Luke 15 (CTH) · Opened

1Tamuk kacawngnaw hoi tamikayonnaw ni Bawipa e cangkhainae thai hanelah ama koe a tho awh.Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.

2Farasi hoi cakathutkungnaw niyah hete tami teh tamikayonnaw hoi rei a o, ahnimouh hoi cungtalah bu rei a ca telah yon a pen awh.So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

3Hatnavah bangnuenae lawk a dei e teh nangmouh dawk tami buetbuet touh ni tu cum touh a tawn.Then Jesus told them this parable:

4Hotnaw thung dawk e tu buet touh kahmat pawiteh 99 touh e tunaw hah kahrawngum a ta vaiteh kahmat e tu buet touh a hmu hoeh roukrak a cei teh tawng laipalah ao han maw.“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?

5A hmu torei teh a lunghawi teh a loung dawk a thueng teh,And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders,

6im a pha torei teh a huikonaw hoi a imrinaw a kaw teh kahmat e tu bout ka hmu toe, cungtalah konawm khai awh haw telah a dei han.comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’

7Hot patetlah pankângai han ka tawn hoeh e tami 99 touh hlakvah pankângai e tamikayon buet touh koe kalvan vah a lunghawinae bet ao hnawn telah a ti.I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.

8Hottelah napui buet touh ni phoisa phek hra touh a tawn. Phek touh kahmat pawiteh hmai paang vaiteh a hmu hoeh roukrak imthungkhu imka pâthoun vaiteh kahawicalah tawng laipalah ao han maw.Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?

9A hmu torei teh a huikonaw hoi imrinaw a kaw vaiteh kahmat e phoisa bout ka hmu toe, cungtalah konawm khai awh haw telah ati han.And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’

10Hot patetvanlah, Cathut e kalvantaminaw ni pankângai e tamikayon buet touh dawkvah lunghawinae a tawn awh, telah atipouh.In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”

11Bout a dei e teh tami buet touh ni ca tongpa kahni touh a tawn,Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons.

12A ca cahnoung ni a na pa koe a cei teh apa, ka hmu hane kawi râw na kapek pouh leih telah a kâhei teh a na pa ni hnopainaw pueng a kapek teh a poe.The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

13Hathnukkhu hoi a ca cahnoung ni amae hnopainaw pueng a la teh kahlatpoung e ram dawk a cei teh hote ram dawkvah talai nawmnae dawk a ngai patetlah kho a sak teh hnopainaw pueng koung a kaseikasak.After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.

14A tawn e hnopai koung a pâbaw hnukkhu hote ram dawk takang puenghoi a tho teh puenghoi roedengnae koe a pha.After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.

15Hatdawkvah hote ram dawk tami buet touh koe o hanelah a cei teh hote tami ni vok ring hanelah a patoun.So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.

16Ahni teh vok rawca patenghai ca hane ngai totouh a vonhlam, hatei apinihai rawca banghai poe awh hoeh.He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.

17Hatnavah a lung vuk a ang teh apa im vah aphu hmu hanelah hoi a ta e a sannaw ni boeba hai cat laipalah ca hane a tawn, kai teh hivah vonhlam hoi ka o.Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death!

18Ka thaw vaiteh apa koe ka cei han. Apa, kai ni kalvan hoi na hmaitung vah ka yon toe.I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.

19Na ca ti hanelah ka kamcu hoeh. Na san buet touh lah o hanelah na tat lawih ka ti han a ti.I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’

20Hatdawkvah, a na pa koe ban hanelah a kamthaw. Lam ahlapoungnae koe a tho e a na pa ni a hmu navah a pahren dawk a yawng sin teh a takawi teh a paco.So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

21A capa ni vah a Pa kalvan koe thoseh, na hmaitung thoseh, ka yon toe. Na ca ti han ka kamcu hoeh toe telah a ti.The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

22A na pa ni vah aphu kaawm poung e angki lat nateh kho sak awh, a kut dawk kuthrawt buen sak awh.But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.

23Khokkhawm hai khawm sak awh, hahoi Maito ca kathâwpoung e lat nateh thet awh, kanawm poung lah pawi sak awh sei.Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.

24Bangkongtetpawiteh ka capa teh a due toe, hatei atu bout a hring. A kahma, hateiteh atu bout ka hmu toe ati. Hottelah hoi pawi teh a kamtawng awh.For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

25A capa kacue ni law hoi a ban teh im teng a pha navah ratoung tamawi lawk hoi lamtu e a thai.Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

26A san buet touh a kaw teh bangmaw na sak awh, telah a pacei.So he called one of the servants and asked what was going on.

27A san ni vah na nawngha ka dam lahoi im bout a tho dawkvah, na pa ni maito ca kathâw e a thei pouh telah atipouh. A capa kacue e teh a lungphuen teh im dawkvah kâen laipalah ao.‘Your brother has returned,’ he said, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.’

28A na pa ni capa kacue koe a cei teh kâen leih telah a pasawt.The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.

29A capa kacue ni hai kai ni atueng moi kasawlah apa, nange san patetlah thaw ka tawk, vai touh boehai nange kâpoelawk ka tapoe hoeh. Hateiteh kai ni ka huinaw hoi cungtalah nawmnae sak hanelah hmae boehai na poe hoeh.But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.

30Ka kâyawt e napuinaw hoi kaawm ni teh na hnopai kaseikasak e na ca cahnoung, im bout a pha torei teh maito ca kathâw kathâw na thei pouh telah a ti.But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’

31A na pa ni, ka ca nang teh ka im vah yungyoe na o teh ka tawn e hnopueng nange hno lah ao.‘Son, you are always with me,’ the father said, ‘and all that is mine is yours.

32Hatei na nawngha teh a due eiteh, atu bout a hring. A kahma eiteh atu bout hmu toe. Hatdawkvah lunghawi khai hane roeroe lah ao telah a na pa ni atipouh.But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

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