¹Huan, mi kuate hiam Judia gam akipanin a hongsuk ua, Mosi dan banga zek na sum kei uleh hotdam na hi theikei ding uh, chiin, unaute a hilh ua.

¹Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can’t be saved.”

²Huchiin, Paula leh Barnaba amau toh kisel petmaha a kisel ua a kilan jiak un, Paula leh Barnaba amau tuh a lak ua kuate hiam toh, huai thubuai tungah, Jerusalem khua a sawltakte leh upate kiangah hohtou dingin a sep ua.

²Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

³Huchiin, Saptuamten a vakha ua, amau Jentelte kihei kik nawndan thu gen jelin, Phinisi gam leh Samari gam a tawnsuakta uh; huchiin unaute tengteng a kipaksak mahmah uhi.

³They, being sent on their way by the assembly, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles. They caused great joy to all the brothers. The word for “brothers” here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”

⁴Huan, Jerusalem khua a tun touh uh saptuam pawlte, sawltakte, upaten a na kipahpih uh; huan, Pathianin amau zanga thil a hih tengteng khawng a gen uhi.

⁴When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all things that God had done with them.

⁵Himahleh, Pharisai pawl gingta sam kuate hiam a kisa ua, Jentelte zek sum ding ahi, Mosi dan zuih leng a lak uah chiam chitchiat ding ahi, a chi ua.

⁵But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.”

⁶Huan, sawltakte leh upate, huai thu ngaihtuah dingin a kikhawm ua.

⁶The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.

⁷Huan, a kisel ek nung un Peter a kisa a, a kiang uah, unaute aw, Jentelten keimah kama Tanchin Hoih thu ja a gingta dinga, Pathianin nidang laia na lak ua kipana a honsehdan na thei uhi.

⁷When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the nations should hear the word of the Good News, and believe.

⁸Huan, lungsim theipa Pathianin eite honpiak bangmahin Kha Siangthou a kiang ua pe samin a tunguah a kipak chih a theisaka;

⁸God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.

⁹huan, eite leh amau khentuam neilouin ginin a lungsim uh a hihsiangthou hi.

⁹He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

¹⁰Huchiin, i pipute leh eiten I zoh louhsa hakkol tunah nungjuite tunga ngak tuma bangdia Pathian kalh na hi ua leh?

¹⁰Now therefore why do you tempt God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

¹¹Amau gintak bangmahin eiten leng Toupa Jesu hehpihna jiaka hotdam ding hiin i kigingta ngal ua, a chi a.

¹¹But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, TR adds “Christ” just as they are.”

¹²Huchiin, mipi tengteng a dai dide ua, Barnaba leh Paulain Pathianin amau zanga Jentelte laka chiamtehna leh thillamdang a hih thu a gen lai siah uh a ngaikhia ua.

¹²All the multitude kept silence, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul reporting what signs and wonders God had done among the nations through them.

¹³Huan, a gen khit un Jakobin a gen sam a,

¹³After they were silent, James answered, “Brothers, listen to me.

¹⁴Unaute aw, ka thu ngaikhia un, Pathianin amah min pu dingin a lak ua kipan mite lakhe dingin a lak ua kipan mite lakhe dingin Jentelte a kan tungthu Sumeonin a gen hi.

¹⁴Simeon has reported how God first visited the nations, to take out of them a people for his name.

¹⁵Huan, huai thu leh jawlneite thu a kituak hi:

¹⁵This agrees with the words of the prophets. As it is written,

¹⁶Huai khit chiangin ka kik nawn dinga, David biakbuk chim ka bawl nawn dinga, a siatna lai ka puah tou nawn ding;

¹⁶‘After these things I will return. I will again build the tabernacle of David, which has fallen. I will again build its ruins. I will set it up,

¹⁷Mi dang, Jentel tengteng ka min honkikoppihten, Toupa a zonna ding un huai biakbuk tuh ka tungding, chiin.

¹⁷That the rest of men may seek after the Lord; All the Gentiles who are called by my name, Says the Lord, who does all these things. Amos 9:11-12

¹⁸Khovel siam chil akipan hiai thu theisakpa Toupan a chi hi, chih gelh ahi.

¹⁹Huaijiakin hichiin ka sep ahi, Jentelte laka Pathian lam ngate hihgim kei lehang,

¹⁹“Therefore my judgment is that we don’t trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,

²⁰milim biakna thilnin nek khawng kingaih khawng, sa heklup leh sisan nek khawng tawpna dingin a kiang uah gelh zo lehang, ka chu pen ahi.

²⁰but that we write to them that they abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood.

