Matthai 3
1 Te vaeng tue ah tuinuem Johan ha pawk tih,
in/on/among then the/this/who day that to come John the/this/who one who baptizes to preach in/on/among the/this/who deserted the/this/who Judea
2 Vaan ram a yoei coeng dongah yut uh laeh,” tila a thui.
and to say to repent to come near for the/this/who kingdom the/this/who heaven
3 Anih tah, khosoek kah pang ol loh, “Boeipa kah longpuei saelh uh lamtah a caehlong boeih te a dueng la saii uh,” tila tonghma Isaiah loh a thui a phong te ni.
this/he/she/it for to be the/this/who to say (through/because of *N+kO) Isaiah the/this/who prophet to say voice/sound: voice to cry out in/on/among the/this/who deserted to make ready the/this/who road lord: God Straight to do/make: do the/this/who path it/s/he
4 Johan loh kalauk kah a mul himbai te a bai tih, a haep ah maehpho cihin a naak. Tangboeng neh kohong khoitui te a buh la om.
it/s/he then the/this/who John to have/be the/this/who clothing it/s/he away from hair camel and belt/sash/girdle made of leather about the/this/who loins it/s/he the/this/who then food to be it/s/he locust and honey wild
5 Te vaengah Jerusalem, Judah ram boeih neh Jordan pingpang boeih tah anih taengah cet.
then to depart to/with it/s/he Jerusalem and all the/this/who Judea and all the/this/who region the/this/who Jordan
6 Amih kah tholhnah te a phong uh dongah Johan loh Jordan tuiva ah a nuem uh.
and to baptize in/on/among the/this/who Jordan (river *no) by/under: by it/s/he to agree the/this/who sin it/s/he
7 Pharisee rhoek neh Sadducee rhoek khaw anih kah baptisma dang ham muep ha pawk uh te a hmuh. Te vaengah amih te, “Rhulthae cadil rhoek aka tawn uh kosi te rhaelrham tak ham unim nangmih aka tueng.
to perceive: see then much the/this/who Pharisee and Sadducee to come/go upon/to/against the/this/who baptism it/s/he to say it/s/he offspring snake which? to show you to flee away from the/this/who to ensue wrath
8 Te dongah yutnah neh a tiing la a thaih te saii uh.
to do/make: do therefore/then (fruit worthy *N+kO) the/this/who repentance
9 A pa Abraham om tila nangmih khui ah thui ham poek uh boeh. Khohni loh hekah lungto rhoek lamloh Abraham kah ca rhoek a thoh sak thai te nangmih taengah kan thui.
and not to think to say in/on/among themself father to have/be the/this/who Abraham to say for you that/since: that be able the/this/who God out from the/this/who stone this/he/she/it to arise child the/this/who Abraham
10 Thing kah a yung ah hai te a khueh oepsoep coeng tih thaih then aka thaii mueh thingkung te boeih a vung vetih hmai khuila a voeih ni.
already then (and *k) the/this/who axe to/with the/this/who root the/this/who tree to lay/be appointed all therefore/then tree not to do/make: do fruit good to prevent and toward fire to throw: throw
11 Yutnah ham ni kai loh nangmih tui dongah kan nuem. Tedae Kai hnuk ah aka pawk te tah kai lakah tlung. A khokhom dul ham pataeng ka koih pawh. Anih loh nangmih te Mueihla Cim neh hmai neh n'nuem ni.
I/we on the other hand you to baptize in/on/among water toward repentance the/this/who then after me to come/go strong me to be which no to be sufficient the/this/who sandal to carry it/s/he you to baptize in/on/among spirit/breath: spirit holy and fire
12 Anih loh a kut dongkah rha neh amah kah canghlom te a yah vetih, a cang te khai khuila a khoem ni. Canghi te tah aka duek pawh hmai neh a tih ni,” a ti nah.
which the/this/who winnowing fork in/on/among the/this/who hand it/s/he and to clear out the/this/who threshing-floor it/s/he and to assemble the/this/who grain it/s/he toward the/this/who storehouse (it/s/he *o) the/this/who then chaff to burn fire unquenchable
13 Te vaengah Jesuh tah Johan mah loh nuem sak ham te Galilee lamloh Jordan la ha pawk.
then to come the/this/who Jesus away from the/this/who Galilee upon/to/against the/this/who Jordan to/with the/this/who John the/this/who to baptize by/under: by it/s/he
14 Tedae Johan loh anih te a mah tih, “Nang loh nan nuem ham te ka ngoe, dae nang te kai taengah lat na pawk,” a ti nah.
the/this/who then John to hinder it/s/he to say I/we need to have/be by/under: by you to baptize and you to come/go to/with me
15 Tedae Jesuh loh a doo tih, “Ng ' rhoi laeh, duengnah cungkuem loh mamih taengah a soep la a om ham tueng tangloeng coeng,” a ti nah daengah anih te a rhoi pueng.
to answer then the/this/who Jesus to say to/with (it/s/he *NK+o) to release: permit now thus(-ly) for be proper to be me to fulfill all righteousness then to release: permit it/s/he
16 A nuem nen tah Jesuh khaw tui lamloh pahoi cet. Te vaengah anih hamla vaan te tarha ong uh tih Pathen kah Mueihla tah vahu bangla anih soah a thoeng pah te a hmuh.
(and *k) to baptize (then *no) the/this/who Jesus immediately to ascend away from the/this/who water and look! to open it/s/he the/this/who heaven and to perceive: see the/this/who spirit/breath: spirit the/this/who God to come/go down like/as/about dove and to come/go upon/to/against it/s/he
17 Te phoeiah vaan lamkah ol loh, “Hetah ka capa thintlo ni, anih dongah ka lungtlun, “pahoi a ti.
and look! voice/sound: voice out from the/this/who heaven to say this/he/she/it to be the/this/who son me the/this/who beloved in/on/among which to delight
