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1 Theophila, maa nakaw cauk lamma awh, Jesu a them saikhqi ingkaw a cawngpyinaak,
I have given an earlier account, O Theophilus, of all the things which Jesus did, and of his teaching from the first,
2 amah ing ak tyh ceityihkhqi venawh Ciim Myihla ak caming awi yyn nawh, khawk khana kaaina a awm hlan dy awhkaw awi ak kqawn peek khqi ce qee law hawh nyng.
Till the day when he was taken up to heaven after he had given his orders, through the Holy Spirit, to the Apostles of whom he had made selection:
3 Khuikhanaak a huh coengawh, vawhkaw thlangkhqi venawh hatnaak khawzah ing amah taw hqing hy tice dang sak hy. Khawnghi phlikip khuiawh dang pe nawh a mingmih a venawh Khawsa qam akawng ce kqawn pehy.
And to whom he gave clear and certain signs that he was living, after his death; for he was seen by them for forty days, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God:
4 Hypboet taw a mingmih mi buh ami ai haih awh vawhkaw awi ve pehy: “Kai ing kak kqawn law za uhyk ti, Pa ak awikam ce qeh unawh taw Jerusalem ve koeh cehtaak kawm uk ti.
And when they were all together, with him, he gave them orders not to go away from Jerusalem, but to keep there, waiting till the word of the Father was put into effect, of which, he said, I have given you knowledge:
5 Ikawtih Johan ingtaw tui ing baptisma ce pehy, cehlai khawnghi iqyt a dii hlanawh nangmih ing Cii Myihla ing baptisma ce hu kawm uk ti,” tinak khqi hy.
For the baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit, after a little time.
6 Cedawngawh kutoet na ami awm awh doet uhy, “Bawipa, Israel qam ce tuh nang dyih hly sak hawh nawh nu?” tina uhy.
So, when they were together, they said to him, Lord, will you at this time give back the kingdom to Israel?
7 Cekkhqi venawh: “Pa ing amah ak caming a taak atym ingkaw khawnghi ce nangmih nami sim am ngaih hy.
And he said to them, It is not for you to have knowledge of the time and the order of events which the Father has kept in his control.
8 Cehlai Ciim Myihla ce nangmih ak khanawh a pha law awhtaw thaawmnaak ta kawm uk ti; cawh nangmih taw Jerusalem, Judah qam boeih ingkaw Samari qam khawmdek a dytnaak dyna kai a dyihthing na awm kawm uk ti,” tinak khqi hy.
But you will have power, when the Holy Spirit has come on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judaea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
9 Ve ak awi ak kqawn coengawh, a mingmih a mik huh awh khawk khan na zoek nace awm nawh, a mami huh thainaak dyna myi ing khyn zip hy.
And when he had said these things, while they were looking, he was taken up, and went from their view into a cloud.
10 Ceamyihna zoehna a awm ce a mi toek huiawh thlang pakkhih, hik baawk bai ing, ami venawh dyi law hy.
And while they were looking up to heaven with great attention, two men came to them, in white clothing,
11 Cekkqawi ing, “Klili thlangkhqi, ikawtih khanna mang unawh naming dyih khing? Khanna a kaai nami huh amyihna amah qoe a hu voei law tlaih kaw,” tinak khqi hy.
And said, O men of Galilee, why are you looking up into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken from you into heaven, will come again, in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.
12 Cekcoengawh, Olive tlang ami ti awhkawng Jerusalem khawna voei uhy; ce tlang taw Jerusalem khaw kengawh awm nawh, Sabbath nynawh khin cehnaak khoek ni a hla hy.
Then they went back to Jerusalem from the mountain named Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away.
13 Ami pha awh, ami awmnaak khawi ipkhan na ce kaai uhy. Cawhkaw ak awmkhqi taw, Piter, Johan, Jakob ingkaw Mathai, Alpheaus a capa Jakob ingkaw Zealot tinawh amik khy Simon, Jakob a capa Juda, vetloek ve awm uhy.
And when they came in, they went up into the room where they were living; 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 son of James.
14 Cekkhqi ingkaw nukhqi, Jesu a nu Meri ingkaw a naakhqi mi kawlung kutoetna thahlynaak ing cykcah unawh kutoetna awm uhy.
And they all with one mind gave themselves up to prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
15 Ce nyn awh ak cangnaak thlangkhqi ak khuiawh Piter taw dyi nawh, (ami cu boeihna siim ingkaw a thong law uhy),
And in those days Peter got up among the brothers (there were about one hundred and twenty of them), and said,
16 “Koeinaakhqi, thlang a kut awh Jesu ak peekung Juda akawng awh, syn awh Ciim Myihla ing David am khaawh anak kqawn Cakciim awi ce a soep aham awm hy-
My brothers, the word of God had to be put into effect, which the Holy Spirit had said before, by the mouth of David, about Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus,
17 anih ce ningnih anglakawh paa lawt nawh ve a bibi awm ana bi lawt hy,” tinak khqi hy.
For he was numbered among us, and had his part in our work.
18 (Cek thlang ing a khawboe seet phu a huh ing lo hun ce thlai hy; cawh ce ak chut tling na tla nawh, ak phoen ce pawk nawh ak khqikhqi awm a lengna cawn boeih hy.
(Now this man, with the reward of his evil-doing, got for himself a field, and falling head first, came to a sudden and violent end there.
19 Jerusalem awh ak awmkhqi boeih ing ce awithang ce za unawh, ce a lo hun ce a mimah ak awi na, 'Akeldama,' ti unawh, cetaw, 'Thi khawhun, tinaak ni.)
And this came to the knowledge of all those who were living in Jerusalem, so that the field was named in their language, Akel-dama, or, The field of blood.)
20 Saam cauk awh vemyihna qeena awm hy, ‘Anih a awmnaak ce thlang ing cehta seitaw ak khuiawh uawm koeh awm seh nyng,’ ti ingkaw, ‘Sawikung anihnaak thlang chang ing ham seh nyng,' ti ce.
For in the book of Psalms it says, Let his house be waste, and let no man be living in it: and, Let his position be taken by another.
21 Cedawngawh Bawipa Jesu ning lakawh a ceh a awm khuiawh,
For this reason, of the men who have been with us all the time, while the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
22 Johan a baptisma ak kqannaak awhkawng Jesu khawk khan na a kaai dy nangmih anglakawh ak awm poepa ak khui awhkaw a thawhtlaihnaak anik sim pyi khqi hamna thlang pynoet a awm ngaih hy,’ tihy.
Starting from the baptism of John till he went up from us, one will have to be a witness with us of his coming back from death.
23 Cedawngawh thlang pakkhih: Joseph ami ti Barsabbas (Justa tinawh awm khy bai uhy) ingkaw Matthia, ce hoep uhy.
And they made selection of two, Joseph, named Barsabbas, whose other name was Justus, and Matthias.
24 Cekcoengawh, “Bawipa, nang, thlak kawlung boeih ak simkung, ve ak thlang pakkhih ak khuiawh nang ing nak tyh ce nim huh khqi lah,
And they made prayers and said, Lord, having knowledge of the hearts of all men, make clear which of these two has been marked out by you,
25 Juda ing a cehtaak vawhkaw ceityih bibi ak bi hamna,” tinawh cykcah uhy.
To take that position as a servant and Apostle, from which Judas by his sin was shut out, so that he might go to his place.
26 Cekcoengawh cekqawi ing taicung ce zyk nih saw Matthia ak khanawh tla hy; cedawngawh anih ce ceityih thlanghqa hlaioet ak noet sih uhy.
And they put it to the decision of chance, and the decision was given for Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven Apostles.
