¹Huai thilte i lak ua takpetpeta gina om, mi tampiin a thu gelh ana tup uh,

¹Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

²A tunga pata a mute leh thu nasemten honhilh bang un,

²Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;

³Theophil aw, a bul apat bangkim chiantakin ka suia, kizom jelin nanga dingin kigelh leh a hoih ding, ka chi ahi;

³It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

⁴tumaa thu nang honhilh uh a dik ngelngel hi chih na theihna dingin.

⁴That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.

⁵Judia gam kumpipa Herod a dam laiin, Abija pawla mi a min Zakaria khat a om a; huaiin Aron tanute laka khat jiin a neia, a min tuh Elizabet ahi.

⁵THERE was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

⁶A nih un Pathian mitmuhin diktatin a om ua, gensiat beiin Toupa thupiak leh a dan tengteng juiin a omjel ua.

⁶And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

⁷Himahleh Elizabet a chin jiakin ta a neikei ua, a nih un upa pitak ahi tuak ngal ua.

⁷And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

⁸Huan, hichibang ahi a, a pawlte hihdan bang jela Pathian maa siampua a gamtat laiin,

⁸And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,

⁹siampu dan bangin Toupa biakina lut leh gimlim hal tuh a tan ahi a.

⁹According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

¹⁰Huan, gimlim hal hun laiin mipite a vek un inpua ah a na thum ua.

¹⁰And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

¹¹Huan, Toupa angel khat gimlim halna maitam taklama dingin a kiangah a kilak a.

¹¹And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

¹²Huan, Zakariain a muh takin a lungjinga, lau leng a lau a.

¹²And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

¹³Himahleh angelin a kiangah, Zakaria, lau ken, na nget jaka a om jiakin, na ji Elizabet in tapa a honneihsak dia, a min Johan na sak ding ahi.

¹³But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

¹⁴Huan, nang na nuamin na kipak dinga; amah a suahin mi tampi a kipak ding uh.

¹⁴And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

¹⁵Toupa ngaihin mi lian ahi dia, uain leh ju himhim a dawn kei ding; a nu sung apat himin Kha Siangthouin a hongdim ding.

¹⁵For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.

¹⁶Israel suante tampi Toupa a Pathian lam uh a ngasak nawn ding a.

¹⁶And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

¹⁷Huan, pate lungtang tate lam ngasak ding, mi chihmohte mi diktat pilna lam ngasak ding, Toupa dinga mi pite mansaa om sak dinga na bawl khol dingin Elija lungsim leh thilhihtheihna puin Toupa ma ah a pai ding. a chi hi.

¹⁷And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

¹⁸Huan, Zakariain angel kiangah, Huai bangchin ka thei dia? kei putek hi inga, ka ji leng pitek ahi ngala, a chi a.

¹⁸And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

¹⁹Huan, angelin a dawnga, a kiangah, Gabriel, Pathian maa ding jel ka hia; nang houpih ding leh, huai thu hoih honhilh dinga sawl ka hi.

¹⁹And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.

²⁰Ngaiin, ka thugente a huntaka hongtung ding, na gintak louh jiakin huai thilte a hongtun masiah na dai dide dia, pau leng na pau theikei ding, a chi a.

²⁰And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.

²¹Huan, vantang in Zakaria a nangak ua, Pathian biakin sunga a om sawt jiakin lamdang a sa mahmah ua.

²¹And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.

²²Huan, a hongpawtin a kiang uah thu a gen theita kei a; huchiin, biakin ah kha kilak a mu ahi chih a theita ua; huan, a kiang uah chiamtehna te a bawl a, pau theilouin a om lailai hi.

²²And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.

²³Huan, hichi ahi a, a nasepna ni a kim takin a in ah a paita a.

²³And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.

²⁴Huan, tua nite nungin, a ji Elizabet tuh a honggaita a, kha nga a buta a,

²⁴And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,

²⁵Mi laka ka min se khuhna dingin, Toupan a honmuhin, hichibangin ka tungah a hihta, chiin.

²⁵Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.

