An lunginzîngna po poa chun ama chu a lunginzîng ve hlak a, vântirko, a hmaa um mi chun, anni chu a sanhim bawk hlak a; a hmangaina le a lunginsietnain ân tlan tâwl ta 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; matheilovin, ama chunga chun zângaina nei ngei ka tih, Lalpa chun a tih.
Chun, Isu khâwlai hmuna manih a ṭawngṭai a, a ṭawng- ṭai 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 luo a; in sûng tieng ruok chu hlêprûkna le suolin a sip si 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 amanih 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 ngha 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 ta 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 si a; an khuohai tamtak chu a kuomah an um a.
Isûn a kuomah, “Nuhmei, iengdinga i ṭap am? Tû am i zawng a?” a ta. Ama chun huon enkawltu amanih a ti 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, Thiempu Laltak, mi lâinatthei le ringum tak a ni theina dingin, iengkima a unauhai anga hung um chu a ṭûl hrim a nih.
Chuongchun, anni laia hnam dang pathienhai chu an sie hmang vawng a, Lalpa rawng chu an bâwl ta a; chun, Israelhai lunginzîngna lei chun a lungril a lungngai ta bêk bêk el a.