Matthew 18 (MNI)

1Matam aduda Jisugi tung-inbasing aduna Jisugi nakta laktuna hairak-i, “Swarga leibakta kanana khwaidagi henna chaobage?”At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

2Maduda Ibungona apikpa angang amabu kousilladuna makhoigi marakta lep-halle.Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.

3Adudagi Ibungona hairak-i, “Eina nakhoida tasengnamak hairibasini, nakhoina pukning hongduna apikpa angangsinggumna oirakpa natanadi, nakhoina swarga leibakta khak changloi.“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

4Maram aduna apikpa angang asigumna nollukchaba kanagumba mahak aduna swarga leibakta khwaidagi henna chao-i.Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

5Aduga eigi mingda asigumba apikpa angang amabu lousinjaba kanagumba mahak aduna eibu lousinjabani.And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.

6“Kanagumbana eibu thajaba apikpa angangsing asigi maraktagi amabu papta tahallabadi, mahakki ngaksamda achouba chakkri-nung ama yansillaga aruba ipakta lup-hankhibana mahakkidamak henna phei.But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

7Misingbu papta tahalliba makhoising adugi maramna taibangpan asi awabanida! Asigumbasing asi soidana thokkani adubu athembada tahalliba mi adu awabanida!Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!

8“Aduga nahakki nakhut nattraga nakhongna nahakpu papta tahallabadi, madu kakthattuna langthokkho. Maramdi nakhut ani amadi nakhong ani pallaga lomba naidaba meinungda langsinbabudi, nakhut soinaina amadi khong tekna hingbada changbana nahakidamak henna phei.If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.

9Aduga nahakki mitna nahakpu papta tahallabadi, madu kotthoktuna langthokkho. Maramdi namit ani pallaga norokki meinungda langsinbabudi, namit namatang pallaga hingbada changbana nahakkidamak henna phei.And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

10“Nakhoina apikpa angangsing asigi maraktagi amabu thou-oi usittana toudananaba cheksillu. Maramdi eina nakhoida hairi, madudi matam pumnamakta eigi swargagi Ipaga loinadunata leiba makhoigi dutsing swargada lei.See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.

11Maramdi Migi Machanupa aduna mangkhraba adubu kanbinanaba lakpani.Not in the BSB

12“Nakhoina karamna khanbage? Kanagumba nupa amagi yao chama leijaba adudagi yao ama mangkhrabadi mahakna yao mariphutara-mapan adubu chingda thanamduna mangkhraba yao adubu thiba chatloidra?What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?

13Aduga mahakna yao adu phanglabadi, eina nakhoida tasengnamak hairibasini, mahakna mangdaba yao mariphutara-mapan adudagi henna mangluraba yao amadu phangjabana thoina henna haraojei.And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

14Matou asigumna angangsing asigi maraktagi ama mangkhiba haibasi nakhoigi swargada leiba napa Ibungogi aningba natte.In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.

15“Nahakki nachin-nanaona nahakki nathakta pap tourabadi, nahakna chattuna mangonda mahakki aranba adu khanghallu. Adubu madu nakhoi ani khaktagi marakta pangthok-u. Karigumba nahakna haiba adu mahakna tarabadi, nahakna nahakki nachin-nanao adu amuk hanna phangjarabani.If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.

16Adubu nahakna haiba adu mahakna tadrabadi, nahakna haiba khudingmak adu achumbani haiba lepnabagi sakhi oinaba mioi ani nattraga ahum puduna amuk chatlu.But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’

17Aduga makhoina haiba adudasu mahakna tadrabadi, pumnamaksing adu singlupta haiyu. Aduga singlupna haiba wa phaoba mahakna tadrabadi mahakpu Tengban Mapubu thajadaba mi amasung kanggat khomba mi amagumna lou.If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

18“Eina nakhoida tasengnamak hairibasini, nakhoina taibangpanda punba khuding eina swargadasu pun-gani, aduga nakhoina taibangpanda thadokpa khuding eina swargadasu thadokkani!Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

19“Aduga eina masimasu nakhoida tasengna hairi: Nakhoigi maraktagi anina makhoina nijariba adugi maramda malem asida pukning tinnajarabadi makhoina nijariba adu swargada leiba eigi Ipana makhoida toubigani.Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.

20Maramdi eigi mingda mi ani nattraga ahum punna tinnaba mapham aduda eina makhoigi marakta lei.”For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”

21Adudagi Peter-na Jisugi nakta laktuna hairak-i, “Ibungo, eigi ichin-inaona eingonda aranba thabak touraklabadi eina mahakpu kayarak ngakpigadage? Taretlak phaoba ngakpigadra?”Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”

22Maduda Jisuna mangonda khumlak-i, “Natte, taretlak natte, adubu tarettu humphutararakni!Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!

23Maram aduna swarga leibak asi mahakki manaisingga sel pathok pasin touge ningliba ningthou amagumbani.Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

24Aduga mahakna sel pathok pasin touba hourabada talent lising tara tonba nupa ama mahakki nakta purakle.As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him.

25Adubu manai aduna madu singba ngamdrabada, mahak masamak aduga mahakki nupi angang amadi mahakki leijaba pumnamak yonthoklaga sendol adu singdoknaba mabungo aduna yathang pirammi.Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.

26Adubu manai aduna ningthou adugi mangda tuthajaduna khurumjaraga haijarak-i, ‘Ibungo, eibu matam kharadangga ngaibiyu, eina sel pumnamak singjage.’Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’

27Maduda mabungo aduna manai aduda nungsiba pokladuna mahakpu thadokpire aduga mahakki sendol adusu kokpire.His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.

28“Adubu manai aduna mapham adudagi thoklakpada mahakki denari chama tonba ningthou manai oiminnaba mamannaba ama thengnare. Adudagi mahakna mamannaba adubu pharaga makhouri charam mettuna, ‘Eigi atonba sel adu sing-u!’ haina hairammi.But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’

29Maduda mamannaba minai aduna mamaangda tuthajaduna haijarak-i, ‘Eibu matam kharadangga ngaibiyu, eina sel pumnamak singjage.’So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’

30Adubu haijariba adu mahakna yaramde. Madugi mahutta, mahakna toliba senphamdu singdriphaoba mahakpu keisumsangda thajille.But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.

31Adudagi mahakki mamannaba atoppa minai kharana thokkhiba thoudoktu ubada thamoi yamna soklammi. Amasung makhoina chattuna thokkhiba thoudok pumnamak adu ningthou aduda tamlure.When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.

32Adudagi ningthou aduna minai adubu koukhatladuna hairak-i, ‘He phattaba minai, nahakna eingonda haijabagi maramna eina nahakki sendon pumnamak adu kokpikhre.Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.

33Eina nangbu nungsikhiba adugumna nahaknasu nahakki namannaba adubusu nungsipham thoktabra?’Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’

34Adudagi ningthou aduna saoraduna mana tonba sendon pumnamak adu singdriphaoba mahakpu ot-neinanaba keisumsangda thajillammi.”In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.

35“Aduga nakhoina nakhoigi thamoidagi nachin-nanaogi ayol-aransing adu kokpidrabadi swargada leiba eigi Ipanasu nakhoida matou asigumna tougani.”That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”

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