Luke 14
1 And it came to pass, that he went, on the sabbath-day, into the house of one of the chief men of the Pharisees, to eat bread; and they watched him.
Sabbath mhmüp üng Pharise mata ima buh ei khaia cit se, ami mcih.
2 And behold, there was a man before him, who had the dropsy.
Acunüng, a ma a kutkhaw ngphyüngki Jesuha veia law se,
3 And Jesus answered and spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying: Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath-day?
Jesuh naw thumksing he la Pharise he jah kthäh lü, “Sabbath mhmüp üng m’yai be vai ngkawiki aw?” a ti.
4 But they were silent. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go.
Acunüng am ngthuhei u lü awm u se, Jesuh naw, am phetki cun khü lü, m’yai beki naw, a tüih be.
5 And he answered and said to them: Which of you, if his son or his ox should fall into a pit, would not immediately pull him out on the sabbath-day?
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.
6 And they were not able to give him an answer to these things.
Acunüng, acuna ngthu cun am msang thei u lü awmki he.
7 And he spoke a parable to those who had been invited, when he observed how they were choosing the first places at table; and he said to them:
Acunüng, khin he naw ngawhnak akdaw ami xüei khawi jah hmu lü, msuimcäpnak jah mthehki naw,
8 When you are invited by any one to a wedding, do not recline in the first place, lest a more honorable man than you may have been invited by him;
“Khyang naw cambumnaka aning khüei üng, akyäpnak säiha ä na ngawh vai, nanga kthaka kyäp bawki khina se,
9 and he that invited you and him, come and say to you, Give place to this man; and then you shall begin with shame to take the last place.
“Acunüng, ning khüeiki naw, na veia law lü, ‘Hina khyang am ngawhnak mkena’ ti se, acunüng, ngkekhyakeinak am ahnemnak säiha na ngpyawt khai.
10 But when you are invited, go and recline in the last place, that when he that invited you shall come, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher. Then you shall have honor in the presence of those who recline with you.
“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.
11 For every one that exalts himself shall be humbled; and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.
Aktäa hlüng khaia ngai kyuki avan hnem lü, hnem khaia ngai kyuki avan mhlünmtaia kya khai,” a ti.
12 Then he said also to him that had invited him: When you make a dinner or a supper, call not your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor your rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return, and a recompense be made you.
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.
13 But when you make a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind;
“Acunakyase, buh na pawh üng, m'yenkseki he, am kümkawiki he, akxoe, amikmüe na jah khüei vai.
14 and you shall be blessed; for they have no power to repay you; but you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.
“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.
15 And a certain one of those who reclined at table with him, after hearing these things, said to him: Blessed is he who shall cat bread in the kingdom of God.
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.
16 And he said to him: A certain man made a great supper, and invited many.
Acunüng, Jesuh naw mtheh lü, “Khyang mat naw, müei akyäpa pawh lü, khyang khawjah a jah khüei.
17 And he sent his servant at the hour of supper, to say to those who had been invited, Come, for all things are now ready.
“Buh ei kcün üng a jah khüeia khyang he cun, ‘law u, ahmäi ngpäng ve’ ti lü a m'ya a tüih.
18 And they all, with one consent, began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a farm, and I must go and see it; I pray you, have me excused.
“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.
19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them; I pray you, have me excused.
“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.
20 And another said, I have married a wife, and, for this reason, I can not come.
“Acunüng akce be tü naw, ‘Khyumah ni se am law hlü thei veng’ a ti.
21 And that servant came and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house was angry, and said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and the maimed, the lame and the blind.
“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.
22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as you commanded, and yet there is room.
“Acunüng a m'ya naw, ‘Saja aw, na na mtheha kba ka pawh päng teki khuiim ngsawng lü, kpawihei laih laih ve’ a ti.
23 And the lord said to his servant, Go out into the roads, and among the hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be full.
“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.
24 For I say to you, that not one of those men who have been invited, shall taste of my supper.
“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.
25 And many multitudes were journeying with him; and he turned and said to them:
Acunüng, khyang khawjah naw a veia läk u se, ami veia nghlat lü,
26 If any one comes to me, and hates not his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and his own life also, he can not be my disciple.
“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.
27 And whoever does not bear his cross, and come after me, can not be my disciple.
“Upi, amäta kutlamktung kawt lü am na läk lawki cun ka xüisawa am kya thei khai.
28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down, and count the cost, whether he has the means to finish it?
“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.
29 Lest, when he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all that see it begin to deride him,
“Acukba am akya üngta ktungthing jah nglin päng lü am na kpäng hmuki he naw ning yaihei khai he ni.
30 saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
‘Hina khyang naw, imnu ngtün na lü am mkhüt ve’ tia ni kse na khai he.
31 Or, what king, going to make war against another king, does not first sit down, and deliberate whether he is able, with ten thousand, to meet him that is coming; against him with twenty thousand?
“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?
32 And if not, while he is yet at a distance, he sends an embassy, and asks for conditions of peace.
“Am acunüng, sangpuxang kce am a pha law hlan üng, ng’yäpnaka ngthu kthäh khaia ngsä tüi khai.
33 So, then, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has, can not be my disciple.
“Acukba bäa, nangmi üngka upi, a tak naküt am ceh taki cun ka xüisawa am kya thei.
34 Salt is good; but if the salt become tasteless, by what means shall it become salt again?
Mci hin dawki ni, cunsepi a paih käna i am mtui be thei vai aw?
35 It is fit neither for earth, nor for manure; but they cast it out. He that has ears to hear, let him hear.
“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.