²⁶Huan, a kha gukna ah Pathianin angel Gabriel, Galili gama khua khat Nazaret a chih uah,

²⁶And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

²⁷nungak siangthou khat kiangah a sawla, huai nungak tuh David suan mikhat a min Joseph toh ki kham ahi ua; nungak min tuh Mari ahi.

²⁷To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

²⁸Huan, angel tuh a kiangah a luta, Chibai, nang nakpitaka deihtuam: Toupa na kiangah a om, a chi a.

²⁸And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

²⁹Huan, huai thu jiakin a lunghimoh mahmaha, Bangchidana chibai honbuk a diam aw? chiin, a kingaihtuaha.

²⁹And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

³⁰Huan, angelin a kiangah, Mari, lau ken; Pathian lakah deihsakna na tang hi.

³⁰And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

³¹Ngai in, na gai dia, tapa na nei dia, a min din Jesu na sa ding ahi.

³¹And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

³²Amah mi lian a honghi dinga, Tungnungpen Tapa a chi ding uh; Toupa Pathianin a kiangah a pu David tutphah a pe dia.

³²He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

³³Jakob suante tungah khantawnin a lal dia, a gam in bei ni a neikei ding hi, a chi a.

³³And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

³⁴Huan, Mariin angel kiangah, Hiai bangchin ahi dia? pasal lah neilou inga, a chi a.

³⁴Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

³⁵Huan, angelin a dawnga, a kiang ah, Kha Siangthou na tungah a hongtung dinga, Tungnungpen thilhihtheihnain a honliah khum ding, huai jiakin misiangthou hongpiang ding leng, siangthou Pathian Tapa, chihin a om ding, a chi a.

³⁵And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

³⁶Huan, ngaiin, na sanggamnu Elizabetin leng a tek nungin tapa a paita; a ching a chihchih uh, tu kha a kha gukna a hita.

³⁶And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.

³⁷Pathian thu pawt himhim thil hih theilouin a om kei ding, a chi a.

³⁷For with God nothing shall be impossible.

³⁸Huan, Mariin, Ngai in, Toupa sikhanu ka hi, na thu bang jelin ka tungah tung hen, a chi a. Huan, angelin a paisanta.

³⁸And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

³⁹Huai laiin Mari a thou a, singtangah, Judia gama khua khat ah a hoh paha;

³⁹And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;

⁴⁰Huan, Zakaria in ah a luta, Elizabet chibai a buk a.

⁴⁰And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.

⁴¹Huan, hichi ahia, Elizabetin Mari chibai buk a jak takin, a sung a naungek a tanga; huan, Elizabet tuh Kha Siangthouin a hongdimta; huan, aw ngaihtakin a kikou a,

⁴¹And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:

⁴²Nang numei sapsap din na hampha hi, na gil gah leng a hampha hi.

⁴²And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

⁴³Ka Toupa nu ka kianga na hong bangchidan ahia oi?

⁴³And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

⁴⁴Ngai in, non chibai buk husa ka bila a lut takin, a kipah jiakin naungek ka sungah a tang ahi.

⁴⁴For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

⁴⁵A gingnu a hampha hi, a kianga Toupan thu a gen tuh tung ding a hih jiakin, a chi a.

⁴⁵And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.

⁴⁶Huan, Mariin, Ka nuntaknain Toupa a pahtawi e,

⁴⁶And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

⁴⁷Ka kha leng ka Hondampa Pathian tungah a kipak mahmaha.

⁴⁷And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

⁴⁸A sikhanu nam tom dan a mu a, a hehpiha; ngai in, tu nung siah khangthak tengtengin hampha honchi ding uh.

⁴⁸For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

⁴⁹Amah Mi hatin ka tungah thil thupi tak honhih saka, a min leng a siangthou hi.

⁴⁹For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.

⁵⁰A laudansiamte tuh khangthak tanin a hehpih jeljel.

⁵⁰And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

⁵¹A banin a tha hatdan a ensaka, mi kisatheite tuh a lungtang gelna a hihdalhta.

⁵¹He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵²A laltutphah ua lal tute a kai khia a, nam tomte tuh a pahtawita a.

⁵²He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

⁵³Gilkial te thil hoihin a hihvah a, mihaute khut vuakin a pai mang sakta hi.

