¹And it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples.

¹Huan, hichi ahi a, Jesu koilai mun hiamah a thum a, a thum khitin a nungzui mi khatin a kiangah, Toupa, thumdan Johanin a nungjuite a hilh bangin honhilh sam ve, a chi a.

²And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Father, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.

²Huan, aman a kiang uah, Na thum chiang un hichi bangin na chi ding uh, achia: Ka Pa uh, vana om, na min kizahtak hen, Na gam hongtung hen.

³Give us day by day our daily bread.

³Ni tengin ka nek khop uh an honpia in.

⁴And forgive us our sins; for we ourselves also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation.

⁴Ka khelhte uh hongaidam in, kou leng kuapeuh bat honneite tengteng ka ngaidam uhi; huan, khemna ah honpilut ken.

⁵And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

⁵Huan, amahmahin, akiang uah, Na lak ua kua ahi hiamin lawm nei henla, jan laiin a kianga hohin, Lawm, tanghou phel thum honleitawi sak ve;

⁶for a friend of mine is come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him;

⁶ka lawm zinin a hontawna, a maa lui ding bangmah ka nei ngak kei a, chi henla;

⁷and he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee?

⁷in sung a pan tuh, Hon hihbuai ken; tun jaw kong khak ahi, ka tate leng ka kiangah lupnaah a ihmuta uh; thouin ka hongpe theikei, chiin, dawng leh, ka honhilh ahi,

⁸I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will arise and give him as many as he needeth.

⁸A lawm a hih jiakin thouin a vape kei na a, a nget ngutngut jiakin thouin a deihzahzah a vape ding.

⁹And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

⁹Huchiin, ka honhilh ahi, Ngen un, huan, piakin na om ding uh; zong un, huan na mu ding uh; kiu un, huan, honsakin na om ding uh.

¹⁰For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

¹⁰Kuapeuh a ngenin a mu nak a, kuapeuh a zongin a mu nak a, kuapeuh a kiu tuh honsakin a om ding.

¹¹And of which of you that is a father shall his son ask a loaf, and he give him a stone? or a fish, and he for a fish give him a serpent?

¹¹Nou laka pa pen, a tain tanghou phel ngen leh, kuan ahia suang pe ding? A hihleh, nga ngen leh, kuan ahia nga sika gul pe ding?

¹²Or [if] he shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion?

¹²A hihleh, aktui ngen leh, aikam a pe dia hia?

¹³If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

¹³Huchiin, nou migilouin bawn noumau tate thil hoih piakna dan na theih uleh, na Pa uh vana omin a ngente Kha Siangthou pe natel in chia: a chi a.

¹⁴And he was casting out a demon [that was] dumb. And it came to pass, when the demon was gone out, the dumb man spake; and the multitudes marvelled.

¹⁴Huan, Jesun dawi pau theilou khat a delh khia a. Huan, hichi ahi a, dawi tuh a pawt takin pautheilou tuh a hongpauta; huchiin mipiin lamdang a sa mahmah uh.

¹⁵But some of them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casteth he out demons.

¹⁵Himahleh, a khenin, Dawi lal Beelzibul jiakin eive dawite a delh khiak jel, a chi ua.

¹⁶And others, trying [him], sought of him a sign from heaven.

¹⁶Huan, a khenin, amah zeetna dingin, vana kipan chiamtehna a ngen ua.

¹⁷But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house [divided] against a house falleth.

¹⁷Aman tuh a ngaituah uh ana thei a, a kiang uah, Koi gam leng amah kidou peuh a mangthang nak; inkuan khat leng amah kidou tuh a mangthang nak.

¹⁸And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub.

¹⁸Setan leng amah a kidou leh, a gam bangchin a dingkhe dia? -Beelzibul jiakin dawite a delh khia, non chi ngal ua.

¹⁹And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

¹⁹Huan, kei Beelzibul jiaka dawite delh khia ka na hih leh, na tate un kua jiakin ahia a na delh khiak jel uh? Huaijiakin amau noute honvaihawmsak dingte ahi ding uh.

²⁰But if I by the finger of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.

