Matthew 20
1 “[In order to illustrate how God rewards people], I will compare [the way] God [MTY/EUP] rules his people with what the owner of an estate [did]. Early in the morning the owner of the estate went to [the market] where [people who wanted work gathered]. He went there to hire laborers to work in his vineyard.
Vantung kumpingam sia, ama sapit huan sung ah naseam tu te sam tu in zingtung a vak innteakpa taw kibang hi.
2 He promised the men whom he hired that he would pay them the standard wage [for working] one day. Then he sent them to his vineyards.
Nikhat thaman dangkasan pheak khat piak tu in naseam tute taw a thukim zawkciang, amate sia sapit huan ah sawl hi.
3 At nine o’clock [that same morning] he went back [to the market]. There he saw more men who did not have work.
Zingsang nai kua ciang hong pusuak a, ngual sumbuk ah a ding thathong mu hi,
4 He said to them, ‘Go to my vineyard as other men have done, [and work there]. I will pay you whatever is a just [wage].’ [So they also went to his vineyard and began to work].
Amate kung ah, note zong sapit huan ah pai tavun a, a kiphu bang in hong pia tu khi hi, a ci ciang, amate zong pai hi.
5 At noon and at three o’clock he again went [to the market] and found [other laborers whom he promised to pay a fair wage].
Ama sia nai sawmleni le nitaksang nai thum ciang in vakkik a, a dang te zong sawl leleau hi.
6 At five o’clock he went [to the market again] and saw other [men] standing [there who were not working]. He said to them, ‘Why are you standing here all day and not working?’
'Nitaksang nai nga kimpawl in paikik leleau a, bangma seam ngawl in a ding thathong te mu hi, taciang, banghang in na seam ngawl in sun khuateak ziaksung ah ding nu ziam? ci hi.
7 They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘[I will hire you]. Go to my vineyard as other men have done, [and work there.’ So they went].
Amate in ko kuama in hong cial ngawl hi, ci uh hi. Ama in, no zong ka sapit huan ah thalaw vun a; a kilawm za nga tu nu hi, ci hi.
8 When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Tell the men to come so that you can give them their wages. First, pay the men who started working last, and pay the men last who started working first.’
Nitakciang in sapit huanneipa in sumkeampa kung ah, a khakbel pan a masabel dong a seam te theampo sam siat in a, a thaman pia in, ci hi.
9 The [manager] paid the standard daily wage to each of the men who did not start working until five o’clock [in the afternoon].
Nitaksang nai nga pan nasep kipan te hongpai ciang, ngun dangka piakhat tek nga uh hi.
10 When the men who had begun working early [in the morning] went [to get their wages], they thought that they would receive more than the standard wage. But they also received only the standard wage.
Amasabel te hongpai ciang in, a tamzaw nga tu in ngaisun hi kale; ngun dangka piakhat tek ma nga uh hi.
11 So they complained to the owner of the vineyard [because they thought their payment was unfair].
Amate in thaman a nga uh ciang in, innteakpa phunsan uh a,
12 They said [to him], ‘[You are not being fair!] The men who started working after [all of the rest of us started] worked for [only] one hour! You have [paid] them the same [wage] as [you paid] us! But we worked hard [all] day [IDM], [including working in the] hottest part of the day!’
Hi a khakbel a seam te sia nai khat sung bek seam napi, vanngit pua in, nisaham thuak ko te taw a kikim in hong vawt ni hi, ci uh hi.
13 The owner of the vineyard said to one of those [who complained], ‘Friend, I did not treat you unfairly. You agreed with me [to work the whole day] for the standard wage [RHQ].
Hi kamale, ama in amate sung pan khat tung ah hibang in zo kik hi, lawm awng, na tung ah khialna vawt ngawl khi hi: ngun dangka piakhat piak tu in i thukim sa hi ngawl ziam?
14 [Stop complaining to me]! Take your wage and go! I desire to give the same wage that I gave you to the men who began working after all of you [had begun working].
Na thaman la in a, cia in: a khakbel te zong nangma kong piak za pia tu khi hi.
15 I certainly have a right to [spend my money] as I desire [RHQ], [including paying those laborers what I desire to pay them]. (You should not be envious about my being generous!/Are you angry [MET] because I am generous?) [RHQ]’”
Keima neisa sia ka ukbang zeak thei natu ngeina om ngawl ziam? Keima phatna hang in banghang hong mu khial ni ziam?
16 [Then Jesus said to us], “Similarly, [God will reward] well [some] people who [seem to be] less important now, and he will not reward [some] people who [seem to be] more important [now].”
Tua ahikom a khakbel te sia masabel tu a, a masabel te sia nungkhakbel tu hi: banghangziam cile sapna nga tam hi ka le, a ki teal tawm hi, ci hi.
17 When Jesus was walking [on the road] up to Jerusalem, [along with us] twelve [disciples], he took us to a place by ourselves [in order that he could talk to us privately]. Then he said to us,
Jesus Jerusalem a pai ciang in, a nungzui sawmleni te a tuam in sam a,
18 “Listen carefully! We are [now] going up to Jerusalem. [While we are there, someone] will enable the chief priests and the men who teach the [Jewish] laws to seize [me], the one who came from heaven, [and they will put me on trial]. They will condemn me [and say] that I should be killed {the authorities should kill me}.
