1Hanchu, Teberius Caesar Rêng chang a kum sômleirangana, Pontius Pilat Judea rama governor ania, Herod Galilee rama ânlal lâiin, A nâipa Philip, Iturea le Trachonitis rama ânlal lâiin, Abilene rama Lysanias ânlal lâia han,
2Annas le Caiaphas ngei hah Ochai Inlal annia. Ma zora lâia han ramchâra Zakaria nâipasal John kôma Pathien chong a juong tunga.
3Hanchu, John'n Jordan Tuidung pang revêl ramtina a se titira, “Nin sietnangei renga insîr ungla baptisma chang roi, hanchu Pathien'n nin sietnangei nangni ngâidam a tih” tiin chong a rila.
4Dêipu Isaiah lekhabua miziek anghan: 3:4-6: Isa 40:3-5 (LXX)
5Vakuong tin minsip nîng ata,
6Hanchu mitinin Pathien sanmingringna mûng an tih.”
7Hanchu, John kôm baptis chang rangin mipuingei an honga, an kôm, “Murûlngei o!” “Pathien dûk juong mintung rang renga jôk rangin tumo nangni ril?
8Nin sietnangei nin insîr tatak iti nin nunchana minlang roi, Ei richibul Abraham kêng aninga ti khâi no roi, Pathien'n hi lungngei khom hih Abraham richisuonpârngei a minchang thei.3:8: Joh 8:33
9Thingkung tin aruzung idêna phûr rangin reipui a om chit ani zoi. Thingkung tin mara sa ânra loi nâm chu phûrpaia meia pai nîng atih,” a tia. 3:9: Mat 7:19
10Mipuingei han, “Hanchu, Imo kin tho rang ani zoi,” an tia.
11Ama'n a thuona, “Kâncholi abop a dônngeiin a dônloingei sem ungla, sâkruo a dônngeiin a dônloingei sem ngei roi” a tia.
123:12: Luk 7:29Sum rusuongpungei senkhat baptisma chang rangin an honga, a kôma, “Minchupu, imo kin tho rang?” an tia.
13“Balam pêna chu rusuong no roi” a tia.
14Râlmingei khom an honga a kôm, “Keinite imo kin tho rang?” an tia. An kôma, “Tute sum rangrâtin lâk no ungla, dikloiin mi nôn no ungla, nin loa han nin mulung minchuk roi,” a tia.
15Mipuingeiin John chungroia sabeina neiin, Messiah ai ni duoi mini tiin an mindona.
16Hanchu, John'n, “Keiman chu tuiin nangni ka baptis ngâia, keima nêka roiinpui uol mi a juong ani. Keima chu a kekok sût rang luon inhoi mu-ung. Ama han Ratha Inthieng le meiin nangni baptis a tih,” a tipe ngeia.
17“A jâpna rang relei a chôia, jâp a ta, butak hah sapanga thun a ta, arishi kai chu mei thi ngâiloia hâl minmang a tih,” a tia.
18An om lam thûlna rang mohôknân lam tamtakin thurchi Sa a ril ngeia.
19Herod'n neinun tamtak saloi a tho pênah, a nâipa Philip lômnu Herodias lômnua a nei sikin John'n a ngoa.
20Ma nêka saloi uol thôn, Herod'n, John hah intâng ina a khum zoi.
21Hanchu mipui murdi baptisma an chang zoiin, Jisua khom baptisma a changa. Chubai a tho lâitakin, invân ân onga.
223:22: Aph 22:2; Lap 2:7; Isa 42:1; Mat 3:17; Mk 1:11; Luk 9:35 Pharvali angin, Ratha Inthieng a chunga a juongchuma, Invân renga chong ajuon ringa, “Ka nâipasal moroitak ni ni, na chunga ku mulung arâisân ok,” a tia.
23Jisua'n a sin a phuta han kum sômthum a nia. Mi mindonin chu Joseph nâipasal ania. Ama hah Heli nâipasal ania,
24Ama hah Mathat nâipasal ania,
25Ama hah Mattathias nâipasal ania,
26Ama hah Maath nâipasal ania,
27Ama hah Joanan nâipasal ania,
28Ama hah Melchi nâipasal ania,
29Ama hah Joshua nâipasal ania,
30Ama hah Simeon nâipasal ania,
31Ama hah Melea nâipasal ania,
32Ama hah Jesse nâipasal ania,
33Ama hah Aminadab nâipasal,
34Ama hah Jokob nâipasal ania,
35Ama hah Serug nâipasal ania,
36Ama hah Cainan nâipasal ania,
37Ama hah Methusela nâipasal ania,
38Ama hah Enosh nâipasal ania,