Matthew 23
1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples,
Tua zawkciang in Jesus in mihonpi te le a nungzui te kung ah thuhil a,
2 saying, The scribes and the Pharisees have set themselves down in Moses' seat:
Thukhamhil te le Pharisee te sia Moses tokhum ah to uh hi:
3 all things therefore, whatever they may tell you, do and keep. But do not after their works, for they say and do not,
Tua ahikom amate in vawt a hong sawl peuma zui vun a, ahihang amate ngamtat bang in ngamta heak vun, banghangziam cile amate in a son uh bang in seam ngawl uh hi.
4 but bind burdens heavy and hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of men, but will not move them with their finger.
Banghangziam cile amate in a puak zawk ngawl tu vanngit te sia hen in mihing te i liangko tung ah suan uh a, puasak uh a hi hang amate a hile, a khutme dawn taw zong tham nuam ngawl uh hi.
5 And all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries and enlarge the borders [of their garments],
Ahihang amate i a vawt theampo te sia, mite mu thei tu in vawt uh hi: Amate lai thiangtho bu koi na savun ip te nangawn a lianpui in vawt uh a, a puan kiil te zong a zai tatak in vawt uh hi.
6 and love the chief place in feasts and the first seats in the synagogues,
Poai sung ah a sangbel khan sung ah to nuam in, synagogue sung ah zong tokhum thupibel tung ah to nuam hi,
7 and salutations in the market-places, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
Sumbuk te ah ngual i paupui tu le Rabbi, Rabbi, ci in sap tu dei uh hi.
8 But ye, be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your instructor, and all ye are brethren.
Hi kale note sia, Rabbi ci in sap tu uk heak vun; banghangziam cile, na Topa uh khatbek om a, tua in Christ a hihi, note sia u nau khat na hi uh hi.
9 And call not [any one] your father upon the earth; for one is your Father, he who is in the heavens.
Taciang in hileitung ah kuama, pa, ci heak vun: banghangziam cile vantung a om na Pa uh khat bekma om hi.
10 Neither be called instructors, for one is your instructor, the Christ.
Christ bekma na Topa uh ahikom kuama peuma, topa, ci in ki sam heak tahen.
11 But the greatest of you shall be your servant.
Ahizong note sung pan a lianbel sia na naseam uh hi tu hi,
12 And whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Akua mapo ama le ama a ki lamsang sia khiaksuk na thuak tu hi.
13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye shut up the kingdom of the heavens before men; for ye do not enter, nor do ye suffer those that are entering to go in.
Ahihang thukhamhil te le Pharisee te, a ki hitheamsak te, na mailam uh bing hi, banghangziam cile, vantung kumpingam na khaktan uh a, noma le tum nuam ngawl bekdom ngawl a tum nuam te zong na tumsak bua uh hi.
Thukhamhil te le Pharisee te awng! na mailam uh bing hi! banghangziam cile note in meingong te inn te sia ngongtat in na suttol uh a, a sau theiza in thu ki ngen theamsak nu hi: Tua ahikom dan a lianzaw na thuak tu uh hi.
15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye compass the sea and the dry [land] to make one proselyte, and when he is become [such], ye make him twofold more [the] son of hell than yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
Thukhamhil te le Pharisee te, a kihitheamsak te, na mailam uh bing hi! banghangziam cile mi khat biakna lai tu in tuipi le leitung kimveal in na vak uh a, a ki kheal zawkciang note sang in a se ni tamzaw Hell ngam i ta na suaksak uh hi. (Geenna g1067)
16 Woe to you, blind guides, who say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.
No mittaw lamlak te, na mailam uh bing hi, khatpo in biakinn sam in a kiciam le bangma poimaw ngawl hi, ahihang a kuamapo biakinn a om kham sam in a kiciam le ama sia leiba nei hi, na ci uh hi.
17 Fools and blind, for which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifies the gold?
No mi mawmaw le mittaw te: bang lianzaw ziam, kham maw, a hibale kham a thiangthosak biakinn koisia hi zaw?
18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it is a debtor.
Khat po in biaktau sam in a kiciam le bangma poimaw ngawl hi, ahihang khatpo in tua tung ah biakpiakna a ki piasia sam in a kiciam le ama sia mawnei hi.
19 [Fools and] blind ones, for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?
No mi mawmaw le mittaw te! bang lianzaw ziam; biaktau ah a ki pia sia maw, a hibale a ki pia sia a thiangsak biaktau lianzaw ziam?
20 He therefore that swears by the altar swears by it and by all things that are upon it.
Tua ahikom mihing khat in biaktau sam in a kiciam le tua tung ah a om te theampo sam in kiciam a hihi.
