Matthew 23
1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:
Chutah in Yeshuan mi honpi le aseijuiho jah a chun,
2 “The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
“Hou Dan thuhil hole Pharisee ho Mose Danbu ho sutoh dinga houhil lamkaiya lhen doh ahiuve.”
3 So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
Hijeh chun amahon nahil chan'u chu bol un chule nahil nauva aseiyu ngaiyun, hinlah aum chan'u vang jui hih un. Ajeh chu amahon ahilu chu abol pouve.
4 They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
Amaho hin mihon apoh joudiu kalval chonna angeh un, hinlah pohgih ngai jangna ding in akhut jung khat'u jong chasah lou ahiuve.
5 All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
“Athilbol jouseu chu mimu dinga bou bol ahiuve. Abanjang uva taona bom akoiyun, asungah Pathen Lekhabua thucheng kijih aneiyun, chule amahon sangkhol chol mong kailha agei kikhit ho akiah-uve.”
6 They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,
Chule amaho hi anneh khomna dokhang mun thupi laiya touva chule hou-kikhopna in'a jabolna'a tou anom'uvin ahi.
7 the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.
Amahon kailhang mun'a min jaboltah'a alem diu adeiyun, chule houhil ati diu adei-uve.
8 But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
“Koiman houhil nati diu janom hih un, ajeh chu nanghon houhil khat naneiyun, chule nangho nabon chauva sopite hina a kibang cheh nahiu ahi.”
9 And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
Chule hiche leiset chunga koima Pa sah hih un, ajeh chu vana um Pathen chu Lhagaova na-Pau ahi.
10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.
Chule koiman nangho houhil tin kikousah hih un, ajeh chu nanghon houhil naneiyun, Messiah chu ahi.
11 The greatest among you shall be your servant.
Nalah uva alen pen hinoma chu soh ahi angaiye.
12 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Hinlah ama kichoisang ho chu kisu nem'intin, chule akingai nem ho chu kichoi sang ding ahiuve.
13 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
“Itobang lunghemnan nahin phah diu hitam nangho hou dan thuhil hole Pharisee ho. Mipha lhem ho! Ajeh chu miho maikoh'ah nanghon Van Lenggam kot chu nakhah'un ahi. Nang hola nalut pouvin chule midang ho jong alut diu na janom deh pouve.”
“Itobang lunghemnan nahin phah diu hitam nangho Hou dan thuhil hole Pharisee ho. Miphalhem ho! Nanghon meithai ho anei-agou thil chung'ah jachatna thei leuvin dohan nabol'un, chule hou ngaisah tah tobang'in mipi lah'a sotpi natao un ahi. Hiche jeh'a hi gimbolna nasatah kipe ding nahiuve.”
15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are. (Geenna g1067)
“Itobang lunghemnan nahin phah diu hitam nangho Hou dan thuhil hole Pharisee ho. Miphalhem ho! Ajeh chu nanghon mi khat na loilutna ding un, gam tina twikhanglen gal geiyin navah leuvin, chule khat touvin lung ahin heiya ahileh nangho amachu nivei jen Damun cha in nasem un, nangho jong nahiu ahi!” (Geenna g1067)
16 Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
“Mitcho lamhil ho! Itobang lunghemna in nahin pha diuvem! Ajeh chu nang hon Pathen hou-in'a kihahsel ima akhohpoi natiuve; hinlah hou-in sunga Sana'a kihahsel chu khoh'ah ahi, natiuve.”
17 You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
Mitcho mingol ho! Hou-in'a sana ahilouleh Hou-in sana suthenga chu hoijoh thupijo hintem?
18 And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’
Chule nanghon maicham muna kihahsel chu imacha akhohpoi, hinlah maicham chunga thil kipedoh'a kihahsel chu khoh ahi, natiuve.
19 You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
Itobang loma mitcho nahiu ham! Maicham chunga thilto kichoi chuleh thilto suthenga maicham joh chu hoiche thupijo ham?
