Luke 16
1 He also said to his disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.
Jesuh naw axüisaw hea veia hina ngthu a pyen be tü, “Khyang bawimangki mat naw, a khawh mceiki mat a tak. Acuna khawh mceiki naw a mahpaa khawh kpäkcaihsak ve tia mawng a mahpa üng mtheh law u se,
2 He called him, and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’
acunüng, a mahpa naw, ‘a khawh mceikia m'ya cun khü lü, na mawng ka ngjak hin ia suilam ni? Khawhtheme khana na bilawh na mtheh lawa. Atuh üng tün lü khawh mceikia am na kya ti khai’ a ti.
3 “The manager said within himself, ‘What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I don’t have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.
“Acunüng, khawh mceiki naw a mlung k’uma ngai kyu lü, ‘Ka mahpa naw, a khawh ka mceinak üngka naw na pyaisak ve, lai co lü pi am ka nghlawh theiki, ka kthähei hü vaia pi ka ngkekhyakeiki, ikba ka awm khai ni?’
4 I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from management, they may receive me into their houses.’
“Khawh mceinak üngka naw ami na pyaisak käna, ami ima na awmpüi khai hea püi ka tak üng daw khai ti ka ksingki,’ ti lü,
5 Calling each one of his lord’s debtors to him, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe to my lord?’
acunüng a mahpaa khawh leinakia khyang he jah khü lü, akcüka veia, ‘Ka mahpaa khawh i kän na lei naki ni?’ a ti.
6 He said, ‘A hundred batos of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’
“Acun naw, ‘Situi pung a phya lei na veng’ ti se, khawh mceiki naw, ‘angxita cajin lawpüi, ngaw lü, mhmakipa yua,’ a ti.
7 Then he said to another, ‘How much do you owe?’ He said, ‘A hundred cors of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’
“Acunüng, akce mata veia, ‘Nang mä i kän na lei naki ni?’ a ti, ani naw, ‘cang tawng thawng at lei na veng’ ti se, khawh mceiki naw, ‘angxita na cajin lawpüi, ngaw lü, phya khyeta yua,’ a ti.
8 “His lord commended the dishonest manager because he had done wisely, for the children of this world are, in their own generation, wiser than the children of the light. (aiōn g165)
“Acunüng, am dawkia khawh mceiki naw acunkba a jah pawhmsah law a mahpa naw hmu lü, aktäa, a ngak. Khawmdek khyang he amimäta hama ami bilawhnak üng, akvai üng awmki hea kthaka khyaih bawki he ni,” a ti. (aiōn g165)
9 I tell you, make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when you fail, they may receive you into the eternal tents. (aiōnios g166)
Acunüng Jesuh bä naw, “Ka ning jah mthehki, nami hama khawmdek khawhthem püi na ua, acunüng ni acun a bäih law üng anglät xünak ima ning jah do khai he. (aiōnios g166)
10 He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.
“Upi ajawcaa khana üpangak vaia awmki cun khawjaha khana pi üpangnak vaia ve khaia kyaki. Upi ajawca khana am üpangnak vaia awmki cun khawjaha khana pi üpangnak vaia am kya.
11 If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
“Acunakyase, khyük theikia khawmdek khawhthema khana pi am üpangnak vaia nami ve üng, u naw khawhthem kcang ning jah khämsak khai aw?
12 If you have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own?
“Khyang kcea khawhthema khana pi üpangnak vaia am nami awm üng, u naw nami ka vaia ning jah pe khai aw?
13 No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will hold to one and despise the other. You aren’t able to serve God and Mammon.”
M'ya u naw mahpa nghngih am khüih khawi naw, mat ä ngja hlü lü, mat jawng na khai, am acunüng mat kü na lü mat kse na khai. Pamhnam la ngui atänga am nami jah khüih thei khai,” a ti.
14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.
Acunüng, ngui jawngnaki hea Pharise he naw acuna ngthu ngja u lü, ami yaihei.
