Luke 15
1 And all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to Him, to hear Him,
Mhmüp mat üng ngcawnklawk he la khyangka he ngthu ngai khai hea Jesuha veia lawki he.
2 and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying, “This One receives sinners, and eats with them.”
Acunüng, Pharise he la thum ksing he naw, “Hin naw khyangka he jah ngkhawtpüi lü, ami veia buh ei hnga ve” tia, ami mkatei.
3 And He spoke to them this allegory, saying,
Acunüng, Jesuh naw ami veia hina msuimcäpnak a pyen,
4 “What man of you having one hundred sheep, and having lost one out of them, does not leave behind the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go on after the lost one, until he may find it?
“Nangmi üngka mat to a phya taki naw, mat a khyüh üng, msaihmua kawkip la kaw jah yawk hüt lü, khyüki am a hmuh bea küt üng am sui lü ve khai aw?
5 And having found, he lays [it] on his shoulders rejoicing,
“Acunüng, a hmuh be üng jekyainak am a kphyengmcunga khana taihki naw,
6 and having come into the house, he calls together the friends and the neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, because I found my sheep—the lost one.
ima a pha be la a püi he la, a impei locenge jah khü lü, ami veia, ‘Ka to khyüki hmu be veng na jekyai lawpüi ua’ am ti khai aw?
7 I say to you that [more] joy will be in Heaven over one sinner converting, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men who have no need of conversion.
“Ka ning jah mthehki, acunkba bäa, ami ngjut vai am hlükia khyang ngsungpyun kawkip la kawa kthaka khyangka mat ngjutkia khana khankhawa jekyainak ve bawk khai.
8 Or what woman having ten drachmas, if she may lose one drachma, does not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek carefully until she may find?
“Acunüng nghnumi mat naw nguikcang xa a tak, mat a mkhyüh üng, mei mdäiki naw, im phek lü, im avan üng am a hmuh bea küt üng am sui be lü ve khai aw?
9 And having found, she calls together the female friends and the neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, for I found the drachma that I lost.
“Acunüng, a hmuh be üng a püi he la a impei locenge jah khü lü, ‘Ka nguikcang khyüki hmu be veng, na jekyai lawpüi ua’ am ti khai aw?
10 So I say to you, joy comes before the messengers of God over one sinner converting.”
“Ka ning jah mthehki, acunkba bäa, khyangka mat, a katnaka phäha ngjutkia khana Pamhnama khankhawngsä he jekyai bawk khai he ni” a ti.
11 And He said, “A certain man had two sons,
Jesuh naw jah mtheh be lü, “Khyang mat naw cangpyang nghngih a canak,
12 and the younger of them said to the father, Father, give me the portion of the substance falling to [me], and he divided to them the living.
Anghmaw bawk naw a pa üng, ‘Ka pa aw, khawh ka bi vai na pea’ a ti. Acunüng ani pa naw khawh a jah kpai.
13 And not many days after, having gathered all together, the younger son went abroad to a far country, and there he scattered his substance, living riotously;
“Acunüng, sängsäng se anghmaw bawk cun, a khawh he jah jawi lü, a thuknaka khawa citki naw, acuia hlimtuinak üng ngui a va kpäkcaih bäih.
14 and he having spent all, there came a mighty famine on that country, and himself began to be in want;
“Acunüng, a khawhthem a kpäkcaih bäih käna, acuna khaw üng aktäa khawjaw law se, a ei vai aktäa ng’yeng lawki.
15 and having gone on, he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into the fields to feed pigs,
“Acunüng, acuna khaw üngka, khyang mat va ngdawn si se, acun naw vawk mcah khaia a loa a tüih.
16 and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the pigs were eating, and no one was giving to him.
“Acunüng, vawk ei pi ei hlü leng leng khaia, a ei aktäa ngaihki. U naw i pi am pe u.
17 And having come to himself, he said, How many hired workers of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I am perishing here with hunger!
