¹Huan, Tiberia Kaisar a vaihawm kum sawm leh kum nga kumin, Pontia Pilat Judia gamukpa ahi a, Herod Galili gam kumpipa ahi a, a unau Philip Ituria leh Trakoniti gam kumpipa ahi a, Lusania Abiline gam kumpipa ahi a.

¹Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

²Ana leh Kaiapha siampu Lianpen ahi ua, huailaiin Gamdai ah Zakaria tapa Johan kiangah Pathian thu hongtunga.

²Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

³Huan, amah bel Jordan lui gei kim gam tengteng ah a hoha, thil hihkhial ngaihdamna dingin kisikna baptisma thu a gen jela.

³And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

⁴Jawlnei Isai thu bu ah, Gamdaia mi kikou aw gingin, Toupa lamlian sial unla, a lampite tangsak un,

⁴As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

⁵Guam chih sun dim ahi dinga, tang chih, mual chih, hihniam ahi ding; lampi kawite tansak ahi dinga, lampi phokte mamsak ahi ding;

⁵Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

⁶Huan, mi tengtengin Pathian hotdamna a mu ding uh, a chi, chih gelh bangin.

⁶And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

⁷Huan aman, baptisma tang ding a kianga mipi hongsukte kiangah, Gul suante aw, thangpaihna hongtung ding taisan dinga kua ahia honvauhilh?

⁷Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

⁸Huchiin kisik minpu takin gah un, Abraham ei honsuangpa ahi aka, na lungsim un chi kei un; Pathianin hiai suang khawng Abraham suante din a dingsak thei chih ka honhilh ahi.

⁸Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

⁹Tu mahmah inzong heipi sing bul tengah koih ahita; huchiin, sing chih gah hoiha gah lou peuhmah phukin a oma, mei ah paihin a om, a chi a.

⁹And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

¹⁰Huan, mipiten a kiangah, Bang ka hih ding ua leh? a chi ua, a dong ua.

¹⁰And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

¹¹Huan, aman, a kiang uah, Kuapeuh puannak nih neiin a neilou kiang ah hawm hen; kuapeuh an neiin huchibangmahin hih hen, a chi a, a dawnga.

¹¹He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

¹²Huan, siahkhonmite leng baptisma tang dingin a hong ua, a kiangah, Sinsakpa, bang ka hih ding ua? a chi ua.

¹²Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

¹³Huan, aman a kiang uah, Honseh sak val uh vakhon kei un, a chi a.

¹³And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

¹⁴Huan, sepaihten leng a kiang ah, Kou leng bang ka hih ding ua? a chi ua, a dong ua. Huan aman a kiang uah, Kuamah hiamgamin hih kei unla, diklou piin kuamah hek kei unla, na loh uah lungkim un, a chi a.

¹⁴And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

¹⁵Huan, miten a lamet ua, mi tengtengin Johan tung thu a lungtang ua, Kris ahi kha zenzen de aw? chia a ngaihtuah laiun,

¹⁵And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

¹⁶Johanin a dawnga, a vek ua kiangah, Ken jaw tuiin ka hon baptis a, himahleh keimah sanga mi thupijaw a hong pai ding, a khedap khau phel tak leng ka hi kei; aman tuh Kha Siangthou leh meiin nou a honbaptis ding.

¹⁶John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

¹⁷A khutin a phazah a tawia, a phual a jap siang vilvelna ding leh a buhpanga buh sunna dingin; a si tuh mei mit theilouin a hal mang ding, a chi hi.

¹⁷Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

¹⁸Huan, hasotna thu dang tampiin mite kiangah Tanchin Hoih a hilh jela.

¹⁸And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.

¹⁹Himahleh, kumpipa Herod-in bel a nau ji Herodia tungthu ah leh a thil hihkhelh tunga Johanin a taihilh jiakin,

¹⁹But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

²⁰a thil hihkhelh tengteng behlapin amah tuh suangkulh ah a khumta hi.

