1 Ahrangthonah letah bia a ung. Ma bia cawh Khazing khatah a ung; Bia cawh Khazing a cang. 2 Ahrangthonah taitah Khazing khatah a ung.

3 Ama taco zezong vytei heh a tua, tuapaw hming vytei heh Ama tah a tua lypaw zehmai ung be. 4 Ama letaco hringnah a ung. Ma hringnah cawh cawngsaw vytei khainah a cang. 5 Akhaipaw cawh a muinah hrong letah va khai ka, muinah taco ma cawh pahnei be.

6 Cawngsaw pakheh Khazing tei a tawpaw ung ka, a ming cawh Johan a cang. 7 Khainah kong khah hni sá pawtah le reilai rua pawtah a va chua, ming vytei tah Ama a thongtah aa zing khy nápawtah. 8 Ama cawh akhaipaw cawh cang be, akhaipaw kong khah a hnikhuitu ruapaw tah a va chuhpaw a cang. 9 Akhaipaw hmuisuipaw, ming vytei a khai sahpaw cawh a ung, khazaw lehei a vong leimei.

10 Ama cawh khazaw lehei a ung, khazaw heh Ama tah a tuapaw a cang naná teitah khazaw tah Ama cawh hnih be. 11 Ama a mehnung a cangpaw sahlo khatah a vong ka, a mehnung sahlo tah Ama cawh cyhlang bei he. 12 Canghrasala Ama a cyhlangpaw vytei, Ama a ming a zingpaw vytei cawh Khazing sawtei cangnah naw a peh he. 13 Ma sahlo cawh cawngsaw phunglang tah sahpaw cang bei he. Taico cawngsaw biachawnah le pasaepaw dunah hratah sahpaw zong cang lytah Khazing taitah sahpaw a cang he.

14 Bia cawh pungsaw tah a va lang ka, kaa hrong letah a cing lai. Paw tei a hnuitlakangpaw Sawcapaw hratah a rungnawnah zia kaa hmuh; ningdonah le biahmuisui tah a chih.

15 Johan* Johan heh baptisma peitu a cang. tah a konglang reilai ka, ma hrahei tlang a y, “Ma cawngsaw heh a konglang ka reipaw, ‘ka hninglang tah a va chuh lepaw cawngsawpaw cawh kama navy tah alai vypaw a cang, zecawtamaw tatah kama hlai tah a ung ciapaw a cang,’ tahpaw khah,” tatah a tah. 16 A ningdonah a tlangtlingnah taitah a bonghnang cawh sangkheh khy sangkheh tah kaa ting cy. 17 Phungbia cawh Moses letah peh cang ka, ningdonah le biahmuisui cawh Zisu Khri thongtah a va ung. 18 Ahotahmai tah Khazing cawh hmuh bang bei he. Canghrasala Sawcapaw hnuitlakangpaw, Paw khatei a ungpaw taco Khazing cawh a palang.

19 Jerusalem letei a ungpaw Juda cawngsaw sahlo tah tlangbui sahlo le Levi mingphing cawngsaw sahlo cawh Johan khaco taw he ka, “Ahomaw na cang?” tatah aa haesah tih he tah, Johan tah ma hrahei a bia a phy. 20 Ma sahlo hai letaco a paphah ly teitah, “Kama cawh Khri† Khri (Grik rei), le Mesiah (Hebru rei) aa silang cawh, Sathy thupaw,tahnah a cang. cang bei neh,” tatah a palei he.

21 Aaning sahlo taco, “A cang caco ahomaw na cang? Elija na cang maw?” tatah aa tah.

Johan taco, “Cang bei neh,” a tah he.

“Khazing khuavang kaa haw thlangpaw cang cei?” tatah aa tah vy.

“Cang bei neh,” tatah a palei vy he.

22 A changnah letaco, “Ahomaw na cang tahpaw achaw teitah ma ching tua. Aa ma siapaw sahlo hai letah zehratamaw kaa ta he a. Na konglang heh achaw teitah ma ching, ahomaw na cang?” tatah aa tah.

23 Mataico Johan taco Khazing khuavang Isaiah a bia khah hmang ka, “Kama cawh, ‘Abuipaw cawtah langpui pading pah my lo,’ tatei raangcaa letei a y leimeipaw o cawh ka cang,”✡ Isai 40:3 tatah a tah he.

24 Taico aa tawpaw he Farasi thaikhehpaw sahlo taco Johan cawh ma hrahei bia aa hae hri, 25 “Zecawtamaw Khri na cang tlung lypaw le Elija maw, Khazing khuavang maw na cang tlung lypaw tah baptisma na cangsah he?” tatah aa tah.

26 Johan taco, ma hrahei a palei he, “Kama taco tui tah baptisma ka ca cangsah he. Canghrasala naa hrong letei a ung thlangpaw, naa hni lypaw a ung. 27 Ama cawh ka hninglang tah a va chua a, kama cawh a phepakong rui a thlangpah tlangpaw hmai cang bei neh,” a tah he.