⁵³He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

⁵⁴A sikha Israel taksap awng tuh a huta, a zahngaihna theihgigena dingin.

⁵⁴He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;

⁵⁵I pipute kianga a gen bangin khantawin Abraham leh a suante lamah.

⁵⁵As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

⁵⁶Huan, Mari kha thum khawng a kiang ah a oma, huan, a in lamah a pai nawnta.

⁵⁶And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

⁵⁷Huan, Elizabet nau suah a honghunta a; huchiin tapa a honneita a.

⁵⁷Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

⁵⁸Huan, a vengte leh a sanggamten Toupan a hehpih mahmah chih a na ja ua, a kipahpih uh.

⁵⁸And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹Huan, hichi ahia, a ni giat nin naungek zeksum dingin a hong ua; a min din a pa min mah Zakaria sak a tum ua.

⁵⁹And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

⁶⁰Huan, a nun, Hi lou e, amah jaw Johan sak jawk ding ahi, a chi a, a dawng a.

⁶⁰And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

⁶¹Huan, a nu kiangah, Na sanggamte lakah hiai min pu kuamah a om sam ua, a chi ua.

⁶¹And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

⁶²Huan, a pa kiangah chiamtehnate bawlin, A min din bang sa lehang na deih a? a chi ua.

⁶²And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

⁶³Huan, lai gelhnapek a ngena, A min Johan ahi, chiin a gelh a.

⁶³And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

⁶⁴Huan, a vek un lamdang a sa mahmah uh. Huan, thakhatin a kam hongkihongin a lei a hongkiphel a, Pathian phatin a hongpau kheta a.

⁶⁴And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.

⁶⁵Huan, a kim ua omte tengtengin a lau ta ua; Huchiin, huai thute tuh Judia gam singtang tengtengah a thang ta a.

⁶⁵And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.

⁶⁶Huan, a za peuhmahin, a lungtang un a vei chiat ua, Huai naungek bangchi phet a honghi de aw? chiin. Huan, Toupa khutin amah a panpih ngala.

⁶⁶And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷Huan, a pa Zakaria tuh, Kha Siangthouin a hongdima, a genkhol a,

⁶⁷And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸Toupa, Israel Pathian, phatin om hen, a mite a honveha, tatna a siamsak a.

⁶⁸Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

⁶⁹A sikha David inkuanpihte lakah hotdamna ki a honbawlsaktak jiakin;

⁶⁹And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

⁷⁰Tang laia kipan a jawlnei siangthoute kama, a gen bangin.

⁷⁰As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:

⁷¹I doute lakah leh honhote tengteng laka hotdam-a i om ding thu,

⁷¹That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

⁷²I pipute kianga achiam zahngaihna tangtungsak dingin leh a thukhun siangthou theigige dingin.

⁷²To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

⁷³I pu Abraham kianga a kichiam a.

⁷³The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

⁷⁴I doute laka a honbit saka, lau loua a na i sepna ding.

⁷⁴That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

⁷⁵I dam sung teng a mit muha siangthou leh diktat taka omna dingin.

⁷⁵In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

⁷⁶A hi, Bawi, nang jaw Tungnungpen jawlnei a honchi ding ua; a lampi khawng bawl dingin Toupa maah na pai ding ahi ngala.

⁷⁶And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

⁷⁷A khelhnate uh ngaihdamna dia a mite kianga hotdamna theihna pe ding in.

⁷⁷To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,

⁷⁸I Pathian lungtanga hehpihna jiakin, huchia tunglam akipan i tunga ni a tan chianga.

⁷⁸Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

⁷⁹Mial laka leh sihna lima tute tanvak ding leh khamuanna lampia i khete kalsuan sak dingin, a chi a.Huan, naungek tuh a hongkhang lian deuhdeuha, a kha lam a honghat hiaihiai a, Israelte kianga a hongkilak masiah gamdai ah a om gige.

⁷⁹To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

⁸⁰Huan, naungek tuh a hongkhang lian deuhdeuha, a kha lam a honghat hiaihiai a, Israelte kianga a hongkilak masiah gamdai ah a om gige.

⁸⁰And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.