21 And he that swears by the temple swears by it and by him that dwells in it.
Taciang khatpo in biakinn sam in a kiciam le tua biakinn sung ah a om sia sam in kiciam a hihi.
22 And he that swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him that sits upon it.
Taciang van le Pathian tokhum sam in a kiciam peuma tokhum tung ah a to pa sam in kiciam a hihi.
23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye pay tithes of mint and anise and cummin, and ye have left aside the weightier matters of the law, judgment and mercy and faith: these ye ought to have done and not have left those aside.
Thukhamhil te, Pharisee te le a ki hitheamsak te, na mailam uh bing hi! banghangziam cile note in lenmui, thihawm le, lonamsia te se sawm sua se khat pia tek napi, thukham sung ah a thupi zaw thukhenna, hesuakna le upna thu te zui ngawl in khe nu hi: tua te sia na vawt tu uh hi a, a dang te zong vawt ngawl in nusiat thong tu hi ngawl hi.
24 Blind guides, who strain out the gnat, but drink down the camel.
No mittaw lamlak te, thosi no khat zong ki hel ngawl tu in hawp napi, kala-uk lopval nu hi.
25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within they are full of rapine and intemperance.
Thukhamhil te, Pharisee te le a ki hitheamsak te, na mailam uh bing hi! banghangziam cile hai le kuang na sil uh ciang in, a puasang bek na sil uh a, a sungsang sia ngual neisa na lak uh le duhopna taw kidim hi.
26 Blind Pharisee, make clean first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that their outside also may become clean.
Nang Pharisee mittaw pa, hai le kuang te a sungsang sil masa in a, a puasang zong thiang tu hi.
27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye are like whited sepulchres, which appear beautiful outwardly, but within are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness.
Thukhamhil te, Pharisee te le a ki hitheamsak te, na mailam uh bing hi! banghangziam cile, note sia za ngo a ki zut thankul taw na kibang uh hi, a puasang sia a hoi tu bang in kilang napi, a sungsang sia mithi ngu le a thiang ngawl taw kidim hi.
28 Thus also ye, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Tasia bangma in note zong na puasang uh sia mihing te mai ah a thutang in kilang napi, na sungsang uh sia ki hitheamsak na le siatna taw dim hi.
29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets and adorn the tombs of the just,
Thukhamhil te, Pharisee te le a ki hitheamsak te, na mailam uh bing hi! banghangziam cile kamsang te thankul na sa uh a, mi thutang te thankul te zong a hoi mama in zeam nu hi,
30 and ye say, If we had been in the days of our fathers we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
Ka pu ka pa te hun lai koma om kana le ung, kamsang te thisan luan na ah ki hel ngawl tu kana khu hi, ci nu hi.
31 So that ye bear witness of yourselves that ye are sons of those who slew the prophets:
Tua ahikom kamsangte a that te na hi uh hi, ci noma mama tetti te na hi uh hi.
32 and ye, fill ye up the measure of your fathers.
Tua ahikom na pu na pa te i ki te na note in dim tavun.
No ngul suan te, hell ngam thet natu pan bangbang suakta thei tu nu ziam? (Geenna g1067)
34 Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and [some] of them ye will kill and crucify, and [some] of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will persecute from city to city;
Tua ahikom, en vun, note kung ah kamsang te, mipil te le thukhamhil te kong paisak a, pawlkhat te sia that in thinglamte tung ah khai tu nu hi; taciang pawlkhat te sia synagogue sung ah vel in le khuapi khat zawkciang khat ah vawtsia tu nu hi.
35 so that all righteous blood shed upon the earth should come upon you, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
Tua ahikom a thutang Abel thisan pan kipan biakinn le biaktau ki kal ah na thalup uh Barachias tapa Zachariah thisan ciangdong, leitung ah a luang thisan theampo note tung ah hong theng tu hi.
36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
A tatak in kong ci ciang, hi thu te theampo sia tu hun mihing te tung ah theng tu hi.
37 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [the city] that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
Maw Jerusalem, Jerusalem, kamsang te na that a, na kung ah hongpai te suangtum taw sep ni hi, akpui in a no te a a thakhui nuai ah a uap bang in, tamveipi hong uap nuam hi kaleng, na uk bua hi!
38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate;
En vun, na inn uh ngamkhing dide in ki nusia zo hi.
39 for I say unto you, Ye shall in no wise see me henceforth until ye say, Blessed [be] he that comes in the name of [the] Lord.
Banghangziam cile Topa min taw hongpai pa sia thuphatoai hi, na ci uh mateng, note in hong mu nawn ngawl tu nu hi, ci in kong son hi, ci hi.
