¹In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

¹Huan, huchihlaiin Baptispa Johanin,

²“Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”

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

³For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.” Isaiah 40:3

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

⁴Now John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

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

⁵Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.

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

⁶They were baptized or, immersed by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

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

⁷But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, or, immersion he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

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?

⁸Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance!

⁸Huchiin kisikna toh kilawm gah honsuang khia un;

⁹Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

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

¹⁰“Even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that doesn’t bring forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.

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.

¹¹I indeed baptize or, immerse you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit. TR and NU add “and with 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.

¹²His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable 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.

¹³Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.

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

¹⁴But John would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?”

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

¹⁵But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him.

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.

¹⁶Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on 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.

¹⁷Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

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