15 He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
Jesuh naw jah msang lü, “Khyanga hmuha nami cingcaihkia nami ngseki, cunsepi Pamhnam naw nami mlung ning jah ksingki ni; khyanga hmuha ami mküih cun Pamhnama hmuha msetei phyaki ni.
16 “The law and the prophets were until John. From that time the Good News of God’s Kingdom is preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
“Mosia thum la sahma hea yuke cun Johana am a pha law hlan üng awmki, Johan üngka naw tün lü Pamhnama khaw thangkdaw cun sanga kyaki. Acunüng, khyang avan amthuia lut khawiki he.
17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tiny stroke of a pen in the law to fall.
“Cunsepi, thum anglungcaa khyüh theia kthaka ta, khawmdek la khankhawa khyüh vai jäi bawk khai.
18 “Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery. He who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.
“Upi a khyu mtai lü, nghnumi akce khyu naki cun a khyu mkhyekatki ni. Ami mtaia nghnumi khyu naki pi a khyu mkhyekat naki ni.
19 “Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.
“Aktäa bawimangkia mangpa, aküi säiha thüi awi lü, amhmüp tä se hlimtui leng leng khaia ei aw lü awmki mat awmki.
20 A certain beggar, named Lazarus, was taken to his gate, full of sores,
“Acunüng, khuikha leng lengkia khyang, Lazaruh ngming naki pi mat, a pumsa üng mnehkse am be se, mangpaa mkawt peia ami lawpüi,
21 and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Yes, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
mangpa buhkbe peia kbuhkbaw ei khaia, a mkawt peia ngjän se ui he naw a mneh ami mleh law pet khawi.
22 The beggar died, and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.
“Acunüng, hinkba kyaki, Lazaruh thi se khankhawngsä he naw Abrahama peia ngaw khaia ami cehpüi. Acunüng, mangpa pi thi se k’uta kyaki.
23 In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom. (Hadēs g86)
“Acunüng, khyang kthikhawa aktäa khuikha lü hang mdeiki naw athuknaka Abraham, a peia Lazaruh ngaw se hmu lü, (Hadēs g86)
24 He cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue! For I am in anguish in this flame.’
‘Aw ka pa Abraham, na m'yeneia. Lazaruh naw a kutmdawngca tui üng hnet lü, ka mlei a ye law sak vaia ka awmnaka tui lawa, hina meikdäi üng khuikha leng leng veng’ ti lü ngpyangki.
25 “But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that you, in your lifetime, received your good things, and Lazarus, in the same way, bad things. But here he is now comforted and you are in anguish.
“Acunüng Abraham naw, ‘Ka capa aw, na xün k’um üng akdaw yah lü, acunkba Lazaruh naw am dawki a yah cen süma; cunsepi, atuh ani dim’yenak am ve se, nang khuikha veki,
26 Besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that no one may cross over from there to us.’
acuna thea, hin üngka naw nami veia cit hlüki he am ami cehnak thei vai la upi nangmia awmnak üngka naw keimi veia am ami lawnak thei vaia, mi nglaka nghawinu awmki’ a ti.
27 “He said, ‘I ask you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house—
“Acunüng mangpa naw, ‘Am acunüng, ka pa aw, ka pa ima Lazaruh na tüih vaia hleng ning nghui na veng,
28 for I have five brothers—that he may testify to them, so they won’t also come into this place of torment.’
ka hnunpüi kpami mhma awmki, hina khuikhanaka ä law msawk khai hea a jah va mtheh vaia’ a ti.
29 “But Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.’
“Acunüng Abraham naw, ‘Mosi la sahma he awmki he, acun hea jah mtheh ngai khai he ni,’ a ti.
30 “He said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’
“Acunüng, mangpa naw, ‘Ka pa Abraham aw, acunkba am kya, khyang kthi he üngka mat, tho law be lü ngthu a pyen üng ta ami katnak nghlat ta khai he ni,’ a ti.
31 “He said to him, ‘If they don’t listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if one rises from the dead.’”
“Acunüng Abraham naw, ‘Mosi la sahma hea ngthu am ami ngaih üng, khyang kthi üngka tho law be se pi am kcang na u,’ a ti” a ti.
