1 Aꞌi owaꞌ main, nimaguf wanif fafeꞌma hiꞌalef, Jisas naoꞌwa Pita naloma Jemsi owamana Jon naoꞌwam mondowasaꞌ anota halafuta lautai. Naoꞌwa amom atom tol mape.[a] 2 Owaꞌ mati alop ananipi apandati naꞌa pogalaꞌ aꞌowaꞌ. Eaꞌ nogohnaep ananisi sogalaꞌ siꞌi owaf, eaꞌ luwaguf ananimi mataga afitim siꞌi lambeh magahihil. 3 Eaꞌ amom wanom mape owaꞌ mati amam biam fowaꞌimi Mosesi Elaija mataga malutu maꞌi maloma Jisas.

4 Amom mati isimba, Pita naꞌipa Jisas naꞌi, “Dembinai, afaꞌ wape naꞌaꞌe aꞌ fafas. Inaꞌ nigaꞌi awima, daoꞌ aeꞌ elaꞌ aolah wanoh naꞌaꞌe, anop ineꞌipi anop Mosesi anop Elaijai.”[b]

5 Anen ataꞌ naꞌi nagail atini, anom ilagw afitimi mogogalaꞌ aꞌowaꞌi maluwi maofana amom. Eaꞌ anagol malogol gaꞌi gatagai ilagw amamba gaꞌi basef gaꞌi, “Anen nogame aeꞌani, aeꞌ okom mohafel maimailana aꞌowaꞌ eaꞌ aeꞌ okom mohafel maila waf ananifi. Ipaꞌ pendameꞌ basef ananifi.”

6 Amom alipumi ananimi mameꞌ basef ifimba, ombal maham aꞌowaꞌ eaꞌ mowafa motawa mandoꞌ amagah itap. 7 Owaꞌ Jisas nafiꞌi felefeleꞌma amom nasa lagola amom naꞌipam naꞌi, “Ipaꞌ safel. Ipaꞌ ina ombal mehepa, owaꞌi.”

8 Eaꞌ amom masaꞌma naep matologon owaꞌ, ina ataꞌ mati anin epen, owaꞌatin. Mati Jisas atona nalutu nalomam.[c]

9 Eaꞌ amom ataꞌ makwaha halafuta milianai atin, owaꞌ Jisas naꞌipam dindinip naꞌi, “Ipaꞌ ina pewalapa hiahaom amamba deiꞌ pagatulumi, piꞌipa anin epenam, owaꞌi. A pefeꞌ dondoꞌma nemaf afamba aeꞌ ataga epen egefaꞌ alop epesi ekwaha wandofa itanima egasafel wapani, daoꞌ piꞌipas.”[d]

10 Eaꞌ alipumi ananimi mahaliꞌana maꞌi, “Deiꞌ maina amom dembami magawalipasa muꞌuli Godi magaꞌi Elaija fowaꞌinai ataꞌ niliꞌ nogafiꞌi?”

11 Eaꞌ anen nagwa basef naꞌi, “Ahoꞌ endilisi, Elaija anen nifiꞌi ma nondondomba hiahaom hiami hiꞌigalam wapani.[e] 12 Apaꞌ owaꞌ deiꞌ aeꞌ aꞌipipa, anona Elaija aꞌ nafiꞌi eaꞌ, apaꞌ esis amam nematawa ina sogawa anen, owaꞌ saꞌi anona daiana. Esis sandaila ukup asasimi atom sandandaꞌ waf aunai naninani ma anen. Eaꞌ atiasi sondaꞌam naꞌamba atina sogaseꞌe akafimi aeꞌ ataga epen egefaꞌ alop epesi.”[f]

13 Jisas naꞌias naꞌamba, eaꞌ alipumi ananimi mogawa anen naꞌipama Elaija anen waminif atina Jon nagapisiꞌas embeli.

14 Amom mafeꞌ mataga ma esis amam nematawa hiasi, anona aman nafiꞌi natagama Jisas nindiwa nembawa notaoma anen 15 naꞌipana naꞌi, “Dembinai, inaꞌ niꞌi uwahipigai ma awani aman aeꞌani. Anin ambal aunai nandaꞌan nameꞌ akafimi luꞌwami aꞌowaꞌ ma alop ananipi. Ahoꞌ, lifilafi ambal amamba nandaꞌan newala nasef nif fagandifi nafeꞌ newala nala embel dondol. 16 Aeꞌ aoꞌwan wafeꞌma alipumi ineꞌimi owaꞌ, amom ina laꞌifima mondaꞌan boꞌwen, owaꞌ.”[g]

17 Eaꞌ Jisas nagwamasa basef naꞌamba naꞌi, “Ipaꞌ amam nematawa deiꞌ pagape itap apaꞌi owaꞌ pigahapifaia. Eaꞌ nelelemb ipeꞌimi owaꞌ bepe andeandeꞌa. Nimaguf ataꞌ epe elomepa? Nimaguf maꞌuf wapani ma egefaꞌ nimanimi ipeꞌimi? Ipaꞌ okwan nifiꞌmai aeꞌ.”

18 Jisas nagagaola ambal anamba aunai eaꞌ nakwaha aman anamba saꞌunai, eaꞌ deiꞌ atef aowas ananini hiꞌalan.[h]

19 Ama main, alipumi Jisasi atom malomana mape, mahaliꞌana maꞌi, “Deiꞌ maina afaꞌ owaꞌ banagefama ogatofa ambal anamba aunaia?”[i]

20 Eaꞌ naꞌipam naꞌi, “Hapif ipeꞌini ataꞌ saꞌwin, Isimba atis deiꞌ ipaꞌ ina laꞌifipa, ataꞌ owaꞌ. Ahoꞌ, aeꞌ aꞌipipa endilisi, iꞌi hapif ipeꞌini nendahama siꞌi nalelef saꞌwisaꞌwisi mastetilif lawag, daoꞌ atiasi ipaꞌ piꞌipa halafuta tati piꞌi, inaꞌ dagia nefeꞌ newala gani waꞌol, atiasi anen nondagia nogafiꞌi. Ipaꞌ pihapifi banagambel naꞌamba, deiꞌ banagepa ma pendaꞌ maol hiani hiꞌigalan. 21 [Apaꞌ owaꞌ anoꞌw ufiaꞌw daiaꞌwa pegatofa ambagof amambai awamia, owaꞌatin. Pelelama gwaꞌaisi ma pendabeten, daoꞌ eaꞌ isimba atis.]”[j]

22 Nemaf afamba Jisas naoꞌwa alipumi ananimi mafiꞌi atef anamba itap luꞌupa Galili, eaꞌ naꞌipam naꞌi, “Aeꞌ ataga epen egefaꞌ alop epesi, atiasi felefeleꞌ anona aman nosoꞌasa aeꞌ efeꞌma lagof amom boumi aeꞌami. 23 Eaꞌ amam amamba mohe egaꞌ. Ama nimaguf bif hiꞌilifa eaꞌ, iꞌi owaꞌ anef fegafeꞌma wanifi, itanima esafel wapani.”