¹Huan, huchihlaiin Baptispa Johanin,

¹In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

²Kisik un! vangam a naita, chiin, Judia gamdai ah thu genin a hongpai a.

²And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

³Amah ahi, jawlnei Isaiin. Gamdaia mi kikou awin, Toupa lamlian sial unla a lampi khawng bawl tang un, a chi, chia a nagen.

³For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

⁴Huan, huai Johanin sangawngsaw mul puan a silha, a kawng savun kawnggakin a gaka, a an tuh khaukhup leh khuaiju ahi.

⁴And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

⁵Huchihlaiin Jerusalem khuate, Judia gamte tengteng, Jordan lui dung kim khawng ate tengteng a hongpai khia ua,

⁵Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,

⁶a kianglamah a pai ua, a khelhna uh thupha tawiin Jordan lui ah amah kiangah Baptisma a tang ua.

⁶And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

⁷Himahleh, Pharisaite leh Saddukaite tampi amah baptisma tang dinga hongpai a muh takin, a kiang uah, Gul suante! hehna hongtung ding taisan dingin kuan honthuhilh a?

⁷But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

⁸Huchiin kisikna toh kilawm gah honsuang khia un;

⁸Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

⁹Abraham ka pu uh ahi, chiin, kingaihtuah kei un, Pathianin hiai suangte khawng Abraham suantein a dingsak thei hi, ka honchi ahi.

⁹And think 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.

¹⁰Tua kipanin heipi sing bul tengah a koih ta uh; huchiin, sing chih gah hoiha gah lou peuhpeuh a phuk ua, mei ah a pai lut jel uh.

¹⁰And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

¹¹Ken jaw kisikna dingin tui in ka honbaptis ngei a, himahleh, amah ka nunga hong pai tuh keimah sangin a thupijaw a, a khedap tawi tak leng ka hi kei, Aman jaw Kha Siangthou leh meiin noute a hon baptis ding.

¹¹I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

¹²A khutin phazah a tawia, a phual a jap siang sipsip ding a, buhpang ah a buh a sung ding, a si bel mei mit theilouin a hal mang ding, a chi a.

¹²Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

¹³Huchihlaiin a kianga baptisma tang dingin Jesu Galili gam akipan Jordan luiah Johan kiangah a hongpai a.

¹³Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

¹⁴Johan in bel, Nang kei na honbaptis kiphamoh zopia, ka kiangah na hongzosop ahi maw? chiin, kham a tum a.

¹⁴But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

¹⁵Himahleh, Jesun a akiangah, Tuin lemsak teitei in, hichi banga diktatna tengteng hihtangtun ei adia kilawm hi, chiin, a dawnga. Huchiin lem a sata a.

¹⁵And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

¹⁶Huan, Jesu baptisma a tan takin tui a kipanin a pawt pah ngala, huan, ngaiin, amah adingin van ahong kihonga, Pathian Kha tuh vakhu banga hongsukin, a tunga hongtu a mu a.Huan, ngaiin, vana kipanin aw in, Hiai ka Tapa deih tak, ka kipahna mahmah ahi, a chi a.

¹⁶And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

¹⁷Huan, ngaiin, vana kipanin aw in, Hiai ka Tapa deih tak, ka kipahna mahmah ahi, a chi a.

¹⁷And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.