“Acunüng, a ngsingei law kyu la, ‘Ka pa ima nghlawhkie naw pi am ami ei bäih vaia buh awmei khai se, kei hia ei cawi lü, thi law hlü veng,
18 Having risen, I will go on to my father, and will say to him, Father, I sinned—to Heaven, and before you,
“Tho lü, ka pa veia ka cit khai, a veia, ka pa aw, khankhawa Pamhnam la, nanga khana katnak pawh veng,
19 and I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as one of your hired workers.
na capa vaia am ngkawi ti veng, na veia nghlawhki mata kba na ngaia, ka ti khai,’ a ti.
20 And having risen, he went to his own father, and he being yet far distant, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having ran he fell on his neck and kissed him;
“Acunüng, tho law lü a pa veia citki. Acunüng athuknaka lama awm se, a pa naw a hmuh üng, aktäa m'yenei leng lengki naw, dawng si lü a nghngü üng kawi lü, aktäa a mhnam.
21 and the son said to him, Father, I sinned—to Heaven, and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son.
“Acunüng, a capa naw, ‘Ka pa aw, khankhawa Pamhnam la na khana katnak pawh veng, na capa vaia am ka ngkawiki ni’ a ti.
22 And the father said to his servants, Bring forth the foremost robe, and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and sandals for the feet;
“Cunsepi, a pa naw a m'ya he üng, ‘Jihnu akdaw säih lawpüi ngxit u lü, ngvuihsak ua, a kut üng kutcüp nak sak u lü, a khaw pha üng khawdawke jah ngcumsak ua,
23 and having brought the fatted calf, kill [it], and having eaten, we may be merry,
“Semce akthaü kcang lawpüi u lü hnim u, hlimtuikia mi ei aw vai u,
24 because this son of mine was dead, and lived again, and he was lost, and was found; and they began to be merry.
“Hina ka capa thiki xüng law beki, khyüki hmuh be ni’ a ti. Acunüng eiaw lawki he.
25 And his elder son was in a field, and as, coming, he drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing,
“Acunüng, a capa angvai bawk cun loa awmki, ima a pha law hlü be üng ami kcingbe la ami nglam ngja lü,
26 and having called near one of the young men, he was inquiring what these things might be,
“M'ya mat khüki naw, ‘Ia ngkhaw he ni?’ ti lü a kthäh.
27 and he said to him, Your brother has arrived, and your father killed the fatted calf, because he received him back in health.
“Acunüng, m'ya naw, ‘Na na, law be se phyawng yaikia a hmuh bea phäha, na pa naw semce akthaü kcang hnimki ni’ a ti.
28 And he was angry, and would not go in, therefore his father, having come forth, was pleading him;
“Acunüng, angvai ngai cun a mlung thüi lü im k’uma am lut hlü se a pa naw lut law lü a nghuinak.
29 and he answering said to the father, Behold, so many years I serve you, and never did I transgress your command, and you never gave to me a kid that I might make merry with my friends;
“Cunsepi, ani naw, a pa üng, ‘Ngaia, kum hi vei tamna kba ning khüih lü, na ngthu am ka ngaihnak am ve, ka püi he am hlimtuinak ka pawheinak vaia, meca, mat hman pi am na na pe khawiki,
30 but when your son—this one who devoured your living with prostitutes—came, you killed to him the fatted calf.
cunsepi, hina na capa, nghnumi kse hea veia, na khawhthem mdi hü bäihki, law be se, a hama semce akthaü na hnim peki’ ti lü a msang.
31 And he said to him, Child, you are always with me, and all my things are yours;
“Acunüng, a pa naw, ‘Ka capa aw, ka veia khawvei na awmki ni, ka tak avan cun na ka ni.
32 but to be merry, and to be glad, it was necessary, because this your brother was dead, and lived again, he was lost, and was found.”
“Na na, thiki xüng law beki, khyüki hmuh be ni, acunakyase, hlimtuinak la jekyainak am mi ve hlü ye se’ a ti,” ti lü a pyen.