20 So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
Nangho maicham pan'a nakihahsel tenguleh hiche maichama kihahsela chule maicham chunga umho geiya chu kihahsela nahi tai.
21 And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
Chule nangho Hou-in pan'a na kihahsel tenguleh hiche maicham munle maichama cheng Pathen'a kihahsel nahiu ahitai.
22 And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.
Chule van min pan'a nakihahsel teng Pathen laltouna le Pathen laltouna'a toupa'a chu kihahsel nahi ahitai.
23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
“Itobang lung hemnan nahin phah diu hitam nangho Houdan thuhil ho le Pharisee ho. Miphalhem ho! Ajeh chu nanghon nahonsoh uva kona muchi neopen geiyin som'a khat napeuve, hinlah danthupeh akhohjo, adih'a thutan khotona chule tahsan nahsah in nagel pouve!”
24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
Mitcho lamhil ho! Thousi vaibong naval louna ding uvin twina lhiu vin, hilah nanghon sangongsang napum val uve!
25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
“Itobang lunghemnan nahin phah diu hitam nangho Houdan Thuhil hole Pharisee ho. Miphalhem ho! Ajeh chu nanghon khon le kong chu apolam siltheng nathem un, hinlah nasung lamu, chip setna le kichang khohsahnan nadim uve.”
26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
Mitcho Pharisee ho! Amasan khon le kong chu asung soptheng un, chutengleh apolam jong chu hungtheng tante.
27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
“Itobang lunghemnan nahin phah diu hitam nangho Houdan Thuhil hole Pharisee ho. Miphalhem ho! Ajeh chu lhan kiloibang tobangbep nahiuve, apolam vet hoi, hinlah nasunglam'u mithi gu le nen dimset nahiuve.”
28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
Polama vet ding'in midihho to nakilou uvin, hinlah nasung gil lamu phatlhemna le danbei nahibou uve.
29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
“Itobang lunghemnan nahin phah diu hitam nangho Houdan thuhil hole Pharisee ho. Miphalhem ho! Ajeh chu nanghon napu napa teuvin anathau themgao hole Pathen ngaisah ho lhan chu nasemhoiyun ahi.”
30 And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
Chujongleh nanghon kapu kapateu phatlai chun keiho anahing leuveng themgao ho athanauva kajaolou beh dingu ahi, natiuve.
31 So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
“Hinlah hitia nasei jeng vangun, nanghon themgao that ho sonle chi lhah nahiuve tiphot chetna nakiphondoh u ahiye.”
32 Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
Cheuvin lang napu napa teuvin ana-patsau chu nanghon gabulhit un.
Gulho, gulse chilhah ho! Damun thutanna chu iti napel thei mong ding'u ham? (Geenna g1067)
34 Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.
“Hijeh'a chu keiman themgao ho le miching ho chule Houdan thuhil ho na henguva ka hinsol ahi. Hinlah nanghon abang chu thingpela na khetbeh dingu, chule adangse chu hou ki khopna in'a najep dingu, chule khopi khat'a kona khopi choma nadelle dingu ahi.”
35 And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
Hitia chu michonpha Abel kitha'a pat Barachiah chapa Zechariah Hou'in maicham teni kikah'a kithat ho jouse chunga themmona nahin kipoh dingu ahi.
36 Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
Thutahbeh kaseipeh nahiuve, hiche thutanna hi tukhang mite chunga hung lhung ding ahi.
37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
“Vo Jerusalem, Jerusalem themgao ho that le Pathen thupole ho that'a pangho! Ahpin anoute alhaving tenia a-opkhum tobanga nachateu itobang tah'a kakhoptup kigot hitam! Hinlah nanghon neiphal peh pouve.
38 Look, your house is left to you desolate.
Chule tun veuvin, na in'u chu dalhahsa le ahomkeo ahitai.
39 For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
Ajeh chu hiche thutahbeh hi kaseipeh nahiuve, hiche thutanna hi tukhang mite chunga chu ding ahi!”
