Ngsäea Khut 1
1 Theophiluh aw: Ka yuk kcüka cauk cun Jesuh naw jah mtheimthang lü khut a pawh lawnak üng tünei lü,
The former narrative I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus both did and taught from the beginning
2 khankhawa a kai be vei cäpa ania mawnglama kyaki. Ani cun naw khankhawa am a kai be ham üng, a xüa Ngsäe cun Ngmüimkhya Ngcima johit am lam jah msüm hütki.
until the day in which, after he had through the Holy Spirit given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;
3 Ani cun a thih käna mhnüp kphyükipa k'um üng Ngsäea veia khawvei ngdang be lü a xün bea mawng cun akcanga mdang hütki. Ngsäe naw ani cun hmukie, ani naw pi Pamhnama pea mawng jah mthehki.
to whom also he showed himself living, after he had suffered, by many sure proofs, appearing to them during forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.
4 Acunüng, Ngsäe jah ngbämsaki naw, “Jerusalem käh cehta u lü, ka Paa khyütam, nami ngjaka ka pyen khawi cän ana k'äih ua.
And while in assembly with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for what had been promised by the Father, which [[said he]] ye heard from me;
5 Johan naw tui üng Baptican ning ja peki, khaw mhnüp am hjo lü Ngmüimkhya Ngcim üng Baptican nami kham khai” a ti.
for John indeed baptized with water, but ye will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.
6 Acunüng, amimi cun, atänga ngkhäm law u lü, “Bawipa aw, atuha Isarele üng pe na jah pet khai aw?” ti u lü, ami kthäh.
They therefore, having come together, asked him, saying, Lord, art thou at this time about to restore the kingdom to Israel?
7 Acunüng, Jesuh naw, “Akcün ja ahnün cun ka Pa naw amäta themnak üng a cenga kyase, nangmi naw nami ksing vaia am kya ve.
But he said to them, It belongeth not to you to know times or seasons, which the Father appointed by his own authority.
8 Acunsepi, Ngmüimkhya Ngcim nami khana a pha law üng, johit am nami be law khai. Acunüng, Jerusalem mlüh, Judah, Samarih ja khawmdeka adütnak cäpa, kei a saksia nami kya khai” a ti.
But ye will receive power when the Holy Spirit hath come upon you; and ye will be my witnesses, both in Jerusalem and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
9 Acuna ngthu a pyen law päng üng, ami hmuh mahmaha khana kai be se, khawngmei naw am ami hmuh be thei vaia a thupin.
And having thus spoken, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
10 A hang kai be üng axüisawe naw khankhawa han bük kyetkie. Acunüng, khyang nghngih suisak abawk jah suisa ni lü, ami peia ngdüi lawki xawi.
And while they were looking earnestly into heaven as he went up, lo! two men stood by them in white apparel,
11 Acu xawi naw, “Kalile khyange aw, ise khankhawa hang mang u lü, nami ngdüikie ni? Hina Jesuh hin nami vei üngkhyüh nami hmuha khana a kaia mäiha, law be khai” ani ti.
who said, Men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This Jesus, who hath been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same manner in which ye beheld him going into heaven.
12 Acunüng, Ngsäe cun Olip mcung ami ti üngka naw Jerusalem mlüha cit bekie. Acuna mcung cun Jerusalem mlüh üngkhyüh kilometer mat banga thuki.
Then they returned to Jerusalem, from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, within a sabbath-day's journey.
13 Amimi cun mlüha pha be u lü, ami im kainaka k'uma lutkie: acune cun, Pita, Johan, Jakuk, Andru, Philip, Thomah, Batolame, Mahte, Alaphaha cakpa Jakuk, Sihmon Zelot ja Jakuka cakpa Judaha kyakie.
And when they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were making their abode, namely, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the zealot, and Judas the brother of James.
14 Amimi cun, Jesuha nu Marih ja akce nghnumie ni, Jesuha a nae am, atänga ngkhäm u lü ktaiyü läkie.
These all continued with one accord in prayer, with women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
15 Acunüng, angawi tiktuh üng, jumkia khyange ami ngkhäa phya ja mku cun ngkhäm lawki he. Pita naw ami nglunga ngdüi law lü,
And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and said, (the number of the names together was about one hundred and twenty, )
16 “Ka benae aw, Jesuh man khaie üng, lam ja msümkia, Judah Iskarota mawng Cangcim üng veki cun küm päng ve. Acuna Cangcim cun Ngmüimkhya Ngcim naw Davit üngkhyüha a pyena kyaki.
Brethren, it was necessary that this scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus.
17 Judah cun axüisaw mata kyase, khut mi binak üng pi ngpüi vaia a xüa kyaki.
For he was numbered among us, and obtained the allotment of this ministry.
18 Ani cun am daw khaia ngui yah lü khaw hnün mat khyäiki, acunüng kya law lü ta a khawn pawk lü, a khyü avan lut law päihki.
Now this man purchased a field with the wages of the iniquity; and falling headlong he burst asunder in the middle, and all his bowels gushed out.
19 Acuna mawng cun Jerusalema vekia khyang avan naw ngja u lü, acuna khaw hnün cun, amimäta ngthu am, ‘Akeldama ami sui, acun cun, ‘Thisen Hnün’ tinaka kyaki.
And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that that field is called in their own tongue, Aceldamach, that is, Field of Blood.
20 “Salan caup üng, ‘A im xawngei lü, ak'uma u am ve se,’ ti lü ng’yuki, acuna thea ng’yuk betüki ta, ‘khyang kce naw ania hnün bi se’ a ti.
For it is written in the book of Psalms, “Let his habitation be made desolate, and let no one dwell therein;” and, “Let another take his office.”
21 “Acunakyase, Johan naw Baptican a ja petnak üng tün lü, Jesuh khana a kai be cäpa, mi veia citcawn hü lü vekie üngka, Bawipa Jesuha a thawhnak be saksi na lü jah sang püi khaia khyang mat mi mcawn be khai” a ti.
Of these men, therefore, who accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us, must one be made a witness with us of his resurrection.
23 Acunüng, ani cun khyang nghngih üngka mat xü vaia mkyäpkie. Acun xawi ta Josep: Barsaba ami tia Jastas ja Matthias kyaki.
And they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24 Acunüng, amimi ktaiyü u lü, “Bawipa, khyanga mlung avan na ksingki,
And they prayed saying, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show which of these two thou hast chosen
25 a venak vaia cit pängki Judaha hnün üng ngsä khut bi khaia hin xawi üngka u na xüki, jah mtheha” ami ti.
to take the part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell away, that he might go to his own place.
26 Acunüng, cung kphawng u lü, Matthias naw cung yah se, ani cun ngsä xaleiate am atänga khutbi hnga khaia mcawnkie.
And they cast lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
