¹And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper country came to Ephesus, and found 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.

²and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they [said] unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Spirit was [given].

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, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.

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

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

⁵And when they heard this, they were baptized into 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 Spirit 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 they were in all about twelve men.

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

⁸And he entered into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, reasoning and persuading [as to] 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 some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of 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 for the space of two years; so that all they that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, 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;

¹²insomuch that unto the sick were carried away from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the evil spirits went out.

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.

¹³But certain also of the strolling Jews, exorcists, took upon them to name over them that had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I 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, a chief priest, who did this.

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

¹⁵And the evil spirit answered and said unto them, 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 mastered both of 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 became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that dwelt at Ephesus; and fear fell upon 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.

¹⁸Many also of them that had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.

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

¹⁹And not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; 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 the Lord and prevailed.

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

²¹Now after 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.

²²And having sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

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

²³And about that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way.

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

²⁴For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, brought no little business unto the craftsmen;

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

²⁵whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this business 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.

²⁶And 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 are no gods, that 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

²⁷and not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana be made of no account, and that she should even be deposed from her magnificence 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 this they were filled with wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesus.

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

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

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 was minded to enter in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.

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

³¹And certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent unto him and besought him not to 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 in confusion; 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 brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made a defense 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 perceived 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 quieted the multitude, he saith, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there who knoweth not that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of the great 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 gainsaid, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash.

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, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.

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

³⁸If therefore Demetrius, and the craftsmen that are with him, have a matter against any man, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls: let them accuse 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 seek anything about other matters, it shall be settled in the regular assembly.

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

⁴⁰For indeed we are in danger to be accused concerning this day's riot, there being no cause [for it]: and as touching it we shall not be able to give 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.