¹And certain men came down from Judaea and taught the brethren, [saying], Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

¹Huan, mi kuate hiam Judia gam akipanin a hongsuk ua, Mosi dan banga zek na sum kei uleh hotdam na hi theikei ding uh, chiin, unaute a hilh ua.

²And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and questioning with them, [the brethren] appointed that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

²Huchiin, Paula leh Barnaba amau toh kisel petmaha a kisel ua a kilan jiak un, Paula leh Barnaba amau tuh a lak ua kuate hiam toh, huai thubuai tungah, Jerusalem khua a sawltakte leh upate kiangah hohtou dingin a sep ua.

³They therefore, being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

³Huchiin, Saptuamten a vakha ua, amau Jentelte kihei kik nawndan thu gen jelin, Phinisi gam leh Samari gam a tawnsuakta uh; huchiin unaute tengteng a kipaksak mahmah uhi.

⁴And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church and the apostles and the elders, and they rehearsed all things that God had done with them.

⁴Huan, Jerusalem khua a tun touh uh saptuam pawlte, sawltakte, upaten a na kipahpih uh; huan, Pathianin amau zanga thil a hih tengteng khawng a gen uhi.

⁵But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, It is needful to circumcise them, and to charge them to keep the law of Moses.

⁵Himahleh, Pharisai pawl gingta sam kuate hiam a kisa ua, Jentelte zek sum ding ahi, Mosi dan zuih leng a lak uah chiam chitchiat ding ahi, a chi ua.

⁶And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of this matter.

⁶Huan, sawltakte leh upate, huai thu ngaihtuah dingin a kikhawm ua.

⁷And when there had been much questioning, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Brethren, ye know that a good while ago God made choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

⁷Huan, a kisel ek nung un Peter a kisa a, a kiang uah, unaute aw, Jentelten keimah kama Tanchin Hoih thu ja a gingta dinga, Pathianin nidang laia na lak ua kipana a honsehdan na thei uhi.

⁸And God, who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us;

⁸Huan, lungsim theipa Pathianin eite honpiak bangmahin Kha Siangthou a kiang ua pe samin a tunguah a kipak chih a theisaka;

⁹and he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

⁹huan, eite leh amau khentuam neilouin ginin a lungsim uh a hihsiangthou hi.

¹⁰Now therefore why make ye trial of God, that ye should put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

¹⁰Huchiin, i pipute leh eiten I zoh louhsa hakkol tunah nungjuite tunga ngak tuma bangdia Pathian kalh na hi ua leh?

¹¹But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in like manner as they.

¹¹Amau gintak bangmahin eiten leng Toupa Jesu hehpihna jiaka hotdam ding hiin i kigingta ngal ua, a chi a.

¹²And all the multitude kept silence; and they hearkened unto Barnabas and Paul rehearsing what signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles through them.

¹²Huchiin, mipi tengteng a dai dide ua, Barnaba leh Paulain Pathianin amau zanga Jentelte laka chiamtehna leh thillamdang a hih thu a gen lai siah uh a ngaikhia ua.

¹³And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken unto me:

¹³Huan, a gen khit un Jakobin a gen sam a,

¹⁴Symeon hath rehearsed how first God visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

¹⁴Unaute aw, ka thu ngaikhia un, Pathianin amah min pu dingin a lak ua kipan mite lakhe dingin a lak ua kipan mite lakhe dingin Jentelte a kan tungthu Sumeonin a gen hi.

¹⁵And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,

¹⁵Huan, huai thu leh jawlneite thu a kituak hi:

¹⁶After these things I will return, And I will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen; And I will build again the ruins thereof, And I will set it up:

¹⁶Huai khit chiangin ka kik nawn dinga, David biakbuk chim ka bawl nawn dinga, a siatna lai ka puah tou nawn ding;

¹⁷That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, And all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called,

¹⁷Mi dang, Jentel tengteng ka min honkikoppihten, Toupa a zonna ding un huai biakbuk tuh ka tungding, chiin.

¹⁸Saith the Lord, who maketh these things known from of old.

¹⁸Khovel siam chil akipan hiai thu theisakpa Toupan a chi hi, chih gelh ahi.

¹⁹Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not them that from among the Gentiles turn to God;

¹⁹Huaijiakin hichiin ka sep ahi, Jentelte laka Pathian lam ngate hihgim kei lehang,

²⁰but that we write unto them, that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.

²⁰milim biakna thilnin nek khawng kingaih khawng, sa heklup leh sisan nek khawng tawpna dingin a kiang uah gelh zo lehang, ka chu pen ahi.

²¹For Moses from generations of old hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.

