¹Jesus answered and spoke again in parables to them, saying,

¹Huan, Jesu'n, amaute a houpih a, a kiang uah gentehna thu a gen nawn a,

² “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,

²Vangam tuh kumpipa kua hiam a tapa a dia kitenna ankuang lui toh teh ahi.

³ and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but they would not come.

³Huan, kitenna ankuang um dia achialte tuh sam ding in a sikhate a sawl a, himahleh, a hong nuamkei uh.

⁴ Again he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage feast!”’

⁴Huan, aman, Ka chialte kiang ah, Ngai dih ua, ka ankuang ka manta; ka bawngtalte keh ka gan vak thaute ka gou a, bangteng a manta hi; kitenna ankuang um ding in hongpaita un, chi un, chi in, a sikha dangte a sawl nawn a.

⁵ But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise,

⁵Himahleh, a na limsakkei ua, a pai mang ua, khat tuh a lou ah a kuan a, khat tuh a sumsinna ah;

⁶ and the rest grabbed his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.

⁶mi dangte'n a sikhate a man ua, zumhuai tak in a bawl ua, a hihlumta mai ua.

⁷ When the king heard that, he was angry, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

⁷Huchi in, kumpipa tuh a thangpaita a; a sepaih hon a sawl a, huai tualthatte a hihmang a, a khua uh leng a halsakta.

⁸ “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren’t worthy.

⁸Huan, a sikhate kiang ah, Kitenna ankuang man a hita, ka chialte lah ne tak a hikei uh.

⁹ Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the marriage feast.’

⁹Huaiziak in, lamkathuamte khawng ah pai unla, mi na muh peuhpeuh uh kitenna ankuang um ding in chial un, a chi a.

¹⁰ Those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good. The wedding was filled with guests.

¹⁰Huchi in, huai sikhate a pawt ua, lamkathuam khawng a vapai in, a muh peuhmah uh, migilou leh mihoihte leng, a pikhawmvek ua: huchi in, kitenna dantan tuh mi chialte in a hong dimta a.

¹¹ But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who didn’t have on wedding clothing,

¹¹Himahleh, kumpipa tuh mi chialte en ding a a hong lut leh, kitenna puan silhlou mi khat huai ah a mu a;

¹² and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?’ He was speechless.

¹²Huchi in, a kiang ah, Lawm, bangchidan ahia, kitenna puan silhlou ahiai lai a nong lut? a chi a. Huan, amah tuh a dai dide a.

¹³ Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness; there is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.’

¹³Huan, kumpipa'n a sikhate kiang ah, A khut leh a khe gak unla, polam mial ah paikhia un; huailai ah kah leh hagawi a om ding, a chi.

¹⁴ For many are called, but few chosen.”

¹⁴Chialte tuh tampi ahi ua, telte jaw tawmchik ahi uh, a chi a.

¹⁵Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk.

¹⁵Huailai in Pharisaite a thugen a mat theihna dingdan a vakikum ua.

¹⁶They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter whom you teach, for you aren’t partial to anyone.

¹⁶Huan, amau tuh a nungjuite uleh Herod pawlte a kiang ah a sawl ua, huai mite'n tuh, Sinsakpa, mi diktak na hi a, diktak in Pathian lam thu na hilh a, poisak tuan kuamah na neikei chih ka thei uh; kuamah khentuam na neikei a.

¹⁷Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”

¹⁷Huaijiak in, bangchi na sa a? hon hilh di aw? Kaisar kiang a siah tawi a siang hia sianglou? A chi ua.

¹⁸But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test me, you hypocrites?

¹⁸Himahleh, Jesu'n a gitlouhdan uh a nathei a, Lepchiahte aw, bangdia hon ze-et na hi ua?

¹⁹ Show me the tax money.” They brought to him a denarius.

¹⁹Siahsum tuh honla un, a chi a. Huan, a kiang ah makhai a honla ua.

²⁰He asked them, “Whose is this image and inscription?”

²⁰Huan, aman a kiang uah, Hiai kua lim leh kua min ahia? A chi a.

²¹They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

²¹Amau tuh a kiang ah, Kaisar a, a chi ua. Huan, aman a kiang uah, A hih nung, Kaisar thilte Kaisar kiang ah pia unla, Pathian thilte Pathian kiang ah peta unla, a chi a.

²²When they heard it, they marveled, and left him, and went away.

