An lunginzîngna po poa chun ama chu a lunginzîng ve hlak a, vân- tirko, a hmaa um mi chun, anni chu a sanhim bawk hlak a; a hmangaina le a lunginsietnain ân tlan tâwl tah a; tienlai ni po poa chun anni chu a puokin anni chu a pawm hlak a.
Ephraim hi ka naupa dittak am a nih? Ama hi naupang tiawi am a nih? Ama ka thunun pha, ama chu ka hriet zing tlat el hi? Chuleiin, ka lungril chun ama ka lainat a; matheiloin, ama chunga chun zâ- ngaina nei ngei ka tih, LALPA chun a tih.
Chun, Isu khâwlai hmuna manih a ṭawngṭai a, a ṭawngṭai zo chun a închûktir mi pakhatin a kuomah, “Lalpa, ṭawngṭai dân Johanin a închûktirhai ân chûktir ang khan mîn chûktir ve ta la,” a ta.
Chun, Lalpa chun a kuomah, “Nangni Pharisaihaiin no le thlêng puo tieng chu in sâwp fai hlak luoh a; in sûng tieng ruok chu hlêprûkna le suolin a sip sih a.
Chun, Lalpain, “Sum enkawltu ringum, var tak, a puin a hun poa an bu chan ding sempêk dingin a sûnghai chunga hotua a siem ding chu tû tak am nîng a ta?
Lalpa ruok chun a kuomah, “Nangni vervêkhai, Châwlniin mâni sebâwng amanih, sabengtung ama- nih a bu fâknaa inthawka sûtin, tui dâwn dingin in ṭhuoi dawk seng hlak a ni naw am a nih?
Chun, Lalpa chun, “Anṭam mu mal khat ang ringna in nei chun, hi thingtheihmi kûng kuoma hin, ‘Hung inphawi la, tuisuorietah lo inphun rawh,’ tîng in ta, in thu awi el a tih.
Chun, Zakai chu a ngir a, Lalpa kuoma chun, “Ngai ta, Lalpa, ka sum zâtve pasiehai kuomah pêng ka ta; chun, tu chunga khawm thil ieng khawm lo hlêpru ka ni chun a lêt liin thung nâwk ka tih,” a ta.
Chun, Lalpa chu a nghah a, Peter chu a en a. Peter chun Lalpain, “Vawisûn hin âr a khuong hmain vawi thum mîn phat i tih,” a kuoma a ti thu kha a hung hriet dawk nâwk tah a.
Chun, kul kawtkhâr kâwl a tlungin, ngai ta, mithi an hung zâwn dawk a, a nu naupa nei sun a na, ama hlak hmeithai a ni sih a; an khuohai tamtak chu a kuomah an um a.
Isûn a kuomah, “Nuhmei, ieng- dinga i ṭap am? Tû am i zawng a?” a ta. Ama chun huon enkawltu amanih a tih a, a kuomah, “Pu, ama hitaka inthawka i fepui a ni chun i siena chin mi hril rawh, chuongchun lâng ka tih,” a ta.
Chuongchun, mihai ta dingin suol thuphachawina siempêk dingin, Pathien tieng thilhaia chun, Thiem- pu Laltak, mi lâinatthei le ringum tak a ni theina dingin, iengkima a unauhai anga hung um chu a ṭûl hrim a nih.
Thiempu Laltak ei hrât nawzie inhrietnahai mi hrietpui phâk naw nei ei ni si nawh a. Eini anga kawng tinrênga thlêmna tuok tah, suol ruok chu suol naw nei ei ni lem.
Chuongchun, anni laia hnam dang pathienhai chu an sie hmang vawng a, LALPA rawng chu an bâwl tah a; chun, Israelhai lunginzîngna lei chun a lungril a lungngai ta bêk bêk el a.