²¹Mosi in nidang lai akipan kho tengah a thu tangkoupihpa a nei jela, kikhopna in peuhah Khawlni tengin a thu sim ahi jel hi, a chi a.

²²Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; [namely], Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

²²Huan, sawltakte, upate, saptuam tengteng toh, a pawl ua mi tel, Paula leh Barnaba kiangah Antiok khua a hohsak hoih a sa ua; a telte uh min tuh Juda (Barsaba a chih uh, ) leh Sila ahi ua, huai mite tuh unaute laka heutu deuh ahi uhi.

²³and they wrote [thus] by them, The apostles and the elders, brethren, unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting:

²³Huan, hichibangin a gelh ua, a khut uah a khak uh: - Sawltakte leh unaute laka upaten Antiok khua ah, Suria gamah leh Silisia gama Jentel unaute chibai a buk uh.

²⁴Forasmuch as we have heard that certain who went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls; to whom we gave no commandment;

²⁴Ka pawl lak ua mi kuate hiamin thu genin nou a honhihbuai ua, na lungsim uh a honmangbangsak uh chih ka ja ua, a kiang uah thu bangmah ka pen gal kei ua.

²⁵it seemed good unto us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

²⁵Huaijiakin thu khat sata ka kikhop un, ka deihtak uh Barnaba leh Paula,

²⁶men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁶Toupa Jesu Kris min jiaka sih khawk saloute toh, mi telte na kiang ua honsawl hoih ka sa uhi.

²⁷We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also shall tell you the same things by word of mouth.

²⁷Huchiin, Juda leh Sila ka honsawl uhi, amau leng hiai thu mah kamin a honhilh ding uh.

²⁸For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:

²⁸Kha Siangthou leh kou hiai thu poimohte chihlouhngal, puakgik tuan na tunguah bangmah nga kei le ung hoih ka sa uhi:

²⁹that ye abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which if ye keep yourselves, it shall be well with you. Fare ye well.

²⁹milim biakna sa nek khawng, sa sisan nek khawng, kingaih khawng tawp le uchin ka chi uh; hiaite na tawp uleh nou adingin a hoih ding hi. Damtakin om un, chiin.

³⁰So they, when they were dismissed, came down to Antioch; and having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle.

³⁰Huchiin, a sawl un a kuan ua, Antiok khua ah a tung suk ua; huan, mipi a sam khawm ua, lai tuh a pia ua.

³¹And when they had read it, they rejoiced for the consolation.

³¹Huan, a simkhit un lungmuanna thu jiakin a kipak mahmahta uhi.

³²And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

³²Huan, Juda leh Silain, jawlnei leng ahi ua, thu tampiin unaute tuh a khamuan ua, a hihkip uhi.

³³And after they had spent some time [there], they were dismissed in peace from the brethren unto those that had sent them forth.

³³Huan, huaiah sawt khop a om nung un amau honsawlte kianga pain awn dingin,

³⁴[But it seemed good unto Silas to abide there.]

³⁴unauten khamuangtakin a pawtsak nawnta uhi.

³⁵But Paul and Barnabas tarried in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

³⁵Paula leh Barnaba bel Antiok khua ah Toupa thu hilh leh genin a om nilouh ua, mi dang tampite toh.

³⁶And after some days Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us return now and visit the brethren in every city wherein we proclaimed the word of the Lord, [and see] how they fare.

³⁶Huan, ni bangzah hiam nungin Paulain Barnaba kiangah, Tuin hoh nawn lehang, kho tenga Toupa thu i genna peuha unau omte vaveh jel lehang la, a omdan uh va en leng, a chi a.

³⁷And Barnabas was minded to take with them John also, who was called Mark.

³⁷Huan, Barnabain Johan (Marka a chih uh) a kiang ua tonpih a tum a;

³⁸But Paul thought not good to take with them him who withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

³⁸Paulain bel amah a kiang ua a tonpih uh hoih a sa keia, Pamphilia gamah amau a kiksana, nasepna a a kiang ua a hoh sam tak louh jiakin.

³⁹And there arose a sharp contention, so that they parted asunder one from the other, and Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away unto Cyprus;

³⁹Huchiin, nakpiin a kiselta ua, huan, a kikhen ua, Barnabain Marka a kiangah a tonpih a, Kupra tuikulh lamah longin a hohta hi.

⁴⁰but Paul choose Silas, and went forth, being commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord.

⁴⁰Paulain tuh Sila a tela, unauten Toupa hehpihna a kepsak nung un a paikheta hi.Huan, saptuam pawlte hihkip jelin Siria leh Silisia gam a tawn suak uh.

⁴¹And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.

⁴¹Huan, saptuam pawlte hihkip jelin Siria leh Silisia gam a tawn suak uh.