Matthai 3
1 Ce tloek awh Baptisma ak pekung Johan ce law nawh, Judah qamkoh awh awi kqawn hy,
And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
2 Zut lah uh khawk khan ram taw zoe hawh hy”, tinawh kqawn hy.
saying, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
3 Veni tawngha Isaiah ing anak kqawn paicai hy: “Ramkoh awh ak khy awi ing, 'Bawipa lam ce qoek abah unawh, a lamkhqi ce dyng sak lah uh', tinawh anak kqawn ce.
For this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.
4 Johan ing kala-uk myi hi ce bai nawh, ak cawi ce savyn taisawm ing zen nawh, khamkhawk ingkaw khawitui ce buh a an na ai hy.
Now John himself had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
5 Anih a venawh Jerusalem khawk thlangkhqi, Judah qam awhkaw thlangkhqi boeih ce cet uhy.
Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan;
6 Ami thawlhnaakkhqi ce kqawn unawh, anih a baptisma ce hu uhy.
and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 Cehlai, baptisma a peeknaak kung awh Farasikhqi ingkaw Sadusikhqi thlang khawzah amik law ce a huh awh, ami venawh, “Aw khqui a cadilkhqi, kawsonaak ak law hly ce centaak aham u ing nu anik kqawn peek khqi?
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Zut doena qah phaat lah uh.
Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:
9 Ka mi pa Abaraham ta u nyng kaw, tinawh koeh poek uh; ka nik kqawn peek khqi, Khawsa ing vawhkaw lungkhqi ve Abaraham a cakhqi na coeng sak thai hy.
and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
10 Thingkung boeih awh hqaica toen hyt na awm hawh nawh; ak thaih leek amak qah thingkungkhqi boeih taw hlu kawmsaw, mai awh phum kaw.
And even now is the axe laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
11 Kai ing tui ngawh zutnaak baptisma ce ni pek khqi nyng; cehlai kai a huawh ak law cetaw kai anglakawh bau khqoet hy, kai taw anih a khawmyk ak pawm peek aham za am tyng nyng; anih ingtaw Ciim Myihla ingkaw mai ing baptisma ce ni pek khqi kaw.
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and [with] fire:
12 A kut awh cang zahnaak khqa ce pawm kawmsaw, caang ce ak caih cana zap kaw, ang tak ce tep khuiawh chan kawmsaw ang hi taw amak thi thai qoe mai awh phum kaw tina hy.
whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly cleanse his threshing-floor; and he will gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.
13 Cawh Jesu taw Kalili qam awhkawng Johan a baptisma huh aham Jordan long na law hy.
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
14 Cehlai Johan ing tha na hy, “kai ing ni nang a baptisma huh aham ka ngaih hlai, kawtih kai a venna na law lat?” tina hy.
But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
15 Jesu ing a venawh, “Tuh sai mai, cawh ni ningnih aham dyngnaak boeih boeih a cup hly”, tina hy.
But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffereth him.
16 Jesu ing Baptisma a huh coengawh, tui awhkawng cet hy. Cawh khawk khan ce anih aham awng qu nawh, Khawsa Myihla ce khqukkhqu amyihna ak khan awh ang cuk peek ce huhy.
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him;
17 Cawhtaw khan nakawng, “ve ve ka lungnaak ka Capa, ka ym soeih soeih ni”, tinawh awi ce law hy.
and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
