im am a phyet vaia ngäng khai sü.
40 Be you, therefore, ready also; for at an hour when you think not, the Son of man comes.
“Acunakyase, nangmi pi ana ngtünei u lü awm u, am nami simeia kcün üng khyanga Capa law khai,” a ti.
41 Then Peter said to him: Lord, dost them speak this parable to us, or also to all?
Acunüng Pita naw, “Bawipa aw, hina msuimcäpnak hin, keimi däng üng aw na jah mtheh? Akce hea hama pi kyaki aw? ti se,
42 And the Lord said: Who, then, is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his servants, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
Bawipa naw, “Khawhthem mceiki, üpnak cang, ngsüm kcangki, a mahpa naw akha law üng ami ei vai pawh khaia, mkhawnga a mcawn vai ta, u ni?
43 Blessed is that servant whom his lord, when he comes, shall find so doing.
“A mahpa naw, a law be üng, acunkba ana pawh se a hmuh lawa m'ya ta ihlawka jekyai khai ni.
44 Of a truth, I say to you, that he will make him ruler over all that he has.
“Akcanga ka ning jah mthehki, ani üng a tak avana khana mkhawnga mcawn law khai.
45 But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delays his coming, and shall begin to strike the men-servants and the maid-servants, and to eat and to drink, and to be drunk;
“Cunsepi, acuna m'ya naw a mlung k'uma, ‘Ka mahpa am law be ng’xit khai’ ti lü, m'yanu, m'yapa he jah na kpai lü, a na ei aw ktat lü, a na awm k'um üng,
46 the lord of that servant will come in a day in which he looks not for him, and at an hour which he knows not; and will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the unfaithful.
am a na sümei, am a na ksingeia mhmüp üng a mahpa law be lü, acuna m'ya cun amcäm cäma khyüng lü pyen ä ngjakia hlawnga atänga jah ta hmaih khai.
47 And that servant who knew his lord’s will, but made no preparation, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;
“M'ya, a mahpa a ngaih ksing mah mah lü, a mahpaa ngaiha pi am a na pawhmsahki cun, khawveia kpai khai he.
48 but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. To whomever much has been given, of him shall much be required; and to whom men have intrusted much, of him will they ask the more.
“Cunsepi, a mahpaa ngaih am bilo lü kpaihnak vaia iyaw bilo msawkia m'ya cun ajaw dänga kpai khai he. Upi, akdäm ami peta veia akdäm kthäh be khai he; Upi, akdäm bawk ami peta veia akdäm bawk kthäh be khai he.
49 I have come to send fire on the earth; and how greatly do I wish that it were already kindled!
“Khawmdek khana mei däi sak khaia ka lawki, atuh pi acutei vai ngja hlü veng!
50 I have an immersion with which to be immersed, and how distressed I am till it be accomplished!
“Cunsepi, baptican mat ka khan vai awm ve, acuna baptican am ka khan hlan üng ka mlung aktäa khuikha ve!
51 Do you think that I have come to give peace in the earth? I toll you, No; but rather dissension.
“Khawmdek khana ng'yäpnak lawpüi khaia ka lawkia nami ngaiki aw? Acukba vaia am law nawng. Ngpainak lawpüi khaia ni ka law ve.
52 For from this time forth there shall be five in one house at variance, three with two, and two with three.
“Atuh käna, im mat üng mhma ngpai khai he, kthum naw nghngih hneng law khai, nghngih naw kthum hneng law khai.
53 The father shall be at variance with the son, and the son with the father; the mother with the daughter, and the daughter with the mother; the mother-in-law with her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law with her mother-in-law.
“Pae naw capa he jah hneng law u se, capa he naw pa he jah hneng law khai he; ami nu he naw ami canu he jah hneng law u se, ami canu he naw ami nu he jah hneng law khai he; ami ni he naw ami pai he jah hneng law u se, ami pai he naw ami ni he jah hneng law khai he,” a ti.
54 And he said also to the multitudes: When you see the cloud rising from the west, you immediately say, There comes a shower: and so it is.
Acunüng Jesuh naw, khyang hea veia, “Khawnghngi kyak lama khawngmei ngjing se nami hmuh üng, ‘khaw a hlü ve’ ti u lü, nami tia kba kya law khawiki.
55 And when the south wind blows, you say, There will be heat: and it comes to pass.
“Acunüng, cum khawkhi nami ksing üng, ‘khaw ngling hlü ve’ ti u lü, nami tia kba kya law khawiki.
56 Hypocrites, you know how to judge of the face of the earth, and of the heavens; but how is it that you do not judge of this time?
“Nangmi Hypocrit he naw, khawmdek la khankhawa ngtünawngnak pi nami ksingki naw, ise atuha kcün hin am nami ksing theiki ni?
57 And why even of yourselves do you not judge what is right?
“Ise angtäia pawh vaia cun namimät naw pi am nami mtaiei theiki ni?
58 For when you are going with your opponent at law to the ruler, while you are on the way, endeavor to be delivered from him, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the collector, and the collector throw you into prison.
“Acunüng, ning hnengki am ngthumkhyakia veia nani ceh hmai üng, nani ceh lama nani ng’yäpnak vai na sui vai; am acunüng ta ngthumkhyakia veia ning cehpüi se, ngthumkhyaki naw khyang manki am ning man sak se, khyang manki naw thawngim üng ning khyüm khai ni.
59 I say to you, You shall not come out thence, till you have paid the very last mite.
“Ka pyenki, pet vaia ngui am na peta küt üng thawngim üngka naw am na lät khai ni,” a ti.
