¹The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

¹Theophil, tumaa lai ah, Jesu thilhih leh a thuhilh pattung tengteng thu ka gelh ahi;

²until the day in which he was received up, after that he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

²Kha Siangthou panpiha a sawltak telte kianga thu achiam khita vana pi touha a om ni tana thu.

³To whom he also showed himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing unto them by the space of forty days, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God:

³Huai sawltakte kiangah gimna a thuak nungin theihna juaulou tampiin a kimusaka, ni sawmli hial a kiang uah a kilaka, Pathian gam thu a gen gen hi.

⁴and, being assembled together with them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, [said he], ye heard from me:

⁴Huan, a om khawm uh a kithuahpih sama, Jerusalem khua paisan kei un, Pa thilchiam ka gen na jak uh na ngak un, a chi chiltela.

⁵For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.

⁵Johanin tuiin a baptis jela, himahleh, ni sawt lou chikin Kha Siangthoua baptisin na om ding uh, a chi a.

⁶They therefore, when they were come together, asked him, saying, Lord, dost thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?

⁶Huan, amau, a hongkikhop un, a kiangah, Toupa, tuin hia Israelte kianga gam na piak nawn ding? a chi ua, a dong uh.

⁷And he said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within His own authority.

⁷Huan, aman, a kiang uah, Pain a hun leh a ni amah thuthu a om dia a seh, nou na theih ding ahi kei.

⁸But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

⁸Abangabang hileh, Kha Siangthou na tung ua a hongtun chiangin thilhihtheihna na nei ding uh; huchiin, Jerusalem khua khawngah, Judia leh Samari gam khua tengah, kawlmong phain leng ka thu theihpihte na hi ding uh, a chi a.

⁹And when he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

⁹Huan, huai thu a gen khitin a muh laipi un, vana pi touhin a oma, huan, meiin a muh phak louh uah a pi touta hi.

¹⁰And while they were looking stedfastly into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

¹⁰Huan, a pai touh laia vanlam a et nilouh lai un, ngai in, mi nih, puan ngou silhin, a kiang uah a hongding ua;

¹¹who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye looking into heaven? this Jesus, who was received up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as ye beheld him going into heaven.

¹¹huai miten, Galili gama mite aw, bangdia vanlam en a ding? Hiai Jesu na kiang ua kipana vana pi touha om, vana a pai tou na muh mahbang un amah mah a hongkik nawn ding, a chi ua.

¹²Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is nigh unto Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey off.

¹²Huan, Olive tang a chih ua kipat Jerusalem khua ah a kik nawnta uh hi; huai tang tuh Jerusalem kho kiang ahi a, Khawlni a hohna hun lel ahi.

¹³And when they were come in, they went up into the upper chamber, where they were abiding; both Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas [the son] of James.

¹³Huan, a lut un, a omna dantan tungnung uah a paitou ua- Peter leh Johan toh, Jakob leh Andru toh, Philip leh Thoma toh Bartholomai leh Matthai toh, Alphai tapa Jakob leh, Simon Zelot Pawla leh, Jakob tapa Juda toh ahi uh.

¹⁴These all with one accord continued stedfastly in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

¹⁴Huaite tengteng numei kuate hiam leh Jesu nu Mari toh, Jesu unaute toh, lungsim munkhata, phatuamngai taka thumin a om nilouh ua.

¹⁵And in these days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and said (and there was a multitude of persons [gathered] together, about a hundred and twenty),

¹⁵Huan, huai niin unaute lakah Peter a ding a (a vek un ja leh sawmnih khawng ahi uh, )

¹⁶Brethren, it was needful that the Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spake before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to them that took Jesus.

¹⁶Unaute aw, Kha Siangthouin, David kama, Jesu mante makai Juda thu a genkholh laisiangthou thu a hong tung ding him ahi a.

¹⁷For he was numbered among us, and received his portion in this ministry.

¹⁷Amah jaw i laka simtel ahi a, hiai nasepna ah tan leng a nei sam ngala.

¹⁸(Now this man obtained a field with the reward of his iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

¹⁸(Huan, huai miin a khelhna manin mun khat a leia, a khupin a kia a, a laiah a a puakkhama, a gil tengteng a pawt vek a.

¹⁹And it became known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch that in their language that field was called Akeldama, that is, The field of blood.)

¹⁹Huan, huai thu tuh Jerusalem khua a omte tengtengin a naja ua; huchiin, huai mun tuh, amau pauin, Akeldama, a chi ua, huai tuh, Sisan Mun, chihna ahi.

²⁰For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be made desolate, And let no man dwell therein: and, His office let another take.

²⁰Sam bu ah hiai thu gelh ahi. A omna hihgamin om heh, a sungah kuamah om kei heh, chih leh, A heutu hihna mi dangin tang heh, chih.

²¹Of the men therefore that have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,

²¹Huchiin, Toupa Jesu i lak ua lut jel pawt jela a om sung tenga

²²beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day that he was received up from us, of these must one become a witness with us of his resurrection.

²²Johan baptisma nung siah, i lak ua kipan vana pi touha a om ni tan-hiai honkithuahpihpihte laka mi khat a thohnawnna hontheihpih dingin a om ding ahi, a chi a.

²³And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

²³Huan, mi nih a sepkhia ua, khat tuh Joseph Barsaba a chih uh, (a min dang Justa a chih uh) huan khat tuh Mathia ahi.

²⁴And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show of these two the one whom thou hast chosen,

²⁴Huan, a thum ua, Nang Toupa, mihing tengteng lungtang thei, hiai nihte akua jaw ahia na tel honhilhin,

²⁵to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.

²⁵Judain amah omna apai dingin hiai nasepna leh sawltakna a kiaksan a sika dingin, a chi ua.Huan, ai a sansak ua, a aisan u tuh Mathia tungah a tu a; huchiin, amah sawltak sawmlekhatte laka sim tel a hita.

²⁶And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

²⁶Huan, ai a sansak ua, a aisan u tuh Mathia tungah a tu a; huchiin, amah sawltak sawmlekhatte laka sim tel a hita.