Matthew 23
1 Then Jesus spoke to the multitude, 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 sit in the seat of Moses:
Thukhamhil te le Pharisee te sia Moses tokhum ah to uh hi:
3 All therefore whatever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye according to 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 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
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 But all their works they do to be seen by men: 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 uppermost places at feasts, and the best 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 greetings in the markets, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
Sumbuk te ah ngual i paupui tu le Rabbi, Rabbi, ci in sap tu dei uh hi.
8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; 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 no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, who is in heaven.
Taciang in hileitung ah kuama, pa, ci heak vun: banghangziam cile vantung a om na Pa uh khat bekma om hi.
10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
Christ bekma na Topa uh ahikom kuama peuma, topa, ci in ki sam heak tahen.
11 But he that is greatest among 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 abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Akua mapo ama le ama a ki lamsang sia khiaksuk na thuak tu hi.
13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither allow ye them 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.
14 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
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 travel sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child 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, ye blind guides, who say, Whoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever 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 Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
No mi mawmaw le mittaw te: bang lianzaw ziam, kham maw, a hibale kham a thiangthosak biakinn koisia hi zaw?
18 And, Whoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is bound.
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 Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth 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 Whoever therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things on 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 whoever shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth 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 shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth 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 tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, justice, mercy, and faith: these ye ought to have done, and not to leave the others undone.
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 Ye blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a 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 platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
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 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
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 whitewashed sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of 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 ye also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
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! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
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 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 Therefore ye are witnesses against yourselves, that ye are the children of them who killed the prophets.
Tua ahikom kamsangte a that te na hi uh hi, ci noma mama tetti te na hi uh hi.
32 Fill ye up then 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 to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them ye shall scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them 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 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah 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 to 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 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them who are sent to thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth 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 to you desolate.
En vun, na inn uh ngamkhing dide in ki nusia zo hi.
39 For I say to you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh 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.
