2 CSY A kipatcil pan in mitmu tetti te le Pathian kamal naseam te i hong son bang in a ki at a hihi; BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 CSY A masabel pan in thu theampo a cialcing in he ka hikom, na tungah a ban a ban in hong at leng pha tu hi, ci ngaisun khi hi, a thupibel Theofilas awng, BSB BSB: Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
4 CSY Nangma hong hil sa thu te a kip a kho thei natu in hong at khi hi. BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 CSY Amate ni sia Pathian mai ah mi thutang te hi uh a, thupiak te le biakna ngeina te paubang ngawl in a zui te a hi uh hi. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 CSY Amate in ta a nei bua uh hi, banghangziam cile Elizabeth sia ciing hi, taciang amate a ni ma in a kum uh zong ham zo hi. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 CSY Zecharias sia ama pawl te taw a nasep hun cing a Pathian mai ah thiampi nasep a sep laitak in, BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 CSY Thiampi te ngeina bang in aisan in ki teal uh a, Zecharias sia Topa biakinn sung tum a ciang in ngimnamtui hal tu a hihi. BSB BSB: he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
10 CSY Ngimnamtui a hal laitak in mihonpi theampo a puasang ah thungen khawm uh hi. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 CSY Topa vantungmi khat a kungah hong kilang a, ngimnamtui hal na mun biaktau ziatsang ah ding hi. BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 CSY Zechariah in ama a mu ciang in, patau a, a tungah launa theng hi. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 CSY Ahihang vantungmi in, Zechariah: lau heak in, Pathian in na thungetna hong za zo hi, taciang na zi Elizabeth in tapa hing tu a, a min sia John, phuak tu ni hi, ci hi. BSB BSB: But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
14 CSY Lungdamna le thinnopna nei tu ni hi; a sua ciang in mi tampi te zong lungdam tu uh hi. BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 CSY Banghangziam cile ama sia Topa mai ah mi thupi hi tu hi, sapittui ahizong, zu ahizong, dawn ngawl tu hi; a nu ngil sung pan ma in Tha Thiangtho taw kidim tu hi. BSB BSB: for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
16 CSY Israel mi tampi te zong amate Pathian Topa kungah heakkiksak tu hi. BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 CSY Zechariah in vantungmi kungah, nong son bang in piang takpi tu hi, ci bangbang in he tu khi ziam? banghangziam cile keima sia pasal huai ka hihi, taciang ka zi zong huai mama zo hi, ci hi. BSB BSB: “How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
19 CSY Tasiaciang vantungmi in, keima sia Pathian mai ah a ding Gabriel ka hihi; nangma paupui tu le lungdamna thu son tu in hong sawl hi. BSB BSB: “I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
20 CSY Taciang, en in, hi thu te a pian ni dong pau thei ngawl tu ni hi, banghangziam cile amate hun ciang a tangtung tu ka thu na up ngawl hang a hihi, ci in zo hi. BSB BSB: And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”
21 CSY Mipi te in Zechariah ngak uh a, biakinn sungah ngei mama om ahikom in, lamdangsa uh hi. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 CSY Biakinn sung pan a pusua ciang in amate tungah bangma son thei ngawl hi: taciang biakinn sungah mangmu hi, ci amate in he uh hi: banghangziam cile a khut taw lak a, pau thei tuan ngawl hi. BSB BSB: When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak.
23 CSY Thiampi nasep ni te a khuangkhim po ciang in Zechariah sia a inn ah cia hi. BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 CSY Tuazawkciang in a zi Elizabeth naupai a, tha nga sung bu hi, BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 CSY Tua ahikom Elizabeth in, Topa in keima atu in hi thu hong vawtsak hi, mihing te sungah zawnsakna ka thuak nate hong laksak tu in Ama in hong ve zo hi, ci hi. BSB BSB: “The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
27 CSY Ngaknu thiangtho khat, David suan Joseph taw nupa tu in zuthawl piaksa, Mary kungah paisak hi. BSB BSB: to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.
28 CSY Vantungmi a kungah hongpai a, na tungah thupha om tahen, nangma sia a thupi mama maipha nga na hihi, Topa nang taw hong om hi: numei te sungah thuphatoai na hihi, ci hi. BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 CSY Ama in vantungmi a mu ciang, a sonthu hang in a thinsung buai a, bangbang paupuina hi tu ziam, ci ngaisun hi. BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 CSY Taciang vantungmi in, Mary awng, lau heak in, banghangziam cile Pathian mai ah maipha nga zo ni hi, ci hi. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 CSY En in, nau na pai tu a, tapa nei tu ni hi, taciang a min Jesus phuak tu ni hi, ci hi. BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 CSY Ama sia mi thupi hi tu a, A sangbel i Tapa, kici tu hi: taciang Topa Pathian in a Pa David i kumpi tokhum pia tu hi: BSB BSB: He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
33 CSY Ama in Jacob suan te a tawntung in uk tu a; Ama ukna sia tawp hun nei ngawl tu hi. BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 CSY Vantungmi in zo kik a, Tha Thiangtho na tungah hong theng tu a, A sangbel i vangletna in hong tuam tu hi: tua ahikom na sung pan in a suak tu tapa thiangtho sia Pathian Tapa kici tu hi, ci hi. BSB BSB: The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
36 CSY En in, na mealheak Elizbeth, a ciing ci in ngual i son ngei sia a kum ham zawkciang in tapa pai hi: tu in tha luk pha zo hi. BSB BSB: Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.
