¹Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God which hath been given in the churches of Macedonia;

¹Huan, unaute aw, Masidonia gama saptuam pawlte laka Pathian hehpihna piak pen ka honthei sak ding uhi;

²how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

²Huchia haksathuakna zeetna thupia a kipahna uh dimlet leh nakpia a gentheihna uh dimlet tuh, a thilphalna thupi uh a honghih danbang.

³For according to their power, I bear witness, yea and beyond their power, [they gave] of their own accord,

³A neih bang un, ahi, a neih bang sang ua thupiin leng, amau thuthu un apia uh chih theih pih ka hi,

⁴beseeching us with much entreaty in regard of this grace and the fellowship in the ministering to the saints:

⁴Hiai hehpihna leh misiangthoute nasepsakna thua nakpi taka honngen ngutngutin.

⁵and [this], not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.

⁵Huai leng ka lamet louh bang un ahih ua, Pathian deihlamin, amau mahmah Toupa kiangah leh kou kiangah a kipe masa phot ua;

⁶Insomuch that we exhorted Titus, that as he made a beginning before, so he would also complete in you this grace also.

⁶Huchiin, tumaa a patsa, hiai hehpihna leng noumaua hihkim nalai dingin Tita ka ngen hialta ua.

⁷But as ye abound in everything, [in] faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and [in] all earnestness, and [in] your love to us, [see] that ye abound in this grace also.

⁷Huchiin, bangkim ginna bang, thugen siamna bang, theihna bang, phattuamngaihna tengteng bang, non itnate uh na huah bang un, huai hehpihna leng na hauh theihna dingun thanop suah un.

⁸I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.

⁸Thupia bangin ka gen keia, midang phattuamngaihnain na itna uh gildan leng chian dingin ka gen ahi jaw.

⁹For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich.

⁹I Toupa Jesu Kris hehpihna. a gentheihna jiaka na honghauh theihna ding un hau mahleh noumau jiak ngeingeia hong genthieh takdan, na thei ngal ua.

¹⁰And herein I give [my] judgment: for this is expedient for you, who were the first to make a beginning a year ago, not only to do, but also to will.

¹⁰Huchiin, huaiah ka ngaihdan bang ahia ka gen hi: kum khat paitaa na hihpat kia uleng hilou-a na ut pat uh tuin buchingsakta le uchin nou-a din a hoihpen ahi.

¹¹But now complete the doing also; that as [there was] the readiness to will, so [there may be] the completion also out of your ability.

¹¹Huchiin, ut dinga kimanna a om bangin, na neih bang jel ua tangtunna leng a omtheihna dingin, tunah jaw hih tangtungta un.

¹²For if the readiness is there, [it is] acceptable according as [a man] hath, not according as [he] hath not.

¹²Kimanna pen a om phot leh, mi a neih louhpi hi louin, a neih bangdan jela a piak tuh kipahpih tuak ahi ngala.

¹³For [I say] not [this] that others may be eased [and] ye distressed;

¹³Midang a gim louh ua, nou na gimna ding un ka chi ahi keia.

¹⁴but by equality: your abundance [being a supply] at this present time for their want, that their abundance also may become [a supply] for your want; that there may be equality:

¹⁴Kibatlualna dingin, na hauhna u tuh tulaiin a taksap uh awnghukna a honghiha, a hauhna uleng na taksap awnghukna uh a honghih sam theihna dingin ka chi ahi jaw, huchiin, kibatlualna a hongom thei ding hi;

¹⁵as it is written, He that [gathered] much had nothing over; and he that [gathered] little had no lack.

¹⁵A khawm tamin a valin a neikei a, a khawm tawmin leng a tasam tuan kei, chih gelh bangin.

¹⁶But thanks be to God, who putteth the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.

¹⁶Huan, nou kon-awlmohdan bangbang Tita lungtanga pe jel Pathian kiangah kipahthu om hen.

¹⁷For he accepted indeed our exhortation; but being himself very earnest, he went forth unto you of his own accord.

¹⁷Ka ngetna uh a sang ngeia; himahleh ka nget jiak kia uh hi louin, amah mah phattuamngai tak ahi a, amah thuthuin na kiang ua hoh dia pawt dingin a kisa hi.

¹⁸And we have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the gospel [is spread] through all the churches;

¹⁸Huan, amah toh unaupa kon sawl ding ua, amah tuh tanchin hoih lama a phat thu uh saptuam pawl tengteng ah a thangsuak hi;

¹⁹and not only so, but who was also appointed by the churches to travel with us in [the matter of] this grace, which is ministered by us to the glory of the Lord, and [to show] our readiness:

¹⁹Huchi lel leng ahi keia, Toupa thupina ding leh ka hoihdeihna uh ensak dinga hiai hehpihna thu a ka nasepna ua kou kianga zin vialvial sam dinga saptuam pawlte seh sam him leng ahi hi.

²⁰Avoiding this, that any man should blame us in [the matter of] this bounty which is ministered by us:

²⁰Hiai thilpiak ka hawmna lam uah kuamahin a hondem louhna ding un ka pilvang uhi;

²¹for we take thought for things honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

²¹Toupa ngaihdan kiain hi louin, mihing ngaihdana leng thil kilawm ka ngaihtuah khol jel uhi.

²²and we have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which [he hath] in you.

²²Huan, a kiang uah ka unaupa uh ka sawl ding ua, amah tuh thil tampitak ah phattuamngai tak ahi chih tamveipi ka theichianta uhi, tu khola houh nou a hontaksan mahmah jiakin phatuam a ngai nawn sem hi.

²³Whether [any inquire] about Titus, [he is] my partner and [my] fellow-worker to you-ward, or our brethren, [they are] the messengers of the churches, [they are] the glory of Christ.

²³Tita a hih leh, ka lawm leh noumau lama ka naseppih ahi a; huan, ka unaute uh a hih leh, saptuam pawlte sawltak, Kris thupina ahi uh.Huaijiakin, na it uh chih theihna leh, kon suanna uh theihna tuh saptuam pawlte maah a kiang uah hihchian un.

²⁴Show ye therefore unto them in the face of the churches the proof of your love, and of our glorying on your behalf.

²⁴Huaijiakin, na it uh chih theihna leh, kon suanna uh theihna tuh saptuam pawlte maah a kiang uah hihchian un.