¹Huan, siahkhonmite leh mi khialte tengtengin a thu za dingin a kiang a honjuan ua.

¹Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.

²Huan, Pharisaite leh laigelhmiten, Hiai miin mi khialte a khawla, a kianguah an a ne chiin, a phun tuaktuak ua.

²And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

³Huchiin, aman a kianguah hiai gentehna a gen a:

³And he spake this parable unto them, saying,

⁴Nou lakah kuapeuhin belam ja nei unla, a lak ua khat mangsak le-uchin, gamdai ah sawmkua leh kuate nusiain, amang pen na muh nawn ma siah uh kua ahia zong lou ding?

⁴What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

⁵Huan, na muh nawn un tuh kipaktakin na liangjang uah na pua ua.

⁵And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

⁶Huan, in natun tak un, na lawmte uleh na vengte uh na sam khawm ua, a kiang uah, Hon kipahpih un, ka belam mang ka mu nawnta, na chi uh.

⁶And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

⁷Ka honhilh ahi, huchi bangmahin, mi dik sawm kua leh kua kisik tuanding neiloute tungah sangin mi khial khat kisik tungah vana mi a kipak zo ding uh.

⁷I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

⁸Huan, numei kuapeuhin makhai sawm neiin khat mang sak leh, khawnvak dein, in phiatin a muh nawn masiah kua ahia hoihtaka zong lou ding?

⁸Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?

⁹Huan, a muh nawn intuh, a lawmte leh a vengte a sam khawma, Honkipahpih un, ka makhai mansak ka mu nawn ta, a chi a.

⁹And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.

¹⁰Ka honhilh ahi, huchi bangmahin, Pathian angelte maah, mi khial khat kisik tungah, kipahna om nak.

¹⁰Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

¹¹Mi kua hiamin tapa nih a nei a;

¹¹And he said, A certain man had two sons:

¹²huan, a naupang zopenin, a pa kiangah, Pa, gou ka tansik honpia in, a chi a. Huchiin, a sum tuh a kianguah a hawmta a.

¹²And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

¹³Huan, ni sawt lou nungin a tapa naupang zopenin a tansik tengteng a la khawm veka, gam gamlapi ah a zinta a, huai ah nuam tat luain a sum a mawk zat mangta a.

¹³And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

¹⁴Huan, a zat bei zoh vek takin, huai gamah kial thupitak a hongtunga; nek ding a hong kitasamta a.

¹⁴And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

¹⁵Huchiin, huai gam mi khat a vabela; huaiin vok an pe dingin a lou lamah a sawla.

¹⁵And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

¹⁶Huan, bangkhat hawng vokin a nekte ua kihihvah a ut mahmaha; kuamahin lah bangmah a pe ngal kei ua.

¹⁶And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

¹⁷Huan, amah leh amah hongkiphawk khiak takin, Ka pa kianga kilohte an nek zoh louha nei a tamtam utoh, kei lah hiai ah gilkiala si ding hi mai vengin;

¹⁷And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

¹⁸Ka thou dinga, ka pa kiangah ka pai dinga, a kiangah, Pa, vana tungah leh nangmah mitmuhin thil ka hihkhial; na tapaa seh tak ka hitakei hi;

¹⁸I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

¹⁹na kianga kiloh khat bangin hon bawl samin, ka chi ding, a chi a.

¹⁹And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

²⁰Huchiin, a thou a, a pa kiangah a paita a. Huan, gamlapia a omlaiin, a pan a namu a, a lainat mahmaha, a taia, a vapoma a tawp tonton a.

²⁰And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

²¹Huan, a kiangah a tapain, Pa, vana tungah leh nangmah mitmuhin thil ka hihkhial; na tapaa seh tak ka hita kei, a chi a.

²¹And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

²²Himahleh, a pan, a sikhate kiangah, Puan hoihpen honla khepah unla, silh sak un; a khutah zungbuh a khepekah khedap bun sak un;

²²But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

²³bawngnou thau tak honla unla; gou un, i ne ding ua, nopbawlin i om ding uh;

²³And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:

²⁴hiai ka tapa a sia, a honghing nawnta ahi; a manga, i mu nawnta uhi, a chi a. Huchiin kipaktakin a om panta ua.

²⁴For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

²⁵Huan, a tapa upa jaw lou ah a oma; huan, in a hong tun kuanin bangpeuh tum ging leh lam husa a zata a.

²⁵Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.

²⁶Huchiin, a sikha khat a sama, Tuabang ahia? chiin, a donga.

²⁶And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.

²⁷Huan, aman, a kiangah, Na nau a hongtunga, dam takin a muh nawn jiakin na pan bawng nou thau tak a gou, a chi a.

²⁷And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.

²⁸Huan, a heha, a lut nuamta keia; huchiin, a pa hongpawt khia a, a khema.

²⁸And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.

²⁹Himahleh, aman, a pa kiangah, Ngai in, kum hichi zah na na sem inga, na thua lah talek ngei lou inga; ka lawmte toh kipahna ka bawlna dingin kelnou leng non pe ngei ngal keia.

²⁹And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

³⁰Himahleh, hiai na tapa kijuakte kianga na sum ne mang vekpa a hongtun takin amah adingin bawngnou thau tak na nagoh sak viala, a chi a, a dawng a.

³⁰But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

³¹Huan, aman a kiangah, Ka tapa, ka kianga om gige hi china, ka neih tengteng leng nanga hi a.Kipak leh nuamtaka om ding ahi vo oi; hiai na nau a sia; a honghing nawna; a manga, i mu nawnta ahi ngala, a chi a, a chi a.

³¹And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.

³²Kipak leh nuamtaka om ding ahi vo oi; hiai na nau a sia; a honghing nawna; a manga, i mu nawnta ahi ngala, a chi a, a chi a.

³²It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.