En vun! Jerusalem ah i pai hi; mihing Tapa sia thiampi lian te le thukhamhil te kung ah ki zuak tu a, that tu in thukhen tu uh hi.
19 [Then they] will put me in the hands of non-Jews so that they can make fun of me, whip me, [and kill me by] nailing me to a cross. But on the third day [after that], [God] will cause me to live again.”
Mihing Tapa sia selno tu, sat tu le thinglamte tung ah khai tu in Gentile te kung ah ap tu a, nithum ni ciang in thokik tu hi, ci hi.
20 Then the mother of James and John brought her two sons to Jesus. She bowed down before Jesus and asked him to do her a favor.
Zebedee zi sia Jesus kung ah a tate ni taw hongpai in bia a, a dei thu khat ngen hi.
21 Jesus said to her, “What do you want [me to do for you]?” She said to him, “Permit these two sons of mine to sit next to you (OR, Permit these two sons of mine to sit next to you at your right side and at your left side) [and rule with you] [MTY] when you become king.”
Jesus in, Bang dei ni ziam? ci in dong hi. Ama in, na kumpingam sung ah hi ka tapa te ni sia na ziatsang ah khat, na veisang ah a dang khat tosak in, ci hi.
22 Jesus said to [her and her sons], “You do not understand what you are asking for. Can you suffer like I am about to suffer [IDM]?” [James and John] answered him, “Yes, we are able [to do that].”
Ahihang Jesus in, Bang thu hong ngen nu ziam ci na he bua uh hi. Ka dawn tu hai dawn zo tu nu ziam, ka thuak tu baptisma thuak zo tu nu ziam? ci in zo kik hi. Amate in zo tu khu hi, ci uh hi.
23 Then Jesus said to them, “Yes, you will suffer as I will suffer [IDM]. But I am not the one who chooses the ones who [will] sit next to me [and rule with me]. [God], my Father, will give those places [MTY] to the ones whom he appoints.”
Jesus in, Ka dawn tu hai sia dawn takpi tu nu hi, ka thuak tu baptisma zong thuak takpi tu nu hi: ahihang ka ziatsang le ka veisang ah a to tu sia Kei i piak tu hi ngawl a, Ka Pa in a ngealkholsa te pia tu hi, ci hi.
24 When we ten [other disciples] heard [what James and John had requested], we became angry with them [because we also wanted to rule with Jesus in the highest positions].
Hi thu a dang sawm te in a zak uh ciang, tuate u nau tung ah thin-uk mama uh hi.
25 [So] Jesus called all of us together and said [to us], “You know that those who rule the non-Jews [enjoy] showing them that they are powerful. Their chief rulers [enjoy] commanding the people under them.
Ahihang Jesus in amate a kung ah sam a, Na heaksa uh bangma in Gentile kumpi te in a mihing te sia zawthawk thu taw uk a, ulian te in thuneina taw uk uh hi.
26 You [should] not be like them. On the contrary, everyone among you who wants [God to consider] him great must become [like] a servant for [the rest of] you.
Ahizong note sung ah tabang hisak heak vun: note sung ah khatpo a lian nuam le, note i naseam hi tahen,
27 And everyone among you who wants [God to consider him] to be the most important must become [like] a slave for [the rest of] you.
Note sung ah khatpo in a lu bel a hi nuam le, note i sila hi tahen.
28 [You should imitate me]. [Even though I am] the one who came from heaven, I did not come to be served {in order that people would serve me}. On the contrary, I [came in order] to serve [others] and to [IDM] allow myself to be killed {other people to kill me}, so that [my dying would be like] a payment to rescue many [people from being punished for their sins].” [MTY]
Mihing Tapa sia ngual a sawl tu in hongpai ngawl hi, ngual atu seam tu in le mi tampi tatkhiat natu a nuntakna pia tu in hongpai hi, ci hi.
29 As we were leaving Jericho [city], a large crowd of people followed [us].
Amate Jericho pan in a pusua uh ciang, mihon tampi in zui uh hi.
30 [As we walked along, we saw] two blind men sitting alongside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they yelled [to him], “Lord, Descendant of [King] David, [you are the Messiah] Take pity on us!”
En vun, mittaw ni te lamhui ah to in, Jesus in hong kantan hi, ci a zak uh ciang, maw Topa, nang David Tapa, hong hesuak po tan, ci in au uh hi.
31 [People in] the crowd scolded them [and] told them to be quiet. But the blind men yelled even louder, “Lord, Descendant of [King] David, [you are the Messiah] Have pity on us!”
Mihonpi te in a om khipkhep natu in tei uh hi: ahihang amate au seseam uh a, nang David Tapa, hong hesuak po tan, ci uh hi.
32 Jesus stopped and called them [to come to him]. [Then] he said [to them], “What do you want me to do for you?”
Jesus ding in amate sam a, Bang kong vawtsak tu uk nu ziam? ci hi.
33 They said to him, “Lord, heal our eyes [IDM] [so that we can see]!”
Amate in, Topa awng, ka mit uh hong in khua hong musak tan, ci uh hi.
34 Jesus [felt] sorry [for them and] touched their eyes. Immediately they were able to see, and they went with Jesus.
Jesus in amate tung ah hesuakna nei a, a mit te uh a thamsak ciang in thakhatthu in khuamu uh a, amate in a nung zui hi.
