1 Tiberius Kaisar a boeinaak kum hlainga a law awh (Pontius Pilat taw Judah qam ukkung boei na awm hy, a na Philip ce Iturea ingkaw Tracinitis qam ukkung na awm nawh, Lysinias taw Abilene qam ukkung na awm hy. 2 Anna ingkaw Kaiapha khawsoeih boei khyt na a ni awm awh,) kqawng na ak awm Zekariah capa Johan a venawh Khawsak awi ce law hy. 3 Anih ing ce Jordan long keng qam boeih awh cet nawh thawlh qeennaak ham zutnaak baptisma awi ce kqawn hy. 4  Is. 40.3-5.Tawngha Isaiah ak awi cabu awh a na qee hyt myihna: “Ramkoh awhkaw ak khy awi ing, 'Bawipa a lam ce qoek a bah unawh, a lamkhqi ce qui sak lah uh,

5 Lawk-kqawngkhqi ce be kawm usaw, tlangkhqi ce neem sak kawm uh; Lam ak kawikhqi ce dyng kawm usaw, lam ak kawkkhqi ce qui sakna awm kaw.

6 Cawhtaw thlang boeih ing Khawsa a hulnaak ce hu kawm uh' tinawh,” kqawn hy.

7  Mat 12.34; 23.33.A venawh baptisma huh aham ak law thlang kqeng a venawh, “Nangmih khqui a cadilkhqi! Ak law hly kawi kawsonaak ce cehtaak aham u ing a nik kqawn peek khqi? 8  Joh 8.33.Zutnaak ing ak tingna thaih qah lah uh. Na mimah ingkaw na mimah, “Abraham cahlah ni,” koeh ti uh. Ka nik kqawn peek khqi, vawhkaw lungkhqi za Khawsa ing Abraham a cakhqi na dyih sak thai hy. 9  Mat 7.19.Tuhkawng taw thing kung boeih awh hqaica toen na awm hawh hy, thing ikawmih awm ak thaih leek amak qah taw hlu unawh mai awh phum khawi uhy,” tinak khqi hy.

10 Cawh thlang kqeng ing, “Cawhtaw ikaw ka mi sai kaw?” tinawh doet uhy.

11 Johan ing, “Angki zunghih ak ta ing amak ta ce pe seitaw, awk-ai ak ta ing amak ta a venawh cemyihna sai lawt seh,” tinak khqi hy.

12  Luke 7.29.Mangmu ak cawikungkhqi awm baptisma huh aham law lawt unawh a venawh, “Cawngpyikung ikaw ka mi sai kaw?” tinawh doet uhy. 13 Cek khqi venawh, “A ngoe anglakawh ak doem na koeh cawi law uh,” tinak khqi hy. 14 Qalkap a vangkhqi ce law unawh a venawh, “Kaimih taw ikaw ka mi sai kaw?” tina uhy.

A mingmih a venawh, “Amak thym na tangka koeh lo unawh, amak thym na thlang thawlh koeh puk uh; nami huh namik thaphu ing naming ngaih qep sak uh,” tinak khqi hy.

15 Thlangkhqi ing amik kawlung na Johan ve Khrih hawh mai hy voei aw? tinawh poek uhy. 16 Cehlai Johan ing cekkhqi boeih a venawh, “Kai ingtaw tui ing baptisma ni pek khqi nyng. Cehlai kai anglakawh ak bau khqoet thlang law hyn kaw, kai taw anih a khawmyk qui ak suh peek aham naza am kawih nyng. 17 Cang zahnaak ce a kut awh pawm nawh cangtakkhqi ce tep ak khuina thlak aham zaap kaw, cehlai ang hi cetaw amak thi thai qoe maih khuina phum kaw,” tinak khqi hy.

18 Awih chang khawzah ing cekkhqi ce a yn coengawh awithang leek ce kqawn pek khqi hy. 19  Mat 14.3,4; Marka 6.17,18.Cehlai ram ukkung boei Herod ing ik-oeih che a saikhqi boeih ingkaw, a na a zu Herodi ce a zunaak a dawngawh, Johan ing ak kaanaak awh, 20 Herod ing ce mihkhqi boeih ce cun nawh: Johan ce am tu coengawh thawng khuina thla hy.

21 Cawhce, vemyihna awm hy, thlangkhqi boeih baptisma a mi huh awh, Jesu awm hu lawt hy. Ak cykcah huiawh, khan ce awng qu nawh 22  Gen 22.2; Sam 2.7; Is. 42.1; Mat 3.17; Marka 1.11; Luke 9.35.Ciim Myihla ce kqukkqu myihna ak khan awh cuuk hy. Khawk khan nakawng awi ing: Nang taw ka lungnaak ka Capa ni; nak khan awh zeel soeih soeih nyng,” tina hy.

23 Jesu ing bibinaak ak kqawn awh a kum sawmthum tluk law hawh hy. Thlanghqing ak poeknaak awhtaw anih ce Joseph a capa na awm hy, Joseph taw Heli a capa, 24 Heli taw Matthat a capa, Matthat taw Levi a capa, Levi taw Melki a capa, Melki taw Jannai a capa, Jannai taw Joseph a capa, 25 Joseph taw Mattathias a capa, Mattathias taw Amos a capa, Amos taw Nahum a capa, Nahum taw taw Esli a capa, Esli taw Naggai a capa, 26 Naggai taw Maath a capa, Maath taw Mattathias a capa, Mattathias taw Semein a capa, Semein taw Joseeh a capa, Joseeh taw Joda a capa, 27 Joda taw Joanan a capa, Joanan taw Rhesa a capa, Rhesa taw Zerubbabel a capa, Zerubbabel taw Shealtiel a capa, Shealtiel taw Neri a capa, 28 Neri taw Melki a capa, Melki taw Addi a capa, Addi taw Kosam a capa, Kosam taw Elmadam a capa, Elmadam taw Er a capa, 29 Er taw Josua a capa, Josua taw Eliezer a capa, Eliezer taw Jorim a capa, Jorim taw Maathat a capa, Matthat taw Levi a capa, 30 Levi taw Simeon a capa, Simeon taw Judah a capa, Judah taw Joseph a capa, Joseph taw Jonam a capa, Jonam taw Eliakim a capa, 31 Eliakim taw Melea a capa, Melea taw Menna a capa, Menna taw Mattatha a capa, Mattatha taw Nathan a capa, Nathan taw David a capa, 32 David taw Jesse a capa, Jesse taw Obed a capa, Obed taw Boaz a capa, Boaz taw Salmon a capa, Salmon taw Nahshon a capa. 33 Nahshon taw Amminadab a capa, Amminadab taw Qam a capa, Qam taw Hezqon a capa, Hezqon taw Perez a capa, Perez taw Judah a capa, 34 Judah taw Jakob a capa, Jakob taw Isaak a capa, Isaak taw Abraham a capa, Abraham taw Terah a capa, Terah taw Nahor a capa, 35 Nahor taw Serug a capa, Serug taw Reu a capa, Reu taw Peleg a capa, Peleg taw Eber capa, Eber taw Shelah a capa, 36 Shelah taw Kainan a capa, Kainan taw Arphaxad a capa, Arphaxad taw Shem a capa, Shem taw Noah a capa, Noah taw Lamech a capa, 37 Lamech taw taw Methuselah a capa, Methuselah taw Enoch a capa, Enoch taw Jared a capa, Jared taw Mahalalel a capa, Mahalalel taw Kenan a capa, 38 Kenan taw Enosh a capa, Enosh taw Seth a capa, Seth taw Adam a capa, Adam taw Khawsa capa na awm hy.