²⁰Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

²¹Huan, hichi ahia, mi tengtengin baptisma a tan khit un, Jesun leng baptisma a tankhitin, a thum a, van a hongkihonga,

²¹Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

²²Kha Siangthou tuh sa puin vakhu bangin a hongsuk a, a tungah a tuta a; huan, van akipanin aw a hongpawt a, Nang ka Tapa deihtak na hi; na tungah ka kipak mahmah, a chi a.

²²And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

²³Huan, Jesun thu a hilh pat tung laiin amah tuh kum sawm thum khawng a hita, mi ngaihin jaw Joseph tapa ahi a, huai tuh Heli tapa ahi a,

²³And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

²⁴huai tuh Matthat tapa ahi a, huai tuh Levi tapa ahi a, huai tuh Melki tapa ahi a, huai tuh Janna tapa ahi a, huai tuh Joseph tapa ahi a,

²⁴Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,

²⁵huai tuh Matthathi tapa ahia, huai huai tuh Amos tapa ahi a, huai tuh Nahum tapa ahia, huai tuh Esli tapa ahi a, huai tuh Naggai tapa ahi a,

²⁵Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,

²⁶huai tuh Maathi tapa ahi a, huai tuh Matthathi tapa ahi a, huai tuh Semmei tapa ahi a, huai tuh Josek tapa ahi a, huai tuh Joda tapa ahi a,

²⁶Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,

²⁷huai tuh Joanan tapa ahi a, huai tuh Rhesa tapa ahi a, huai tuh Zerubbabel tapa ahia, huai tuh Salathiel tapa ahi a, huai tuh Neri tapa ahi a,

²⁷Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,

²⁸huai tuh Melki tapa ahi a, huai tuh Addi tapa ahi a, huai tuh Kosam tapa ahi a, huai tuh Elmadam tapa ahi a, huai tuh Er tapa ahi a,

²⁸Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,

²⁹huai tuh Jose tapa ahi a, huai tuh Eliazer tapa ahi a, huai tuh Jorim tapa ahi a, huai tuh Matthat tapa ahi a,

²⁹Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,

³⁰huai tuh Levi tapa ahi a; huai tuh Simeon tapa ahi a, huai tuh Juda tapa ahi a, huai tuh Joseph tapa ahi a, huai tuh Jonam tapa ahi a, huai tuh Eliakim tapa ahi a,

³⁰Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,

³¹huai tuh Melia tapa ahia, huai tuh Menna tapa hia, huai tuh Mattatha tapa ahi a, huai tuh Nathan tapa ahia, huai tuh David tapa ahi a,

³¹Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,

³²huai tuh Jesai tapa ahi a, huai tuh Obed tapa ahi a, huai tuh Boaz tapa ahi a, huai tuh Salmon tapa ahi a, huai tuh Nahson tapa ahi a,

³²Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,

³³huai tuh Aminadab tapa ahi a, huai tuh Aram tapa ahi a, huai tuh Esrom tapa ahi a, huai tuh Perezi tapa ahi a, huai tuh Juda tapa ahi a,

³³Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,

³⁴huai tuh Jakob tapa ahia, huai tuh Isaak tapa ahi a, huai tuh Abraham tapa ahi a, huai tuh Tera tapa ahi a, huai tuh Nahor tapa ahi.

³⁴Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

³⁵Huai tuh Seruk tapa ahi a, huai tuh Reu tapa ahi a, huai tuh Peleg tapa ahi a, huai tuh Eber tapa ahi a, huai tuh Selah tapa ahi a,

³⁵Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,

³⁶huai tuh Kainan tapa ahi a, huai tuh Arphaksad tapa ahi a, huai tuh Sem tapa ahi a, huai tuh Noa tapa ahi a, huai tuh Lamek tapa ahi a,

³⁶Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

³⁷huai tuh Matthusel tapa ahi a, huai tuh Enok tapa ahi a, huai tuh Jared tapa ahi a, huai tuh Mahalalil tapa ahi a, huai tuh Kainan tapa ahi a,huai tuh Enos tapa ahi a, huai tuh Set tapa ahi a, huai tuh Adam tapa ahi a, huai tuh Pathian tapa ahi.

³⁷Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

³⁸huai tuh Enos tapa ahi a, huai tuh Set tapa ahi a, huai tuh Adam tapa ahi a, huai tuh Pathian tapa ahi.

³⁸Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.