²²Huai a jak un lamdang a sa mahmah ua, amah a paisan ua, a paimangta uh.

²³On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him,

²³Huai ni mah in, Saddukaite, thohnawnna a omkei chite, a kiang ah a hong ua;

²⁴saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed for his brother.’

²⁴a kiang ah, Sinsakpa, Mosi in, Mi ta neilou in si leh, a unaupa'n a ji luah in a unaupa a di'n chi a khah sak ding ahi, a chi a.

²⁵Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no seed left his wife to his brother.

²⁵A hi, ka lak uah sal sagih a om ua; a upapen in ji a nei a, a si a, huan, chi a khahlouh jiak in a ji tuh a unaupa luah ding in a nutsiat a;

²⁶In the same way, the second also, and the third, to the seventh.

²⁶huchimah bang in nihna in a luah a, thumna in a luah lai a, sagihna tan in a luah chiat ua.

²⁷After them all, the woman died.

²⁷Huan, a vek ua a sih nung un numei mah leng a sita a.

²⁸In the resurrection therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her.”

²⁸Huchi in, thohnawnna ah amau sagihte lak ah kua pen ji ahi dia? a vek un lah a nei chiat ngal ua, chi in, a dong ua.

²⁹But Jesus answered them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

²⁹Jesu'n a kiang uah, Laisiangthou leh Pathian thilhihtheihna na theihlouh jiak un na ngai khial nak uhi.

³⁰ For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like God’s angels in heaven.

³⁰Thohnawnna ah ji leh pasal a kitenna om nawnkei a, van a angelte bang ahi zota ding uh.

³¹ But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,

³¹Ahihhang in, misi thohnawnna thu Pathian in na kiang ua a gen na simkei ua hia?

³² ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?’ Exodus 3:6 God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”

³²Kei Abraham Pathian, Isaak Pathian, Jakob Pathian ka hi, chi in, Pathian jaw misi Pathian a hikei a, mihing Pathian ahi jaw, a chi a, a dawng a.

³³When the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.

³³Huan, mipite'n huai a jak un a thuhilh tuh lamdang a sa mahmah ua.

³⁴But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together.

³⁴Pharisaite'n bel, Jesu'n Saddukaite a selkhia chih a zak un a kikhawmta ua.

³⁵One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.

³⁵Huan, a lak ua dansiammi khat in, amah ze-et in thu a dong a,

³⁶“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”

³⁶Sinsakpa, dan thu ah bang thupiak pen ahia thupipen? chi in,

³⁷Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ Deuteronomy 6:5

³⁷Huan, aman a kiang ah, Toupa na Pathian tuh na lungtang tengteng in, na kha tengteng in, na lungsim tengteng in na it ding ahi, chih.

³⁸ This is the first and great commandment.

³⁸Huai tuh thupiak thupipen leh poimoh pen ahi.

³⁹ A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ Leviticus 19:18

³⁹Huan, a zom in, a kibatpih tuh hiai ahi, Nangmah na ki-it bang in na vengte leng na it ding ahi, chih.

⁴⁰ The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”

⁴⁰Huai thupiak nih ah dan thu leh jawlneite thu tengteng a kikhaikhawm vek ahi, a chi a.

⁴¹Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,

⁴¹Huan, Pharisaite a kikhoplai un. Jesu'n amaute thu a dong a.

⁴²saying, “What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “Of David.”

⁴²Kris tuh bangchi na sa ua? kua tapa ahia? A chi a. Amau tuh a kiang ah, David tapa, a chi ua.

⁴³He said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,

⁴³Aman tuh a kiang uah, Bangchidan in ahia David in Kha a amah Toupa, a chih a.

⁴⁴ ‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet?’ Psalm 110:1

⁴⁴Toupa'n, ka Toupa kiang ah, Na melmate na khepek nuai a ka koih ka taklam ah tu in, chia, a chih?

⁴⁵ “If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?”

⁴⁵David in amah, Toupa, a chih ngal leh, bangchin a tapa ahi dia? a chi a.Huan, kuamah in kam khat in leng a mah a dawng theikei ua, huai ni a kipan tuh kuamah in thu dang himhim a dong ngam nawnta kei uh.

⁴⁶No one was able to answer him a word, neither did any man dare ask him any more questions from that day forth.

⁴⁶Huan, kuamah in kam khat in leng a mah a dawng theikei ua, huai ni a kipan tuh kuamah in thu dang himhim a dong ngam nawnta kei uh.