²¹Mosi in nidang lai akipan kho tengah a thu tangkoupihpa a nei jela, kikhopna in peuhah Khawlni tengin a thu sim ahi jel hi, a chi a.

²¹For Moses from generations of old has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”

²²Huan, sawltakte, upate, saptuam tengteng toh, a pawl ua mi tel, Paula leh Barnaba kiangah Antiok khua a hohsak hoih a sa ua; a telte uh min tuh Juda (Barsaba a chih uh, ) leh Sila ahi ua, huai mite tuh unaute laka heutu deuh ahi uhi.

²²Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers. The word for “brothers” here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”

²³Huan, hichibangin a gelh ua, a khut uah a khak uh: - Sawltakte leh unaute laka upaten Antiok khua ah, Suria gamah leh Silisia gama Jentel unaute chibai a buk uh.

²³They wrote these things by their hand: “The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.

²⁴Ka pawl lak ua mi kuate hiamin thu genin nou a honhihbuai ua, na lungsim uh a honmangbangsak uh chih ka ja ua, a kiang uah thu bangmah ka pen gal kei ua.

²⁴Because we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, ‘You must be circumcised and keep the law,’ to whom we gave no commandment;

²⁵Huaijiakin thu khat sata ka kikhop un, ka deihtak uh Barnaba leh Paula,

²⁵it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

²⁶Toupa Jesu Kris min jiaka sih khawk saloute toh, mi telte na kiang ua honsawl hoih ka sa uhi.

²⁶men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁷Huchiin, Juda leh Sila ka honsawl uhi, amau leng hiai thu mah kamin a honhilh ding uh.

²⁷We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves will also tell you the same things by word of mouth.

²⁸Kha Siangthou leh kou hiai thu poimohte chihlouhngal, puakgik tuan na tunguah bangmah nga kei le ung hoih ka sa uhi:

²⁸For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:

²⁹milim biakna sa nek khawng, sa sisan nek khawng, kingaih khawng tawp le uchin ka chi uh; hiaite na tawp uleh nou adingin a hoih ding hi. Damtakin om un, chiin.

²⁹that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell.”

³⁰Huchiin, a sawl un a kuan ua, Antiok khua ah a tung suk ua; huan, mipi a sam khawm ua, lai tuh a pia ua.

³⁰So, when they were sent off, they came to Antioch. Having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the letter.

³¹Huan, a simkhit un lungmuanna thu jiakin a kipak mahmahta uhi.

³¹When they had read it, they rejoiced over the encouragement.

³²Huan, Juda leh Silain, jawlnei leng ahi ua, thu tampiin unaute tuh a khamuan ua, a hihkip uhi.

³²Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers with many words, and strengthened them.

³³Huan, huaiah sawt khop a om nung un amau honsawlte kianga pain awn dingin,

³³After they had spent some time there, they were sent back with greetings from the brothers to the apostles.

³⁴unauten khamuangtakin a pawtsak nawnta uhi.

³⁴ Some manuscripts add: But it seemed good to Silas to stay there.

³⁵Paula leh Barnaba bel Antiok khua ah Toupa thu hilh leh genin a om nilouh ua, mi dang tampite toh.

³⁵But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

³⁶Huan, ni bangzah hiam nungin Paulain Barnaba kiangah, Tuin hoh nawn lehang, kho tenga Toupa thu i genna peuha unau omte vaveh jel lehang la, a omdan uh va en leng, a chi a.

³⁶After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return now and visit our brothers in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”

³⁷Huan, Barnabain Johan (Marka a chih uh) a kiang ua tonpih a tum a;

³⁷Barnabas planned to take John, who was called Mark, with them also.

³⁸Paulain bel amah a kiang ua a tonpih uh hoih a sa keia, Pamphilia gamah amau a kiksana, nasepna a a kiang ua a hoh sam tak louh jiakin.

³⁸But Paul didn’t think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and didn’t go with them to do the work.

³⁹Huchiin, nakpiin a kiselta ua, huan, a kikhen ua, Barnabain Marka a kiangah a tonpih a, Kupra tuikulh lamah longin a hohta hi.

³⁹Then the contention grew so sharp that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away to Cyprus,

⁴⁰Paulain tuh Sila a tela, unauten Toupa hehpihna a kepsak nung un a paikheta hi.Huan, saptuam pawlte hihkip jelin Siria leh Silisia gam a tawn suak uh.

⁴⁰but Paul chose Silas, and went out, being commended by the brothers to the grace of God.

⁴¹Huan, saptuam pawlte hihkip jelin Siria leh Silisia gam a tawn suak uh.

⁴¹He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.