²⁰A hihhangin, kei Pathian khut zung jiaka dawite delh khe jel ka hih leh, Pathian gam na kiang uah hongtung khin ahi vele.

²¹When the strong [man] fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods are in peace:

²¹Mi hatin hiamzat kim tawia a in a ven sung teng, a sum bit takin a om gige a;

²²but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armor wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

²²himahleh, a sanga hatjawin a honsuala, a zoh chiangin, a muan a galvan kim tuh a sut a, sum a lak sak tuh a hawmjak jel hi.

²³He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

²³Kuapeuh ka lama panglou tuh, hondou ahi a, kuapeuh honlak khawm pih louin a hihjak ahi.

²⁴The unclean spirit when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and finding none, he saith, I will turn back unto my house whence I came out.

²⁴Dawi nin mi sung akipana apawtin, khawlna zongin tui om louhna mun peuhah a vak vak a; huan, khawlna himhim a mu kei a, ka pawtna in ah ka kik nawn mai ding, a chi a.

²⁵And when he is come, he findeth it swept and garnished.

²⁵Huan, a va tunin phiat sianga zephoihin a mu a.

²⁶Then goeth he, and taketh [to him] seven other spirits more evil than himself; and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first.

²⁶Huai takin a vapaia, amah sanga gilou jaw dawi dang sagih a honpi a, huaiah a lut ua, a om gige uh; huai mihing tuh a omdan nanung a masa sangin a honghoih keizo tham hi, a chi a.

²⁷And it came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the breasts which thou didst suck.

²⁷Huan, hichi ahi a, huai thute a genlaiin, mipi lakah numei khat a kikou khia a, a kiangah, Nang honpai gil a hampha e, na nawi tep toh, a chi a.

²⁸But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

²⁸Aman bel, A hi, himahleh Pathian thu jaa juite mi hampha ahi jaw uh a chi a.

²⁹And when the multitudes were gathering together unto him, he began to say, This generation is an evil generation: it seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah.

²⁹Huan, mipite a kiangah hongkikhop lai un, Jesun, Tulai khangthakte jaw khangthak gilou ahi uh; chiamtehna a zong ua; himahleh Jona chiamtehna chih louh a kiang uah chiamtehna himhim piak ahi kei ding.

³⁰For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

³⁰Jona tuh Ninevi khuaa mite adia chiamtehna a na hih bangin, Mihing Tapa leng tulai khangthakte din chiamtehna a honghi ding.

³¹The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

³¹Thukhenni chiangin, Simlam kumpinu tulai khangthakte kiangah a ding sam dia, siamlouh a tang sak ding; Solomon pilna ngaikhe dingin bawn kawl mong a kipan a hong ngala; ngai un, Solomon sanga thupi jaw hiai ah a om ahi.

³²The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

³²Thukhenni chiangin, Ninevi khuaa mite tulai khangthakte kiangah a ding sam ding ua, siamlouh a tang sak ding uh, Jona thu hilh jiakin a kisik ngal ua; ngai un, Jona sanga thupijaw hiai ah a om ahi.

³³No man, when he hath lighted a lamp, putteth it in a cellar, neither under the bushel, but on the stand, that they which enter in may see the light.

³³Kuamahin khawnvak a det un in nuai tawngah a koih ngei kei uh, loh nuaiah a koih ngei sam kei uh, alut miten a vak a muh theihna ding uah a koihna ah a koih jel uh.

³⁴The lamp of thy body is thine eye: when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when it is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.

³⁴Na sapum khawnvak tuh na mit ahi; na mit a chim leh na sapum leng a vekin a vak suak nak hi; a chim keileh bel na sapum leng a mial vek nak hi.

³⁵Look therefore whether the light that is in thee be not darkness.

³⁵Huchiin, na sunga vak om tuh mial a nahi kha ding e pilvangin.

³⁶If therefore thy whole body be full of light, having no part dark, it shall be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining doth give thee light.

³⁶Huchiin, na sapum koi laipeuh mial lou a a veka a vak khiak leh, khawnvak vak petpetin a tatvak bangin a vak khe vek ding, a chi a.