28 Ma sahlo heh Jordan tuivaw raechai lang letei a ungpaw Bethani khua, Johan tei baptisma a cangsahnah pawhe letah a cang.

29 Ningthlamongpaw letaco Johan tah Zisu cawh ama khatah a vong lai leimeipaw khah hmuh ka, “Mingtua o, Khazing tuu teitei, khazaw suanah a photu ruapaw kheh. 30 Ama heh, ‘Ka hninglang tah a va chuh lepaw cawngsawpaw cawh kama navy tah a lai vypaw a cang zecawtamaw tatah ama cawh kama hlai tah a ung ciapaw a cang,’ tatei a kong ka reipaw cawngsaw khah a cang. 31 Kama tah ama a cang tahpaw khah hnih bei neh. Canghrasala Israel cawngsaw sahlo khatah a va paly khy nápawtah tui tah baptisma ka cangsah he,” tatah a tah.

32 Taico Johan tah ma hrahei a tah, “Thlawpaw Pathai cawh avai taitah thury hratah a cung letah a za cawng thlangpaw khah ka hmuh. 33 Baptisma cangsah lai rua pawtei a pa tawpaw tah, ‘Thlawpaw cawh a cung letah a za cungpaw le, a cung letah a cawng thlangpaw na hmuh caco, ama cawh Thlawpaw Pathai tei baptisma a cang sahtu ruapaw a cang a,’ tatah pa ching lytah ung my seh la, ama cawh hnih a bei neh. 34 Atoheh cawh hmuh myca neh ka, ama cawh Khazing Sawcapaw a cang ceingei tahpaw khah ka rei ngang,” tatah a tah.

35 A monglangpaw letah Johan cawh a hningzuitu pahning khatah ung he ka, 36 Zisu a khiakaly leimeipaw khah hmuh ka, a hningzuitu sahlo hai letaco, “Mingtua o, Khazing Tuu teitei khi,” tatah a tah.

37 A hningzuitu pahning taco ma hratei bia a reipaw khah thui he ka, Zisu khah aa zui. 38 Taico a hninglang a hui ka, Zisu tah aa hai leco, “Zemaw naa hui?” tatah a tah he.

Aaning taco, “Rabbi, (Cawngpahtu tahnah a cang) zeletamaw na ung?” tatah aa tah.

39 “A vong la, naa hmuh thlang a,” tatah a palei he.

Taico aaning cawh a ungnah lang a vaw he. Chahningtlaw zailang suimehlang papali hrawng tai khah Ama khaco a ung he.

40 Simon Piter a unypaw Andru cawh Johan bia a reipaw a thuipaw pahning hrong letei Zisu a zuipaw khah a cang. 41 Andru taco a hmetawcai letah a unypaw Simon cawh huilai ka, a hai letaco, “Mesiah (ma cawh Khri tahnah a cang) cawh kaa hmuh thah,” tatah a tah.

42 Taico Simon cawh Zisu khatah a va seikhui. Zisu taco ming ka, a hai letaco, “Johan sawcapaw Simon, nama cawh Sifas (ma cawh Piter tahnah a cang) aa ca tah myca a,” tatah a tah.

43 A ningthlamongpaw letaco Zisu cawh Galili raang lang sei pawtah a pachia. Taico Filip cawh hmuh ka, “Va pa zui,” tatah a tah.

44 Filip cawh Andru le Piter sahlo khatei khuakheh letah a ung hruipaw a cang. Ma cawh Bethsaida khua a cang. 45 Filip tah Nathaniel cawh hmuh ka, a hai letah, “Moses tei phungbia letei a konglang a ciapaw, Khazing khuavang sahlo zong tei a kong aa reipaw, Nazaret Zisu, Josef a sawcapaw cawh kaa hmuh myca,” tatah a tah.

46 Nathaniel taco, “Nazaret taitah hmingchaw a piathai thlang maw?” a tah.

Filip taco, “A vong la, mingtua,” tatah a tah.

47 Zisu tah Nathaniel cawh Ama lang a va pange lai leimeipaw khah hmuh ka, “Mingtua o, Israel cawngsaw hmuisuipaw, Ama letah dinglynah a ung lypaw hi,” a tah.

48 Nathaniel taco, “Zekhatamaw na pa hni?” a tah.

Zisu tah a hai letah, “Filip tei a ca y hlai letei thuiku kung rai letah na ung thlangning takhei, ka ca hmuh,” tatah a tah.

49 Nathaniel taco, “Rabbi, nama cawh Khazing Sawcapaw, Israel Siangpahrang na cang,” tatah a tah.

50 Zisu tah, “Thuiku kung a rai letah ka ca hmuh, ka tah cawtah na zingpaw cang ka, ma navy hei a rungnaw vypaw a hlupui na hmuh tae a,” tatah a tah. 51 “Biahmuisui ka ca ching, avai ingkaw a hong a ka, Khazing a vaiming sahlo cawh Cawngsaw Sawcapaw cung letah aa cungchuh, aa kechypaw khah na hmuh tae a,” tatah a tah vy hui.