¹And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,

¹Huan, Paulain kho sak uk a tawnsuak masa a, Korinth khua Apollo a om kalin Ephesa khua a tunga, nungjui khute hiam a mu a.

²He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.

²Huan, aman a kiang uah, na gintak tung lai un Kha Siangthou na tang u hia? a chi a. Huan, amau, a kiangah, tang lou, Kha Siangthou a om chih himhim jak leng ka za kei uh, a chi ua.

³And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.

³Huan, aman, bang baptisma ah ahia na tan uh? a chi a. Amau, Johan baptisma ah, a chi uh.

⁴Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

⁴Huan, Paulain, Johanin jaw a nunga hongpaipa -huai tuh Jesu ahi- gingta dinga mite hilhin kisikna baptismain a baptis jel ahi, a chi a.

⁵When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

⁵Huan, huai thu a jak tak un Toupa Jesu minin baptisma a tangta uh.

⁶And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

⁶Huan, Paulain a tunguah a khut a koiha, kha siangthou a tunguah a hongtungta a; huchiin pau theihlouhin thu a gen ua; Pathian thu leng a hilhta uhi.

⁷And all the men were about twelve.

⁷A vek un, piching sawm leh nih khawng ahi uh.

⁸And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.

⁸Huan, Paula tuh kikhopna in ah a lut jela, kha thum phial hangtakin thu a gena, Pathian gamlam thu ah a sela, mi a thuzoh jel hi.

⁹But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

⁹Himahleh, a khen a chihmoh ua, a gingta nuam kei ua, mipi maa Lam tuh a gensiat tak un, aman amaute a paisana, nungjuite a pituama, nitengin Tairanna thuhilhna in ah a sel jel hi.

¹⁰And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

¹⁰Huchibang ngenin kum nih phial a hiha; huchiin Asia gama om tengteng, Judate leh Grikten leng, Toupa thu a zata uhi.

¹¹And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:

¹¹Huan, Pathianin Paula khutin thillamdang taktak a hihsaka;

¹²So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.

¹²huchiin a sa akipan kinulna puan khawng hiam, tenthuah khawng hiam damloute kiangah a hontawi ua, a natnate uh a bei jel hi, a sung ua kipan dawite leng a pawt jel uhi.

¹³Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the LORD Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.

¹³Huan, Juda vakvai dawithuthei kuatehiam, Paulain a thu a tangkoupih jel Jesu minin kon vau ahi, chiin, dawi paite tungah Toupa Jesu min a lou vial nak ua.

¹⁴And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.

¹⁴Huan, Judami, siampu lian khat, Skevain huchibang hih sam tapa sagih a neia.

¹⁵And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?

¹⁵Himahleh, dawiin, a kiang uah, Jesu ka gingta hi, Paula leng ka thei hi, nou jaw kua na hi ua? a chi a, a donga.

¹⁶And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

¹⁶Huan, dawi pain a honboh a, a nih un a zou a, a nuaisiahta hi, huchiin huai mipa in akipan vuaktang leh liamin a taikheta uhi.

¹⁷And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

¹⁷Huchiin, Ephesa khua a om tengteng, Judate leh Grikte kiangah leng, huai mi thu a thangta a; huan, a vek un a lau ua, Toupa Jesu min a lianta hi.

¹⁸And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.

¹⁸Huan, a gingtate leng a khen tampi a hong ua, a thilhihte uh thupha a tawi ua, a kipulak uh.

¹⁹Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

¹⁹Mitkhialdawi hihmi akhen tampiin leng a laibute uh a hontawi khawm ua, mi tengteng mitmuhin a halta uh; huan, a man a sut ua, dangka sing nga hiin a thei uhi.

²⁰So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.

²⁰Huchi lawmlawma thupiin Toupa thu a dalh a, a zou jel hi.

²¹After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.

²¹Huan, huai khitin, Paulain, Masidonia gam leh Akaia gam totsuak takdih a, Jerusalem khua a hoh a tuma. Huaia, ka hoh khit chiangin Rome khua ka sik sam ding ahi, a chi a.

²²So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.

