¹Huan jawlneite, jawlnei Haggai leh, Zekaria Iddo tapain Juda leh Jerusalema om Judate kiangah a thu a gen khol ua; a kiang uah Israel Pathian miin thu a genkhol uhi.

¹Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.

²Huchiin Sialteil tapa Zerubbabel leh, Jozadak tapa Jesua a thou ua, Jerusalema om Pathian in a lam panta uh; huan amaute panpihin a kiang uah Pathian jawlneite a om uhi.

²Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.

³Huchihlai mahin a kiang uah Tattenai, luipi khena ukpipa leh Sethar-bozenai leh, a kithuahpihte uh a hong ua, a kiang uah hichibangin, Hiai in lam ding leh hiai kulhbang zou dingin nou kuan thu a honpiaa? a chi ua.

³At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?

⁴Huchiin kou a kiang uah hichibangin ka chi ua, Hiai inlam mite min bang ahia? chiin.

⁴Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?

⁵Himahleh Juda upate tungah a Pathian uh mit a tu a, a thu Daria kianga a hongtuna, huai tungtang laikhaka dawnna a hongkil nawn masiah, amaute a khawlsak kei uhi.

⁵But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.

⁶Laikhak kopi Tattenai, luipi khena ukpipa leh, Setharbozenai leh, a kithuahpih Abharsa mite, luipi khena omten kumpipa Daria a khak ua:

⁶The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:

⁷A kiangah laikhak a khak ua, huaiah hichibanga gelh ahi; Daria kumpipa kiangah, chibaibukna kim.

⁷They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.

⁸Kumpipan thei hen, Judia bialah ka pai ua, suang thupitea lam, Pathian thupi in ah, kulhbangte singte a kikoiha, hiai nasep thanopna toh a pai jela, a khut uah ma a sawm jel hi.

⁸Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.

⁹Huan huai upate thu ka dong ua, hichibangin a kiang uah, Hiai lam ding leh hiai kulhbang zou dingin nou kuan thu a honpiaa? ka chi ua.

⁹Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?

¹⁰Nang kianga tel mahmah gen thei dingin, aminte uh leng ka dong ua, huchia amau makaipena om mite min ka gelh khiak theihna ding un.

¹⁰We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.

¹¹Huan hichibangin kou a hondawng uh, Van leh lei Pathian sikhate ka hi ua, hiai kum tampia nakilam sa, Israel kumpipa thupiin a lam leh a zohsa in ka lam uhi.

¹¹And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.

¹²Himahleh ka pipute un van Pathian a nasuk heh nung un, amaute Babulon kumpipa Nebukadnezzar, Kaldai mi khut ah a piaa, aman hiai in a hihsiaa, mite Babulon lamah a pimang hi.

¹²But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.

¹³Himahleh Babulon kumpipa Kura kum khatna kumin, kumpipa Kurain hiai Pathian in lam dingin thupiak a bawl hi.

¹³But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.

¹⁴Huan dangkaeng leh dangka tuiumbelsuan Pathian ina te leng, Nebukadnezzarin Jerusalema om biakin akipana a lak khiaka, Babulon biakina a lak lutte, huaite kumpipa Kurain Babulon biakin akipan a lakhiaa, mi khat Sesbazzar, ukpipa dia a bawl kiangah huaite a pe khia;

¹⁴And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;

¹⁵Huan aman a kiangah, Hiai tuiumbelsunate la inla, pai inla, Jerusalema om biakin ah koihin, a munah Pathian in am hi hen, a chi a.

¹⁵And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.

¹⁶Huchihlaiin Sesbazzar a honga, Jerusalema om Pathian in suangphumte a koiha: huai hun akipan tutanin lamin a om ngitngeta, hinapiin lah zoh ahi kei hi.Huaijiakin, tuin kumpipan hoih a sak leh, Babulona om, kumpipa laigelhte koihchingna in sung kizong henla, Jerusalema hiai Pathian in lam ding kumpipa Kurain thupiak bawlna hiam a bawl aleh, hiai thu-ah kumpipan a kipahna kou honkhak hen, chiin.

¹⁶Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.

¹⁷Huaijiakin, tuin kumpipan hoih a sak leh, Babulona om, kumpipa laigelhte koihchingna in sung kizong henla, Jerusalema hiai Pathian in lam ding kumpipa Kurain thupiak bawlna hiam a bawl aleh, hiai thu-ah kumpipan a kipahna kou honkhak hen, chiin.

¹⁷Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.