16 Chun, mi po poin an ṭih a, Pathien an inpâk a, “Eini lai zâwlnei ropuitak a hung um ta a ni hi,” an ta. “Pathienin a mihai a hung sîr tah a nih,” an ti bawk a.
Hnuoi hi i kan a, tuiin i châwm a, Nasatakin i sukṭha hlak: Pathien vadung chu tuiin a sip a, Hnuoi hi chuong anga i buotsai hnung chun an ta dingin bu i siempêk hlak.
Mipui chun an ring tah a: LALPA chun Israel thlahai chu a hung sir tah a, an rimsik tuorna chu a hmu tah ti an hriet chun, an luhai an kûn a, chibai an bûk tah a.
Chun, hnuoi chunga hnam po pohai, an chunga thil ṭha ka thaw po po hretuhai le, thil ṭha po po le thlamuongna po po a ta dinga kân neitir hretuhai ṭiin inthin an tih; ka ta dingin hi khawpui hi hlimna hming le, inpâkna ding le ropuina ding hung nîng a tih.
Chuongchun, mipui chun, ṭawngtheinawhai chu hung ṭawng a, piengsuolhai chu hung ṭhah a, kebaihai chu kea lâwn a, mitdelhai chu hmu theia an hmuin, mak an ti hle a; chuongchun, Israelhai Pathien chu an inpâk tah a.
Ama chun an kuomah, “Ieng thil am ie?” a ta. Anni chun a kuom- ah, “Nazareth Isu, Pathien le mi po po mithmua, a thu le a thilthaw zâwlnei hminginthang tak chanchin thu;
Chun, a fieltu Pharisai chun a hmu chun, a lungrilin, “Hi mipa hi zâwlnei a ni chun a themtu nuhmei hi tu am a ni, mi ieng ang am a ni hre âwm tak, mi suol a ni sih a,” a ta.
Chun, a vêl Gerasin mihai rama mi po po chun an ṭi ta bêk bêk leiin, ama chu an kuoma inthawka fe hmang dingin an ngên a; chun, lawngah a chuong a, a kîr nâwk tah a.
Chun, anni chun, “ ‘Baptistu Johan,’ an ti cheh a, nisienlakhawm, ṭhenkhatin, ‘Elija,’ ṭhenkhatin, ‘Tien- lai zâwlnei tû amanih a tho nâwk tah a nih,’ an ti che,” tiin an dawn a.
Chun, anni chun a kuomah, “Tû am i ni leh? Elija i ni?” an ta, an indawn a. Ama chun, “Ka ni nawh,” a ta. “Zâwlnei kha i ni?” an ta, ama chun, “Ni lo e,” a ta, a dawn a.