Matthew 10
1 He told [us] twelve disciples to come to him. Then he gave us the power/authority to expel evil spirits [that controlled people]. He also enabled [us] to heal all people who had diseases or who were sick.
Jesus in nungzui sawmleni te sam in, tha-nin te hawlkhiat thei natu le natna namcin damsak thei na vangletna pia hi.
2 [Here is a list of us] twelve [disciples whom he called] apostles ([which means ‘messengers’]): Simon, [to whom he gave the new name] Peter; Andrew, Peter’s [younger] brother; James, the son of Zebedee; John, the [younger] brother of James;
Nungzui sawmleni te i min sia hi teng a hihi; a masa phit in Peter kici Simon le a nau Andrew; Zebedee i tapa James le a nau John;
3 Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; me, Matthew, the tax collector; James, the [son] of Alpheus; Thaddeus;
Philip le Bartholomew; Thomas le siadongpa Matthew; Alphaeus i tapa James le Thaddaeus kici Lebbaeus;
4 Simon, a member of the party [that wanted to overthrow the Roman government; ] and Judas Iscariot (OR, Judas, the man from Kerioth [Town]), who [later] enabled [the Jewish leaders] to seize Jesus.
Canan minam Simon, le Jesus leheakpa Judah Iscariot te a hihi.
5 When Jesus was [about to] send [us] twelve [apostles to tell his message to people in various places], he gave [us] these instructions: “Do not go where the non-Jews live [MTY] or into the towns [where the] Samaritans live, [because they hate you].
Hi sawmleni teng paisak in thupia hi, Gentile te kung paina lampi le Samaria minam te i khuapi sung ah tum heak vun:
6 Instead, go to the people of Israel [SYN] who have [gone away from God like] sheep that have gotten lost [MET].
Ahihang, Israel minam sung pan a mangthang tuu te kung ah pai zaw vun.
7 When you go [to them], proclaim to them that God [EUP/MTY] will soon begin to rule over people.
Na pai uh kawm, vantung kumpingam hong nai zo hi, ci in thuhil tavun.
8 Heal sick people, cause dead people to become alive, heal people who have leprosy, and cause demons to leave people [who are controlled by them] {[whom demons control]}. Do not charge money [for helping people, because God] did not charge you anything [for helping you].
Cina te damsak vun, miphak te thiangsak vun, mithi te thosak vun, doai te hawlkhia vun a, a thong in na san uh te sia a thong ma in pia tavun.
9 Do not take any money with you [MTY], nor a knapsack. Do not take an extra shirt, nor sandals [in addition to what you are wearing], nor a walking stick. Every worker deserves to get pay [from the people for whom he works], [so you deserve to receive food and a place to stay from the people to whom you go].
Na sumbawm uh sung ah kham, ngun le tau ngo te keng heak vun,
Na khualhaw na atu thungkua ahizong, puan sil ni ahizong, peangdap kop ni le ciangkhut te zong keng heak vun: banghangziam cile naseampa an vak tu kilawm hi.
11 In whatever town or village you enter, find out which person is worthy [that you should stay in his home]. And as you go into that house, [ask God to] bless the people [who live there] [MTY]. Stay in that home until you leave [that town or village].
Khuapi sung a hibale, khuapi khatpo sung na tum tu uh ciang, zintun natu a ki phu le a ki phu ngawl dong masa vun; na pusuakik dong tua mun ah tam vun.
Innsung na tum uh ciang, innteak te nukset vun.
13 If the people who live in [MTY] that house are worthy [of being blessed] {[God blessing them]}, [God] will bless them. If the people who live in that house are not worthy [of being blessed] {[of God blessing them]}, [God] will bless you [instead of blessing them].
Tua inn sia a ki phu le, ama tung ah na thupha uh theng tu hi: ahihang a ki phu bale, noma tung ah hong heakkik tu hi.
14 If the people [who live in any house or town] do not welcome you [to their home or town], nor listen to your message, leave that house or town. And as you leave, shake off the dust from your feet. [By doing that, you will warn them that God will punish them for rejecting your message].
Taciang khatpo in note hong sang ngawl le na thu uh hong ngai nuam ngawl te tung ah, a inn a hibale, a khuapi pan na pusua uh ciang, na peang i leivui te thin vun.
15 Note this carefully: [At the time when God] judges [all people, he] will punish [the people who lived in] Sodom and Gomorrah [MTY], [the ancient cities which God destroyed because their people were extremely wicked]. But in any town where the people [MTY] refuse to hear your message, God will punish them even more severely.”
A tatak kong ci ciang, thukhen ni ciang in tua khuapi sang in Sodom le Gomorah te thuakna sia ol zaw lai tu hi.
