¹What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, hath found according to the flesh?

¹Ahihleh, Abraham sa dana I pu un, bang ahia a muh i gen ding?

²For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward God.

²Abrahamin thilhih jiaka siam a tan ngalleh, suan ding a nei ahi, Pathian maah jaw hi hetlouin.

³For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

³Laisiangthouin bang a gena ahia? Abrahamin Pathian a ging taa, huan, huai ginna tuh a diknaa seh ahi, chiin a gen ahi.

⁴Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as of debt.

⁴Huan, nasemmi loh tuh hehpihna a seh ahi keia, bata seh ahi jaw hi.

⁵But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.

⁵Ahihhangin, na sem loua, Pathian limsaklou siamtangsakpa gingta zomi ginna tuh, amah diktatna a seh ahi.

⁶Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works,

⁶Mi, a thilhih ngaihtuah loua, Pathianin diktata a seh, vual a jawl sak thu David in leng,

⁷[saying], Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, And whose sins are covered.

⁷A tatleknate uh ngaihdama om leh, a khelhnate uh khuha omte, a hampha uhi,

⁸Blessed is the man to whom, the Lord will not reckon sin.

⁸Toupan khelhna neia a seh louhte a hampha uhi, chia a gen bangin.

⁹Is this blessing then pronounced upon the circumcision, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say, To Abraham his faith was reckoned for righteousness.

⁹Ahihleh, huai hamphatna zeksumte tungah kia hia a om, zeksumloute tungah leng? Abraham ginna a diktatna seh ahi, i chi ngala.

¹⁰How then was it reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision:

¹⁰Huai bangchi seh ahia leh? A zeksum nungin hia, a zeksum main? A zeksum nungin ahi keia, a zeksum ma in ahi jaw hi.

¹¹and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision; that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might be reckoned unto them;

¹¹Huchiin, zeksumlouh a hih laia ginna jiaka diktatna a muh chiamtehna dingin zeksum tuh a mu hi. Huchi-a amah tuh zeksumlouhte, ahihhanga gingtaa diktatna sehsaka omte, tengteng pa ahih theihna ding.

¹²and the father of circumcision to them who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham which he had in uncircumcision.

¹²Huan, huchimah banga, zeksumte, ahihhanga zeksum phet hilou-a i pa uh Abrahamin zek a sum maa ginna a neih bang ginna neite pa a hihtheihna ding ahi.

¹³For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.

¹³Abraham; leh a suante kianga, khovel gouluah ding ahi ding uh chih thuchiam jaw dana kinga ahi keia, ginna jiaka diktatna a kinga ahi jaw hi.

¹⁴For if they that are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of none effect:

¹⁴Dan nei mite gouluahte hi ding hile ubel, ginna bangmahin a phatuam keia, thuchiam leng thuchiam ahita kei hi.

¹⁵for the law worketh wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

¹⁵Danin hehna a tun nak ngala; himahleh dan omlouhna ah tatlekna leng a om kei hi.

¹⁶For this cause [it is] of faith, that [it may be] according to grace; to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

¹⁶Huaijiakin, thuchiam tuh hehpihna a piak a hihtheihna dingin ginnaa kinga ahi, suante tengtengin thuchiam pellou-a a luah theihna dingun. Dan nei mite kian a luah kei ding ua, Abraham neih bang ginna neiten leng a luah sam ding uhi; amah tuh i vek ua pa ahi ngala.

¹⁷(as it is written, A father of many nations have I made thee) before him whom he believed, [even] God, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth the things that are not, as though they were.

¹⁷Nam tampite pain ka honbawlta, chia gelh bangin, misite hihhingpa leh thil omloute om bang a genpa a gin Pathian mitmuh ah eite paa bawlin a om hi.

¹⁸Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, So shall thy seed be.

¹⁸Lamet tuaka a om louhin leng aman jaw lamen takin a gingta a, chi tampite pa a honghih theihna dingin: Tua bangin na suante a honghi ding uh, chia hilha a om bangin.

¹⁹And without being weakened in faith he considered his own body now as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb;

¹⁹Huan, ginna kiplou tuan louin, a pumpi sisa banga om tuh a ngaihtuaha, (amah kum ja khawng mi ahi ngala), Sara ching leng a ngaihtuah sama.

²⁰yet, looking unto the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but waxed strong through faith, giving glory to God,

²⁰Himahleh, ginna tasamin Pathian thuchiam a ging lel keia, Pathian a pahtawia,

²¹and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

²¹A thuchiam a lohching sak thei chih leng a gingta mahmaha, a ginna a hongkip zota hi.

²²Wherefore also it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

²²Huaijiakin a ginna tuh a diktatna a seh ana hita.

²³Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was reckoned unto him;

²³Huchiin, a ginna tuh a diktatna seh ahi chih amah jiak kiaa gelh ahi keia, eite jiakin leng ahi.

²⁴but for our sake also, unto whom it shall be reckoned, who believe on him that raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,

²⁴Jesu i Toupa misi laka kipana kaithoupa gingtate i hia. I ginna tuh diktatna a seh ahi ding hi.Huai Jesu tuh i tatlekna jiaka matsaka om a, siam i tanna dinga kaihthoha om ahi.

²⁵who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.

²⁵Huai Jesu tuh i tatlekna jiaka matsaka om a, siam i tanna dinga kaihthoha om ahi.