37 CSY Banghangziam cile, Pathian taw a piang thei ngawl bangma om ngawl tu hi. BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 CSY Tua hun in, Mary ding a, Judah ngam huam mualtung khua ah manlangtak in pai hi; BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 CSY Zechariah innsung ah tum a, Elizabeth paupui hi. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 CSY Taciang, Elizabeth in Mary paupuina a zak ciang in a ngil sungah nauno tawn hi; taciang Elizabeth sia Tha Thiangtho taw kidim a: BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 CSY Aw ngingtak taw, nangma sia numei te sung pan thuphatoai na hihi, taciang na ngilsung a om nauno zong thuphatoai a hihi. BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 CSY Bangbang in ka Topa i nu sia kei kungah hongpai ziam? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 CSY Banghangziam cile, en in, nong paupui na aw ka zak pociang, ka ngil sungah nauno sia lungdamna taw tawn hi. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 CSY A um nu sia thuphatoai a hihi: banghangziam cile tua thu te Topa in ama a son bang in vawt tu hi, ci hi. BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 CSY Keima hong Ngum Pathian tungah ka thaa a lungdam hi. BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 CSY Banghangziam cile a vanglian Pathian in keima atu in a thupi mama te vawt zo hi; taciang a min thiangtho hi. BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 CSY A hesuakna sia ama a zakta te tungah khangkhat zawk khangkhat om tawntung hi. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 CSY Ama in a ban taw a thahatna hong lak zo a; a ki phasak te thinsung ngaisutna zong ki thethangsak siat zo hi. BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 CSY Ama in a vanglian te amate tokhum pan in a nuai ah khiasuk zo a, mi nunniam te domto zo hi. BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 CSY Ama in a ngilkial te thupha te taw ngilvasak zo a; a hau te khut hawm taw ki heamsak hi. BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 CSY Ama in a hesuakna phawk tawntung in a sal Israel hu zo hi; BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 CSY I pu i pa te kungah a sonsa bangma in, Abraham le a suan te hu hi, ci hi. BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 CSY Taciang Mary sia Elizabeth kungah tha thum sung om a, ama inn ah ciakik hi. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 CSY Elizabeth nau sua tu hun a cin ciang in tapa nei hi. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 CSY Elizabeth kungah Topa hesuakna lianpi kilang ci a innpam te le a mealheak te in a zak uh ciang in lungdampui tek mama uh hi. BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 CSY Nausen ni liat a cin ciang in vunteap tan tu in hongpai a, a pa min zui in, Zechariah, ci uh hi. BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 CSY A nu in, hi ngawl hi; a min John kici tu hi, ci in zo hi. BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 CSY Amate in, na phung sung uh ah hibang min nei kuama om ngawl hi, ci uh hi. BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 CSY Taciang amate in a pa khut taw lak uh a, bangbang ci nuam ni ziam, ci dong uh hi. BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 CSY Zechariah in lai at natu ngen a, a min sia John hi, ci at hi. Taciang a vekpi in lamdangsa mama uh hi. BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 CSY Taciang thatkhatthu in a kam ki hong in a lei hong suakta kik ahikom, pau in Pathian pok hi. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 CSY A kim a om theampo tungah lau na hong theng a; tua thu sia Judah kual mualtung khuano theampo ah ki zel hi. BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 CSY Tua thu a za theampo in amate thinsung tek ah keam uh a, hisia bangbang nausen hi peuma tu ziam! ci tek uh hi. Taciang Topa khut sia Ama tungah om hi. BSB BSB: And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
67 CSY John i pa Zechariah sia Tha Thiangtho taw kidim hi, taciang maisang thu a pualak na ah, BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 CSY Israel te Topa Pathian minthang tahen; banghangziam cile a mite ve in hun zo hi, BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 CSY Eite atu in ngupna kii sia a sal David inn sung pan in hong suaksak zo hi; BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 CSY Leitung kipat lai pan in kamsang thiangtho te kam zang in son zo hi: BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 CSY I ngal te le hong ensan te khutsung pan in eite ngum tu in ahizong; BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 CSY I pu i pa te tungah vawt tu in thu a ciam sa hesuakna le thuciam thiangtho phawk tawntung tu in ahizong; BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 CSY I pa Abraham tungah a kiciamna thukham, BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 CSY Eite tungah pia tu le i ngal te khutsung pan in hong suaktasak tu a, lau na om ngawl in, BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 CSY I nuntaksung theampo Ama mai ah thianthona le thutang suana taw Ama na i sep thei natu a hihi. BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 CSY Taciang nang, nausen, A sangbel i kamsang, hong ci tu hi: banghangziam cile Topa mai ah a lampi puakhol tu in pai tu hi; BSB BSB: And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
77 CSY A mite tung ah, amate mawna pan in mawmaisak na tungtawn in ngupna thu hesak tu in, BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 CSY I Pathian i a neam thuthiamna tungtawn in; van pan zing nisuak bang in hong ve zo hi, BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 CSY Khuazing le thina lim sungah a to te khuavak pia tu le eite i peang te thinnopna lampi ah hong makai tu hi, ci hi. BSB BSB: to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
80 CSY Nausen sia khang a, thaa lam ah thahat hi, Israel te kungah a kilaak mateng duisung ah om hi. BSB BSB: And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.