16 “Take note: After I send you out, [you will be as defenseless] as sheep [MET] in the midst of [people who are as dangerous as] wolves. So you should wisely [stay away from such people, like you stay away from poisonous] snakes [SIM]. You should be as harmless as doves are [SIM].
En vun, ngia hon sung ah tuu bang in kong paisak hi: Tua ahikom ngul bang in pilvang vun a, vakhu bang in cingh tavun.
17 Also, be on guard against [our religious leaders]. They will arrest you and take you to the members of the religious councils [to put you on trial and punish you because you are my disciples]. You will be whipped {The local leaders will whip you} [in] their meeting places.
Mihing te kidawm vun: banghangziam cile zum ah hong ap tu a, synagogue sung ah hong vel tu hi;
18 [And] because [you teach] about me, you will be taken {[the religious leaders] will take you} to governors and kings [in order that they may put you on trial and punish you]. As a result, you will testify to those rulers and to [other] non-Jews [about what I have done].
Keima, na tetti pan na uh le Gentile te hang in thunei te le kumpi te mai ah hong puak tu uh hi.
19 When [the religious leaders] arrest you, do not be worried about what you will say [to them], because at that very time [the] Holy Spirit will tell you the words that you should say.
Ahihang amate i hong ap ciang in, bang son tu le bangbang son tu, ci thintoi in om heak vun: banghangziam cile a hun a cin ciang na pau tu uh hong kipia tu hi.
20 It is not that you [will decide what to] say. Instead, you will say what the Spirit of your [heavenly] Father tells [you to say].
Banghangziam cile noma pau hi ngawl in, na sung uh ah a om na Pa uh i Thaa in pau hi zaw hi.
21 [You will be taken] {[People who do not believe in me will] take you} to the authorities to be killed [because you believe in me. For example], people will betray their brothers, and fathers will betray their children. Children will rebel against their parents and cause [them] to be killed.
Suapui laipe cilteal zong thi na ciang ki then tu a, a pa in a tapa ahizong: tate in a nu le a pa ahizong thi na dong ki then tu uh hi.
22 Many people will hate you [because you believe in me]. Nevertheless, [many people] will keep on believing in me until they die. They are the people whom [God] will take to live with him.
Ka min hang in mi theampo in hong ensan tu hi: ahihang a tawp dong a thuakzo sia suatakna nga tu hi.
23 When people in one town cause you to suffer, escape to another town [and tell the people there about me]. Note this: [I], the one who came down from heaven, will certainly return [to earth] before you have finished going from one town to another town throughout Israel [and telling people about me].
Hi khuapi sung ah hong ki vawtsia le, a dang khat ah tai vun: A tatakin kong ci ciang, mihing Tapa hong paikik ma in, Israel te khuapi theampo thengsiat man ngawl tu nu hi.
24 A disciple should not [expect to be] greater than his teacher, and servants [are not] superior to their master.
Nungzui khat sia a syapa sang in a sanzawk ngawl bangma, naseam pa zong a topa sang in sangzaw ngawl hi.
25 You do not [expect that] people will [treat] a disciple better than [they treat] his teacher, or that [they will treat] a servant [better than they treat] his master. [Similarly, because I am your teacher and master, you can expect that people will mistreat you, because they have mistreated me]. The most you can expect is that people [will treat you like they treat me. I am like] the ruler of a household [MET]. But people [have insulted me by] calling [me] Beelzebub, [the ruler of the demons]. So they [will] certainly [insult you more, you who are only like] members of my household [MET]!”
Nungzui sia syapa bang ahizong, naseam khat sia a topa taw a kibang le, pha zo hi. Innteak sia Beelzabub a kici le, a innkuanpui te kicizaw kan tu hi ngawl ziam?
26 “Do not be afraid of [people who insult you and do evil things to you. God wants] everything that is unknown now to be revealed {[God wants you to] reveal everything [that is unknown now]}. [He does] not [want his truth] to remain hidden [MET] and kept secret [DOU].
Tua ahikom, amate lau heak vun: a kilang ngawl tu in phualseal thei a om ngawl bangma; heak ngawl tu in a ki phualseal thei zong om ngawl hi.
27 [So, instead of being afraid], what I say to you [secretly as people do] at night [MTY], tell [publicly as people do] during the daytime [MTY]. What I [say to you privately as people do when they] whisper to you [MTY], proclaim publicly [MTY, DOU].
Khuazing sung ah kong son te sia khuavak sung ah son tavun a, a thimtham na zak uh te innkhum tung pan in na thangsak tu uh hi.
