¹So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land was quiet ten years.

¹Huchiin Abija bel upate kiangah a ihmua, David khopi ah a vui ua, a sikin a tapa Asa a lalta: a lal sungin a gam uh kum sawm tak galmuangin a om

²Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of Yahweh his God:

²Asain TOUPA a pathian mitmuhin thil hoih leh thil dik a hih seka:

³for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and cut down the Asherim,

³Gamdang pathian maitamte leh mun sangte a lamang a, suangphuhte a huchima, Asermite a hihtama;

⁴and commanded Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

⁴Judate TOUPA a pi leh pute uh pathian zong ding leh a dan leh a thupiak jui dingin thu a pia,

⁵Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.

⁵Huan, Judate khua tengtenga mun sangte leh ni-limte a la mang vek a; amah nuaiah a gam galmuangin a om hi.

⁶He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Yahweh had given him rest.

⁶Huan Juda gamah kulh nei khua te a bawla, gam galmuangin a oma, huai kumtein kidouna a neikeia, TOUPAN galmuanna a piak jiak in.

⁷For he said to Judah, “Let us build these cities, and make walls around them, with towers, gates, and bars. The land is yet before us, because we have sought Yahweh our God; we have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.

⁷Judate kiangah, hiai khuate bawl phanawn ni e, kulhin um le hang, in sangte, kulh kongkhakte. a kalhnate bawl ni: TOUPA I pathian I zontak jiak un gam I nuai uah a hongomta ahi: amah I zong ua, aman kil chih ning chiha galmunga omna honpeta ahi, a chi. Huchiin a bawl pha ua, a lamzang jelta uhi.

⁸Asa had an army that bore bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred eighty thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.

⁸Huan, Asain Juda mi lum leh tei tawi mi sepaih nuai thum a neia: huan Benjamin mi phaw leh thal zangmi nuai nih leh sing giat; huai tengteng mi hat hangsan vek ahi uh.

⁹There came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a million troops, and three hundred chariots; and he came to Mareshah.

⁹Huan, Ethiopia mi zera, sepaih maktaduai leh kangtalai za thum toh amau sual dingin a hongkuana; Maresa a hontunga

¹⁰Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

¹⁰Huchiin Asa bel sual din a vakuana, Maresa ah Zephatha guamah a vakiphalh uh.

¹¹Asa cried to Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, there is none besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, Yahweh our God; for we rely on you, and in your name are we come against this multitude. Yahweh, you are our God. Don’t let man prevail against you.”

¹¹Huan, Asain TOUPA a pathian asam a, TOUPA kia loungal mi hat tak laka hat lou panpiha a om kei ua; aw TOUPA ka pathian uh, honpanpih ve; nang hon muangin na minin hiai mipite ka hongsual uhi. Aw TOUPA, ka pathian uh nahi a, mihingin nang hon zou kei uhen, a chi a.

¹²So Yahweh struck the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

¹²Huchiin TOUPAN Asa leh Judate maah Ethiopia mite a suala; huchiin Ethiopia mite a taikek ta uh.

¹³Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar: and there fell of the Ethiopians so many that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before Yahweh, and before his army; and they carried away very much booty.

¹³Huan Asa leh a heuten Gerar tanin a delh ua, Ethiopia mite si a tam mahmah jiak un a pangthei takei ua; TOUPA leh a sepaihte maah vuallelhsakin a om teua; gallak sum tampi ala uh.

¹⁴They struck all the cities around Gerar; for the fear of Yahweh came on them: and they despoiled all the cities; for there was much spoil in them.

¹⁴Gerar kima khua tengteng a sual ua, TOUPA a lau ua, khua tengteng a lok ua, gallak sum a tam ngial hi.Ganpute puaninte leng a sual ua, belam leh sangawngsau tampi a hawl ua, Jerusalem ah a pai nawnta uh..

¹⁵They struck also the tents of livestock, and carried away sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.

¹⁵Ganpute puaninte leng a sual ua, belam leh sangawngsau tampi a hawl ua, Jerusalem ah a pai nawnta uh..