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1 Theophila, maa nakaw cauk lamma awh, Jesu a them saikhqi ingkaw a cawngpyinaak,
The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
2 amah ing ak tyh ceityihkhqi venawh Ciim Myihla ak caming awi yyn nawh, khawk khana kaaina a awm hlan dy awhkaw awi ak kqawn peek khqi ce qee law hawh nyng.
until the day in which he was received up, after that he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
3 Khuikhanaak a huh coengawh, vawhkaw thlangkhqi venawh hatnaak khawzah ing amah taw hqing hy tice dang sak hy. Khawnghi phlikip khuiawh dang pe nawh a mingmih a venawh Khawsa qam akawng ce kqawn pehy.
to whom he also showed himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing unto them by the space of forty days, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God:
4 Hypboet taw a mingmih mi buh ami ai haih awh vawhkaw awi ve pehy: “Kai ing kak kqawn law za uhyk ti, Pa ak awikam ce qeh unawh taw Jerusalem ve koeh cehtaak kawm uk ti.
and, being assembled together with them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, [said he], ye heard from me:
5 Ikawtih Johan ingtaw tui ing baptisma ce pehy, cehlai khawnghi iqyt a dii hlanawh nangmih ing Cii Myihla ing baptisma ce hu kawm uk ti,” tinak khqi hy.
for John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.
6 Cedawngawh kutoet na ami awm awh doet uhy, “Bawipa, Israel qam ce tuh nang dyih hly sak hawh nawh nu?” tina uhy.
They therefore, when they were come together, asked him, saying, Lord, dost thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?
7 Cekkhqi venawh: “Pa ing amah ak caming a taak atym ingkaw khawnghi ce nangmih nami sim am ngaih hy.
And he said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within his own authority.
8 Cehlai Ciim Myihla ce nangmih ak khanawh a pha law awhtaw thaawmnaak ta kawm uk ti; cawh nangmih taw Jerusalem, Judah qam boeih ingkaw Samari qam khawmdek a dytnaak dyna kai a dyihthing na awm kawm uk ti,” tinak khqi hy.
But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
9 Ve ak awi ak kqawn coengawh, a mingmih a mik huh awh khawk khan na zoek nace awm nawh, a mami huh thainaak dyna myi ing khyn zip hy.
And when he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
10 Ceamyihna zoehna a awm ce a mi toek huiawh thlang pakkhih, hik baawk bai ing, ami venawh dyi law hy.
And while they were looking stedfastly into heaven as he went, behold two men stood by them in white apparel;
11 Cekkqawi ing, “Klili thlangkhqi, ikawtih khanna mang unawh naming dyih khing? Khanna a kaai nami huh amyihna amah qoe a hu voei law tlaih kaw,” tinak khqi hy.
who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye looking into heaven? this Jesus, who was received up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye beheld him going into heaven.
12 Cekcoengawh, Olive tlang ami ti awhkawng Jerusalem khawna voei uhy; ce tlang taw Jerusalem khaw kengawh awm nawh, Sabbath nynawh khin cehnaak khoek ni a hla hy.
Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is nigh unto Jerusalem, a sabbath day’s journey off.
13 Ami pha awh, ami awmnaak khawi ipkhan na ce kaai uhy. Cawhkaw ak awmkhqi taw, Piter, Johan, Jakob ingkaw Mathai, Alpheaus a capa Jakob ingkaw Zealot tinawh amik khy Simon, Jakob a capa Juda, vetloek ve awm uhy.
And when they were come in, they went up into the upper chamber, where they were abiding; both Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James [the son] of Alphæus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas [the son] of James.
14 Cekkhqi ingkaw nukhqi, Jesu a nu Meri ingkaw a naakhqi mi kawlung kutoetna thahlynaak ing cykcah unawh kutoetna awm uhy.
These all with one accord continued stedfastly in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
15 Ce nyn awh ak cangnaak thlangkhqi ak khuiawh Piter taw dyi nawh, (ami cu boeihna siim ingkaw a thong law uhy),
And in these days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and said (and there was a multitude of persons [gathered] together, about a hundred and twenty),
16 “Koeinaakhqi, thlang a kut awh Jesu ak peekung Juda akawng awh, syn awh Ciim Myihla ing David am khaawh anak kqawn Cakciim awi ce a soep aham awm hy-
Brethren, it was needful that the scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spake before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to them that took Jesus.
17 anih ce ningnih anglakawh paa lawt nawh ve a bibi awm ana bi lawt hy,” tinak khqi hy.
For he was numbered among us, and received his portion in this ministry.
18 (Cek thlang ing a khawboe seet phu a huh ing lo hun ce thlai hy; cawh ce ak chut tling na tla nawh, ak phoen ce pawk nawh ak khqikhqi awm a lengna cawn boeih hy.
(Now this man obtained a field with the reward of his iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
19 Jerusalem awh ak awmkhqi boeih ing ce awithang ce za unawh, ce a lo hun ce a mimah ak awi na, 'Akeldama,' ti unawh, cetaw, 'Thi khawhun, tinaak ni.)
And it became known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch that in their language that field was called Akeldama, that is, The field of blood.)
20 Saam cauk awh vemyihna qeena awm hy, ‘Anih a awmnaak ce thlang ing cehta seitaw ak khuiawh uawm koeh awm seh nyng,’ ti ingkaw, ‘Sawikung anihnaak thlang chang ing ham seh nyng,' ti ce.
For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be made desolate, And let no man dwell therein: and, His office let another take.
21 Cedawngawh Bawipa Jesu ning lakawh a ceh a awm khuiawh,
Of the men therefore that have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,
22 Johan a baptisma ak kqannaak awhkawng Jesu khawk khan na a kaai dy nangmih anglakawh ak awm poepa ak khui awhkaw a thawhtlaihnaak anik sim pyi khqi hamna thlang pynoet a awm ngaih hy,’ tihy.
beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day that he was received up from us, of these must one become a witness with us of his resurrection.
23 Cedawngawh thlang pakkhih: Joseph ami ti Barsabbas (Justa tinawh awm khy bai uhy) ingkaw Matthia, ce hoep uhy.
And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24 Cekcoengawh, “Bawipa, nang, thlak kawlung boeih ak simkung, ve ak thlang pakkhih ak khuiawh nang ing nak tyh ce nim huh khqi lah,
And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show of these two the one whom thou hast chosen,
25 Juda ing a cehtaak vawhkaw ceityih bibi ak bi hamna,” tinawh cykcah uhy.
to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.
26 Cekcoengawh cekqawi ing taicung ce zyk nih saw Matthia ak khanawh tla hy; cedawngawh anih ce ceityih thlanghqa hlaioet ak noet sih uhy.
And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