28 Do not be afraid of people who [are able to] kill your body [SYN] but are not able to destroy your soul. Instead, fear [God because] he is able to destroy both a [person’s] body and a [person’s] soul in hell. (Geenna g1067)
Taciang, pumpi that in, tha a that thei ngawl te lau heak vun: ahihang tha le taksa pumpi hell sung ah a lalcip khawmsak thei sia lau zaw vun. (Geenna g1067)
29 [Think about the] sparrows. [They have so little value] that [you] can buy cares two of them for [only] one small coin [RHQ]. But when [any] sparrow falls to the ground [and dies] [LIT], [God], your [heavenly] Father, knows it, [because he cares about everything].
Tonbawm ni sia pia khat in ki zuak hi ngawl ziam? ahizong tua tonbawm khat nangawn na Pa thu ngawl in lei ah tak ngawl hi.
30 [He cares about you, too]. He even knows how many hairs you have on your head!
Ahihang note na hi uh le na lu tung ah na samzam te dong in hong ki simsak siat sa a hihi.
31 [God] values you much more than he values sparrows [LIT]. So, do not be afraid [of people who threaten to kill you]
Tua ahikom lau heak vun, note sia tonbawm tam mamate sangin manphazaw nu hi.
32 If people, [without being afraid, are willing to] tell others [that they are my disciples], I will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven [that they are my disciples].
Akua mapo mipi mai ah kei hong pualak peuma, vantung Pa mai ah ama zong ka pualak tu hi.
33 But if they are afraid to say in front of others that they are my [disciples], I will tell my Father, who is in heaven, [that] they are not [my disciples].”
Ahihang mihingte mai ah kei hong nial peuma, vantung Pa mai ah zong ka nial tu hi.
34 “Do not think that I came to earth to cause [people] to live together harmoniously. The result of my coming is that [some of those who follow me] [MTY] will be killed.
Leitung ah kilemna puak tu in hongpai hi, ci in ngaisun heak vun: kilemna puak tu in hongpai ngawl zaw in, namsau taw hongpai khi hi.
35 Because I came [to earth, people who do not believe in me] will oppose [those who do believe in me. For example], some sons will oppose their fathers, some daughters will oppose their mothers, and some daughters-in-law will oppose their mothers-in-law.
Banghangziam cile Keima sia, pa le tapa te, nu le tanu te, nu le monu te ki tukalsak tu in hongpai khi hi.
36 [This shows that sometimes] a person’s enemies will be members of his own household.
Khatpo i a ngal te sia ama innsung pan hi tu hi.
37 People who love their fathers or mothers more than [they love] me are not worthy to [have a relationship with me]. And people who love their sons or daughters more than [they love] me are not worthy [to belong to] me.
Akua mapo kei sang in a nu le a pa a it zaw sia, kei taw ki phu ngawl hi: kei sang in a tapa le a tanu a it zaw sia kei taw ki phu ngawl hi.
38 [People who are ready to execute a prisoner force him to] carry a cross [to the place where they will nail him to it] [MET]. Those who are not [willing to allow other people to hurt and disgrace them like that because of being my disciples] are not worthy to belong to me.
Akua mapo ama thinglamte pua in ka nung hong zui ngawl peuma, kei taw ki phu ngawl hi.
39 People who [deny that they believe in me in order to escape being killed] will not live [with God eternally] [MET], but people who [confess that they believe in] me and, [as a result are] killed, will live [with God eternally] [MET].”
A nuntakna a zong peuma a nuntakna sum tu hi, keima hang in a nuntakna a suplaw peuma nuntakna mu tu hi.
40 “[God considers that] everyone who welcomes you, welcomes me [SIM], and [he considers that] everyone who welcomes me welcomes [him], the one who sent me [SIM].
Note hong sang peuma keima hong sang hi a, keima hong sang peuma in keima hong sawlpa a sang a hihi.
41 Those who welcome [someone because] [MTY] [they know] that person is a prophet they will receive the [same] reward that prophets [receive from God. Likewise], those who welcome a person [because] [MTY] [they know] that person is righteous will receive the reward righteous people [receive from God].
Kamsang min taw kamsang a sang peuma thaman nga tu hi; mipha min taw mipha a sang peuma thaman nga tu hi.
42 [Note this: ] people [see that you are thirsty] [MTY] [and] give you a drink of cold water because they know that [MTY] you are one of my disciples. [God] will certainly reward people who do that. [They might consider that what they did] is insignificant, [but God will consider it very significant]” [LIT].
A tatak kong ci ciang, a kuamapo in, a nobel te sung pan, khatpo sia nungzui mintaw tuivot hai no khat a pia le, thaman sumthong peuma ngawl tu hi.