³⁷Now as he spake, a Pharisee asketh him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

³⁷Huan, a gen laiin Pharisai khatin amah a kianga an ne dingin achiala; huchiin, a luta an a ne a.

³⁸And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first bathed himself before dinner.

³⁸Huan, Pharisaiin a an um a muhin, an nek maa a sil louh tuh lamdang a sa mahmah a.

³⁹And the Lord said unto him, Now ye the Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter; but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.

³⁹Huan, Toupan, akiangah, Nou Pharisaiten nou leh kuang po lam na silsiang ngeitak ua; na sung lam ulah lepgukna leh gilouin a dim ngala.

⁴⁰Ye foolish ones, did not he that made the outside make the inside also?

⁴⁰Mi haite aw, polam bawlpan sung lam leng a bawl ka hia?

⁴¹But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, all things are clean unto you.

⁴¹Himahleh, a sunga thil om tuh mi genthei kianga piak dingin zang un; huchiin, ngai un, nou adin bangkim siangthou khin ahi.

⁴²But woe unto you Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass over justice and the love of God: but these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

⁴²Nou Pharisaite aw, na tung uh a gik e: pudina, pardi leh anteh-louhing teng sawma khat na pia ua, diktatna leh Pathian itna na limsak ngal kei ua; himahleh huaite eive na hih ding uh, a dangte hih lou tuan lou in.

⁴³Woe unto you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces.

⁴³Nou Pharisaite aw, na tung uh a gik e: kikhopna in ah tutphah hoihpente leh dawl muna chibai bukte na ngaisang uh.

⁴⁴Woe unto you! for ye are as the tombs which appear not, and the men that walk over [them] know it not.

⁴⁴Na tung uh a gik hi: Han chih kithei lou, a tunga theiloua mi apai jelna bang uh, na hi uh, a chi a.

⁴⁵And one of the lawyers answering saith unto him, Teacher, in saying this thou reproachest us also.

⁴⁵Huan, dantheimi khatin, a kiangah, Sinsakpa, hiai thu na gen tuh kou leng hontai na hi, a chi a, a dawng a.

⁴⁶And he said, Woe unto you lawyers also! for ye load men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

⁴⁶Huan, aman, Dantheimite aw, nou leng na tung uh a gik: Puakgik, puak haksapipi mite na suan ua, nou lah tua puakgikte na khut zung khat un leng na khoih ngei ngal kei ua.

⁴⁷Woe unto you! for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

⁴⁷Na tung uh a gik: Jawlneite han in khawng na lam ua, na pipute uh thah ahi ngal ua.

⁴⁸So ye are witnesses and consent unto the works of your fathers: for they killed them, and ye build [their tombs].

⁴⁸Huchiin na pipute uh thilhihte na theihpih un na hoihsakpih uh ahi; amau a that ua, nou a han inte uh na lam ngal ua.

⁴⁹Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send unto them prophets and apostles; and [some] of them they shall kill and persecute;

⁴⁹Huaijiakin, Pathian pilna inleng, A kiang uah jawlneite leh sawltakte ka sawl dia, a khen a that ding ua, a khen a sawi ding uh;

⁵⁰that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

⁵⁰jawlnei tengteng sisan, leilung piantung akipan a suah, tulai khangthakte tungah phu a lak theih ding a chih;

⁵¹from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary: yea, I say unto you, it shall be required of this generation.

⁵¹Abel sisan suah akipan, Zakaria, maitam leh biakin kikala si sisan suah tannin; ahi, ka honhilh ahi, tulai khangthakte tungah phu a akila ding.

⁵²Woe unto you lawyers! for ye took away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

⁵²Nou dantheite aw, na tung uh a gik e: Pilna tabi na paimang pih ua; nou lah na lut ngal kei ua, mi lut ding lah na dal ngal ua, a chi a.

⁵³And when he was come out from thence, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press upon [him] vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things;

⁵³Huan, huaia kipan apawtin, laigelhmite leh Pharisaiten amah a tawng ua, thu chiteng gen sak teitei tumin leh,a pau khelh zenzena mat tumin a tang gige uh.

⁵⁴laying wait for him, to catch something out of his mouth.

⁵⁴a pau khelh zenzena mat tumin a tang gige uh.