Matthew 3
1 Hiche nikho lai chun Twilutsah John chu Judea gamthip'a ahung in chule thu aseiphong in athupoh chu,
About this time John the Baptist made his appearance, preaching in the Desert of Judaea.
2 “Nachonset nau dalha uvin chule Pathen lam a hung ki heiyun, ijeh inem itileh Van gam anaitai” ati.
"Repent," he said, "for the Kingdom of the Heavens is now close at hand."
3 Themgao Isaiah chun John chung chang hitin ana seiye, “Ama hi gamthip'a khosam aw chu ahi, Pakai hung nading lampi sem un, Ama ding in lampi theh ngim un” ati.
He it is who was spoken of through the Prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying aloud, 'In the desert prepare ye a road for the Lord: make His highway straight.'"
4 John kivon na chu sangongsang mul kikhui ahin, chule akong kimvel achun savun konggah akigah in, chule khaokho le gamkhoiju chu an in anen ahi.
This man John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a loincloth of leather; and he lived upon locusts and wild honey.
5 Mihonpi chu Jerusalem kimvel le Judea gam chule Jordan phaicham kimvela kon in, John ve ding le athusei ngaiya hung ahiuve.
Then large numbers of people went out to him--people from Jerusalem and from all Judaea, and from the whole of the Jordan valley--
6 Chuin amahon achonset nau aphongdoh un, Jordan vadunga chun aman amaho chu baptize achansah in ahi.
and were baptized by him in the Jordan, making full confession of their sins.
7 Ahinlah aman Pharisee ho le Sadducee ho chu baptize chansah vea ahungu amun, amaho chu asosal in, “Nangho gul chilhah ho, Pathen lung hanna hung lhung dinga kon jam dohna dinga koiham nagih uva?
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he exclaimed, "O vipers' brood, who has warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
8 Nachonset nauva kon'a nalung heiyu chule Pathen lam nangat'u chu, aphot chenna na hinkho uva tahlang un.
Therefore let your lives prove your change of heart;
9 Nangho khat in khat komah, ‘eiho Abraham chilhah ihiuvin, huhbit in um nau hite’ tin kisei pehto hih un. Hichu imacha ahipoi, ajeh chu kaseipeh nahiuve, Pathen in hiche songchang ho lah a kon a hi Abraham chate asemdoh thei ahi.
and do not imagine that you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our forefather,' for I tell you that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones.
10 Tu jenga jong Pathen thu tanna heicha koisa a uma, thingphung ajung geiya kaldoh dia gonsa ahitai. Thingphung gapha hin sodoh lou jouse chu kiphuh lhu ding chule meilhum sunga kilehlut ding ahi.
And already the axe is lying at the root of the trees, so that every tree which does not produce good fruit will quickly be hewn down and thrown into the fire.
11 Achonsetna a kon'a lungheiya chule Pathen lam'a hung kihei ho chu, keiman twiya baptize kachansah ahi. Hinlah keima sanga gamchenga lenjo chu ahunge; keima hi ama soh, akeng chot choi dinga jong chu kilom kahi poi.
I indeed am baptizing you in water on a profession of repentance; but He who is coming after me is mightier than I: His sandals I am not worthy to carry for a moment; He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.
12 Aman changtah'a kona changsi khendoh dinga agodal akichoiya asep dia kigosa um ahi. Chule aman achangphol kimvel chu asuh theng'a changtah chu achang pang'a akhumlut ding, hinlah changsi chengse vang chu mei mit theilou meikong'a kilehlut ding ahi,” ati.
His winnowing-shovel is in His hand, and He will make a thorough clearance of His threshing-floor, gathering His wheat into the storehouse, but burning up the chaff in unquenchable fire."
13 Chutah in Yeshua chu Galilee a kon in, Jordan luiya John in baptize achansah ding in agachen ahi.
Just at that time Jesus, coming from Galilee to the Jordan, presents Himself to John to be baptized by him.
14 Hinlah John chun ana janom hihbeh in, “Keima hi nangman baptize nei chansah dia kiloma kahi, i-atileh kei koma hunga nahim,” ati.
John protested. "It is I," he said, "who have need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
15 Hinlah Yeshuan aseiyin, “Hiche hi bol dinga lom ahi, ajeh chu Pathen in angeh jouse iboldoh tei ding ahi,” ati. Hiti chun John in Ama chu baptize achansah tai.
"Let it be so on this occasion," Jesus replied; "for so we ought to fulfil every religious duty." Then he consented;
16 Baptize achan jouva Yeshua twi lah'a kona ahung potdoh pet in, vanho chu Ama ding in ahung kihong doh in, chule Pathen Lhagao chu vakhu tobanga ahung kumsuh a chule achung'a aumden chu amun ahi.
and Jesus was baptized, and immediately went up from the water. At that moment the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him,
17 Chuin van'a kon aw khat in, “Hiche hi Ka Chapa dei umtah le ngailut umtah, kipana sangpen eipea chu ahi,” tin aseiye.
while a voice came from Heaven, saying, "This is My Son, the dearly loved, in whom is My delight."