²²Huchiin, amah nasepsakte nih Timothi leh Erasta tuh, Masidonia gamah a paisak phota, amah bel Asia gamah a om tadih hi.

²³And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.

²³Huan, huai lai khawngin Lam jiakin mi buai petmahin a buaita ua.

²⁴For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;

²⁴Mikhat a min Demitria, dangkachi-a Diana lim bawlpan, a khutsiamte kiangah kilohna tampi a pe jel a.

²⁵Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.

²⁵Huai miin amaute a sam khawma, a nasep bang uh semte toh; huan, a kiang uah, Pute aw, hiai nasepna i hauhna uh ahi chih na thei uhi.

²⁶Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:

²⁶Hiai Ephesa khua kia hilouin, Asia gam kho kim tengteng phial ah leng, hiai Paulain, khuta bawl pathiante Pathian ahi kei uh, chiin, mi tampi a thuzoh a, a kiheisak khinta ahi chih, noumau ngeiin leng na mu un na ja ua. 2

²⁷So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.

²⁷Huachiin i nasep uh a suan ding chih a lauhuai kia hilouin, pathiannu thupitak Diana biakin leng a honngaineu ding uh. Asia gama mi tengteng leh khovela min a biak jel uh, a thupipi toh, a neu ding chih a lauhuai ahi, a chi a.

²⁸And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

²⁸Huan, huai thu a jak tak un, a heh mahmah ua, Ephesa khua a Diana thupitak ahi, chiin, a kikou uhi.

²⁹And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.

²⁹Huchiin a khuain a buai vekta ua, Gaia leh Aristarkha, Masidonia gama mi, Paula nungjuite, a man ua, kituaktakin etnop in ah a taipih kheukhou uhi.

³⁰And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.

³⁰Huan, Paulain mi laka lut a tup leh nungjuiten a phal kei ua.

³¹And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.

³¹Huan, Asia gama heutu pente laka khenkhat kuatehiam Paula lawmte ahi ua, a kiangah mi a sawl ua, etnop in ah lut teitei lou dingin a kunkun uhi.

³²Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused: and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.

³²Huan, omkhawmte a nuai ua, mi tamjawin a kikhop san uh leng a theikei uh, khenkhat thu khatin a kikou ua, khenkhat thu dangin a kikou uhi.

³³And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.

³³Huan, mipi laka mi khenkhatin Aleksandar a siamna thu gendan ding a hilhta ua, Judaten amah mi malam ah a sawn phei ua. Huan, Aleksandarin a khutin a jap a, mi tengteng kiangah a siamna thu gen a tum a.

³⁴But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

³⁴Himahleh, amah Juda mi ahi chih a theihtak un, dakkal nih khawng, aw kituak takin, Ephesa khua a Diana thupitak ahi, chi ngenin a kikoukou uh.

³⁵And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

³⁵Huan, kho laigelhpan mipi a sukdaih khitin, Ephesa khua a mite aw, Diana Thupitak biakin leh van akipana milim kia, Ephesa khuate vengmi na hi uh chih, kua ahia theilou om?

³⁶Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.

³⁶Huchiin hiai thu sel vual ahih louh nungin, na dai dide ding uh ahi, thu nungveng louin bangmah na hih ding uh ahi kei hi.

³⁷For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.

³⁷Hiai mi hiaia non pite uh, biakin lokmi ahi kei ua, i pathiannu gensete leng ahi kei uh.

³⁸Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.

³⁸Huchiin, Demotria leh a lawm khutsiamten leng kua lakah leng thubuai a neih uleh, thubuai genna inte honsain a om ve le, gam ukpate leng a om uhi; kihek uheh.

³⁹But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.

³⁹Thil dang buaina nei him na hih uleh, kikhopna ngeina ah a lem ding uh.

⁴⁰For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.

⁴⁰Tunia buaina jiakin salh lauhuaiin i omta uhi, a bul om ngellouin; huchi ahi ngala, hiai kikhopna san bangmah gen theilou ding i kei uhiam, a chi a.Huan, huchibang thu a gen khitin omkhawm heutute a kikhenjak sakta hi.

⁴¹And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.

⁴¹Huan, huchibang thu a gen khitin omkhawm heutute a kikhenjak sakta hi.