¹Huan, Amphikoli khua leh Appolonia khua a kheng ua, Thessalonika khua a tungta uh, huaiah Judate kikhop in a om hi;

¹Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:

²Huan, Paula, a dan ngeinain, a kiang uah a luta, Khawlni thumvei Laisiangthou akipanin teltaka sutpihin,

²And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,

³Kris tuh gimthuak ding him a hihdan khawng, misi lak akipana leng thou nawn ding him a hihdan khawng a hilhchiana, a hihlang jel hi. Hiai Jesu, a thu ka honhilh, amah Kris tuh ahi, chiin a gen behlap hi.

³Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.

⁴Huchiin, a lak ua khenkhatin a ging ua, Paula leh Sila a kithuahpihta uhi; Pathian limsak Grik mipi thupi tak leh numei makai tampi toh.

⁴And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.

⁵Himahleh ginglou Judaten a mullit ua; dawl mun a mi gilou thadah kuate hiam a kiang uah a tonpih ua, mipi a sam khawm ua, khua pumpi a tokbuai ua, Jason in a luh ua, vantang kianga pikhiak a tum uhi.

⁵But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

⁶Huan, amau a mu kei ua, Jason leh unau ding kuate hiam kho heutute kiangah a kailut ua, a kikou ua, Khovel tokbuaite hiaiah leng a hong ua,

⁶And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;

⁷Jasonin a nazintun viala; hiaite tengteng tuh, A min Jesu, kumpipa dang a om chiin, Kaisar thu kalhin a om uhi, a chi ua.

⁷Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.

⁸Huan, mipi leh kho heututen huai thu a jak un a buaita ua.

⁸And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

⁹Huan, Jason leh midangte kiang akipanin, a sik ua hen dingin bang hiam a la ua, amau tuh a khahta uhi.

⁹And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.

¹⁰Huan, unauten ajan ajanin Beria khua ah Paula leh Sila a hohsak pah uh; huailai a vatun un Judate kikhopna in ah a lut ua.

¹⁰And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.

¹¹Huai mite tuh Thessalonika khuate sangin a na hoihjaw ua, huchiin lungsim kipaktakin thu a pom ua, a thugen uh a dik leh diklouh theihna dingin nitengin laisiangthou a zong jel uhi.

¹¹These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

¹²Huchiin, huaite mi tampiin a gingtata uhi; Grik numei zahtakhuai leh pasalte leng duaisanin a gingtata kei uhi.

¹²Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.

¹³Himahleh, Thessalonika khuaa Judanten, Paulain Beria khua ah Pathian thu a gen chih a jak tak un, huaiah leng a vahoh ua, mipite a hasuan gawp ua, a hihbuai nawnta uhi.

¹³But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.

¹⁴Huchiin, unauten tuipi tana hoh dingin Paula a sawlkhe pah ua, Sila leh Timothi bel huaiah a om tadih uhi.

¹⁴And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.

¹⁵Huan, Paula piten Anthen kha tannin a pi ua; huan, Sila leh Timothi tuh theihtawpa a kianga hongpai mengna ding thukhah puain a paita uhi.

¹⁵And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.

¹⁶Huan, Paulain Athen khua a amau a nangak lain, huai khua pathian lima dimin a mu a, a lungsimin a hehta a.

¹⁶Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.

¹⁷Huchiin, kikhopna in ah Judate leh Pathian limsakte a sel jela, dawl mun ah leng huaia naom peuhmahte tuh nitengin a sel jel hi.

¹⁷Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.

¹⁸Huan, Epikuria mi leh Stok mi laka mi pil kuate hiam in leng amah a hongkiselpih ua. Hiai mi tamtamin bang ahia gen a tup? a chi ua. Akhenin, Jesu thu leh Thohnawnna thu a gen jiakin gam dang pathiante thugenpa a hih tuak e, a chi ua.

¹⁸Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.

¹⁹Huan, amah a len ua, Areopaga ah a honpi ua, a kiangah, hiai thuhilhna thak na gengen non theisak thei diam?

¹⁹And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?

²⁰Thil lamdang banghiam ka bil uah na hontun ahi; huchiin, hiai thil omdan theih ka ut uh, a chi ua.

²⁰For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.

²¹Athente tengteng, a khua ua mikhual omte leng, a man chiang peuh un thu thak photphot genin hiam, a ngaikhe bekin hiamin a om uhi.

²¹(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)

²²Huan, Areopaga laitak ah Paula a dinga, a gena, nou Athen khua a mite aw, bangkim ah sabiak limsaktak mi na hi uh chih ka thei hi.

²²Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.

²³Ka vak kawma, na chibai bukte uh ka et lain, maitam khat, a tunga, Theihlouh Pathian Ading, chia gelh, ka mu ahi. Huchiin, theiloua chibai na buk uh, huai thu tuh ka honhilh ahi.

²³For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

²⁴Pathian khovel leh a sunga thil tengteng siampa, lei leh van Toupa a hihjiakin khuta lam in ah khawngpeuh a om kei hi;

²⁴God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

²⁵thil tasam bangin mihing khuta nasep sakin leng om kei, amah mah tuh bangkim kianga hinna, hatna leh thil tengteng pepa ahi jaw hi.

²⁵Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

²⁶Huan, leitung maikaih tengtenga om dingin bul mun khat vekin nam chih mi a siama, amau adingin hun bisehte a sehsaka, a omna gi uh leng a khunsak.

²⁶And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

²⁷Pathian a zon ua, a mai a mai ua, a muh teiteina ding un; himahleh aman lah hongamlat kei chiat ngala.

²⁷That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:

²⁸Amah vangin i hingin i tangin, i om uh ahi ngala; Noumau laphuahsiam kuate hiamin leng, ei leng a suante i hi ngal ua, chia a gen bang un.

²⁸For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

²⁹Huchiin, Pathian Suante i hih nung, Pathian tuh dangkaeng peuh, dangka peuh, suang peuh, mihing khutsiam leh suktuaha sekte bang hiam ahi, chih, i gingta ding ahi kei.

²⁹Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.

³⁰Huchiin, Pathianin i theihlouh laikhawng bang a kitheihmohbawla; himahleh, tunah jaw gam chiha mi tengteng kisik ding thu a peta hi, ni achiam jiakin;

³⁰And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

³¹huai ni chiangin Pathianin a mi seh zangin diktatnain khovel a vaihawm ding; huan a miseh tung thu tuh amah misi laka kipana kaithouin, mitengteng kiangah a theisakta hi, chiin.

³¹Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

³²Huan, misi laka kipana thohnawnna thu a jak tak un, a khenin a nuihsan ua; a khenin, hiai thu na kiangah ka ngaikhe nawn ding uh, a chi ua.

³²And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.

³³Huchiin, Paula tuh a lak ua kipan a pawtta hi.Himahleh, mi kuate hiam amah lamah a pang chinten ua, a gingtata ua, huai laka khenkhat tuh Areopaga mi Dionisia leh, numei khat a min Damari leh, a kiang ua midangte toh ahi uh.

³³So Paul departed from among them.

³⁴Himahleh, mi kuate hiam amah lamah a pang chinten ua, a gingtata ua, huai laka khenkhat tuh Areopaga mi Dionisia leh, numei khat a min Damari leh, a kiang ua midangte toh ahi uh.

³⁴Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.