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

¹Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,

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

²even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word delivered them to us,

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 traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus;

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

⁴that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were 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 Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the priestly division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

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

⁶They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

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

⁷But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.

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

⁸Now it happened, while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his division,

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 enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

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

¹⁰The whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.

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

¹¹An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

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

¹²Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, 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 to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

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

¹⁴You will have joy and gladness; and many will 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 will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

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

¹⁶He will turn many of the children of Israel 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.

¹⁷He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare 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.

¹⁸Zacharias said to the angel, “How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced 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.

¹⁹The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you, and to bring you this good news.

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.

²⁰Behold, you will be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things will happen, because you didn’t believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”

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

²¹The people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marveled that he delayed 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.

²²When he came out, he could not speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. He continued making signs to them, and remained mute.

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

²³It happened, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he departed to his house.

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

²⁴After these days Elizabeth, his wife, conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying,

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

²⁵“Thus has the Lord done to me in the days in which he looked at me, to take away my reproach among men.”

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

²⁶Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to 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 pledged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. 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.

²⁸Having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, you highly favored one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women!”

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

²⁹But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered what kind of salutation this might be.

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

³⁰The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

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

³¹Behold, you will conceive in your womb, and bring forth a son, and will 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 will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give 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 will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom.”

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

³⁴Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, seeing I am a virgin?”

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.

³⁵The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will 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.

³⁶Behold, Elizabeth, your relative, also has 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 everything spoken by God is possible.”

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

³⁸Mary said, “Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to your word.” The angel departed from her.

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

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

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

⁴⁰and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.

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,

⁴¹It happened, when Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, that the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

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

⁴²She called out with a loud voice, and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

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

⁴³Why am I so favored, 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 behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby 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.

⁴⁵Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”

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

⁴⁶Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.

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

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

⁴⁸for he has looked at the humble state of his handmaid. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.

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

⁴⁹For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

⁵⁰A laudansiamte tuh khangthak tanin a hehpih jeljel.

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

⁵¹He has shown strength with his arm. He has 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 has put down princes from their thrones. And has exalted the lowly.

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

⁵³He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.

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

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

⁵⁵As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his seed forever.”

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

⁵⁶Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.

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

⁵⁷Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she brought forth a son.

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

⁵⁸Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards 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.

⁵⁹It happened on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of the father.

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

⁶⁰His mother answered, “Not so; but he will be called John.”

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

⁶¹They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”

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

⁶²They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

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

⁶³He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is John.” They all marveled.

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.

⁶⁴His mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.

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

⁶⁵Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.

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.

⁶⁶All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” The hand of the Lord was with him.

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

⁶⁷His father, Zacharias, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

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

⁶⁸“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and worked redemption for his people;

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

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

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

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

⁷²to show mercy towards our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,

⁷³I pu Abraham kianga a kichiam a.

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

⁷⁴to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, should serve him without fear,

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

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

⁷⁶And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,

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

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

⁷⁸because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dawn from on high will visit 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 shine on those who sit in darkness and 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.

⁸⁰The child was growing, and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israel.