³ Gamdai-gamkeua kikoupa’

aw in:

Toupa ading lamlian sial unla,

A lampite tangsak

un, chi hi,

chi-in a kigelh hi.

⁴ Tua bangin, Johan hong pai a, gamdai-gamkeu ah a baptis a, khelhna ngaihdam nadingin kisika lungheina baptisna thu a gen hi. ⁵ Amah kiang ah Judia gam teng leh, Jerusalem khawmi khempeuh hong pai uh a, a khelhnate uh a pulak uh a, Johan in Jordan Lui ah amaute a na baptis hi. ⁶ Johan in sangawngsau mul puan a silh a, savun kawng¬gakin a kawng a gak a, gambe leh gamlak khuaizu an in a nei hi. ⁷ Ama’n: Ka nunga hong paipa zaw kei sanga hatzaw ahi. Kun-a ama’ khedap khau phel ding nangawn chin lou ka hi. ⁸ Ke’n tuiin kon baptis a, ahihhangin, ama’n Kha Siangthoua hon baptis ding ahi, chi-in thu a gen hi.

² Tua hun lai mahin, Ana leh Kaiafa, siampilian a hikhawm uhi. Hibang hun laitakin, gamdai-gamkeu ah Zekharia’ tapa Johan kiang ah Pathian’ thu hong tung hi. ³ Amah Jordan lui kiim gam teng ah a pai a, khelhnate ngaihdam nadingin kisika lungheina baptisna thu a gen hi. ⁴ Kamsang Isai laibu-a kigelh bangbang ahi. Tua ah:

Gamdai-gamkeua kikoupa’ aw in:

Toupa ading lampi sial unla,

ama’ adingin lampi tangte bawl un.

⁵ Luikuam teng vuhdim hi ding a,

mual leh tang teng kaihniam

hi ding hi.

Lamkawite hihtang hi ding a,

lampi phokte mamsak hi

ding hi.

⁶ Mi khempeuh in Pathian’

hotdamna mu ding uhi,

chi hi,

chi-in a kigelh hi.

Johan’ Thugen

⁷ Ama’ khuta baptisna tang dingin mipi tampi’n hong zuan uhi. Johan in bel amaute kiang ah: Nou, gul suante! Hong tung ding thangpaihna taisan dingin kua’n hon vauhilh ahia? ⁸ Lungheina tawh kikhom gah suah ve ua. Koute’ Pa Abraham ahi, chi-in kingaihsun kei un. Ko’n hilh ahi: Pathian in hiai suangte nangawn, Abraham’ suante a dingsak thei ahi. ⁹ Pathian in singbul teng ah heipi a taakta. Gah hoih suah lou singkung peuhmah a phuk ding a, meikhuk ah a khul ding, a chi hi.

¹⁰ Mipite’n: Tua bang ahih leh, koute’n bang ka hih uh kul ahia? a chi uhi.

¹¹ Johan in amaute a dawng a: Puanaktung nih nei peuhmah in a neilou mi hawm henla, an nei peuhmah in zong tua bangin hih hen, a chi hi.

¹² Siahdongte zong baptisna tang dingin hong pai uh a: Sinsakpa, koute’n bang ka hih ding ua le? hong chi uhi.

¹³ Johan in amaute kiang ah: Siah don ding bikhiah zah val ngiat kei un, a chi hi.

¹⁴ Tua baan ah, sepaih pawl khat in amah kiang ah: Koute’n lah bang ka hih ding ua? a chi uhi.

Ama’n amaute a dawng a: Vauna tawh kuamah dangka sut kei unla,

a dikloupi-in kuamah ngawh kei unla, na khasum utawh lungkim un, a chi hi.

¹⁵ Tua mipite’n Mesia na lamen ahi uh a, hiai Johan, Mesia hi kha ding hiam, hilou ding, chih lungsung ah a ngaihsun uhi. ¹⁶ Johan in amaute khempeuh a dawng a: Ke’n noute tuiin kon baptis ngeitak a, ahihhangin, kei sanga a vanglian zaw hong pai ding ahi. Kei zaw ama’ khedap khaute phel ding nangawna chin lou ka hi. Ama’n zaw Kha Siangthou leh meia hon baptis ding ahi. ¹⁷ Ama’n a khut ah phazah a tawi a, a phual a hahsiang ding a, tua khit chiangin phazahin buh a zapsiang ding a, buhtakte a buhpang ah a koih ding. Buhsite bel mei mittheilou sung ah a khul ding, a chi hi.