1 Tua lai takin Baptaiz-pa Johan hong kilang a, “Vantung Gam a hong nai zo hi. 2 Tua ahih ciangin na mawhna uh kisik kik ta un,” ci-in Judah gam, gampa lakah a hilh hi. 3 Pasian in kamsangpa Isaiah tungah a hilh ngei bangin:

“Gampa lakah a kikopa’ aw in, ‘Topa paina lam na sial un, Ama lampi na tangsak un,’ a ci hi,” a cihna in tua mipa a cihnopna hi. 4 Johan in kalaoh mul kigan puan silh a, savun kawnggakin a kawng a gak hi. Kauphe leh gampa lak khuaizu in a kivak hi. 5 Tua lai takin Jerusalem khuapi, Judah gam, Jordan gun gei-ah a om mi khempeuhte Johan kiangah va pai uh a, 6 amau mawhna khialhna pulakin Jordan gun sungah ama khut tungah kibaptaiz uh hi. 7 Farisai-te leh Saddusi-te a kibaptaiz dinga hong pai Johan in a muh ciangin, “No mualtan’ suante aw, a hong tung ding hehna pan na taikhiat nadingun kua in hong hilhkhol hiam? 8 Mawhna kisik kikna tawh kilawm gah na gah un. 9 ‘Abraham ka pa uh,’ ci-in na lungsim sung uhah lungngai kei un. Ke’n kong cih-inah, Pasian in hih suangte zong Abraham’ tate a suaksak thei hi. 10 Tu-in zong sing phungah hei a om hi. A gah hoihte a gah lo kung khempeuh phuk paii-in mei sungah kikhul ding hi. 11 Keimah in na mawhna na kisikkikna uh hangin tui sungah ka hong baptaiz hi. Ahih hangin ka nungah hong paipa in kei sangin a lianzaw hi. Ama khedap tawi ding nangawn ka kilawm kei hi. Amah in Kha Siangtho leh mei sungah note hong baptaiz ding hi. 12 A khut in lawhpi tawi a, ama buhphual zap siang ding a, a tak teng a sal sungah a koih ding hi. A site ahih leh, mit ngei lo mei in a hal ding hi,” ci-in Johan in a gen hi.

13 Tua lai takin Zeisu kibaptaiz dingin Galile gam panin Jordan gun gei Johan kiangah va pai hi. 14 Johan in, “Nangmah in kei nong baptaiz ding kilawm zaw napi-in kei kiangah hong pai na hi hiam?” ci-in a nial hi. 15 Zeisu in, “A dik thu khempeuh i zuih ding a kilawm ahih ciangin tu-in thu hong mang in,” a ci hi. Tua ciangin Johan in a mang hi. 16 Zeisu a kibaptaiz khit tui sung pan a thawhtoh lai takin van kihong a, Pasian’ Kha Siangtho vakhu bangin hong kum sukin, ama tungah a khawl a mu hi. 17 “Hih pa in ka lung hong damsak ka it ka Tapa ahi hi,” ci-in vantung panin aw khat a ging hi.