1 Masäei lessu'na ia too, iya sulem Yohanes to si mantedo' dio pohiallasam illaam lembäna Yudea anna napahandu'i umpalanda' kadanna Puang Allataala naua: 2 “Tihokongannia' ingganna gau' kadakemu aka bambannam umpalako kapahentaanna Puang Allataala.” 3 Yohanes iam too inde indo puha napayolo lambam nabi Yesaya naua:
4 Indo Yohanes to si mantedo' umpa'poheba bulu unta anna ma'beke' lollo'.†umpa'poheba bulu unta anna ma'beke' lollo': Indo pohebana Yohanes susim too indo si napa'poheba nabi Elia yolona (2Haj. 1:8). Aka napemmitai liupi to Yahudi la sule pole Elia tama lino umpatokaam lalam indo To dilanti' la mepasalama' (Mal. 4:5-6, Mat. 11:14; 17:10-13). Anna bati' sola duho si naande. 5 Iya sulem buda tau buttu yabo mai Yerusalem, anna dio mai lembäna Yudea anna ingganna tondä' dio sikahuku'na Salu Yordan umpellambi'i Yohanes. 6 Sangngim muakui dosana anna natedo'i dio Salu Yordan.
7 Anna buda toi duka' to illaam kakalebuanna Parisi anna to illaam kakalebuanna Saduki sule umpellambi'i Yohanes aka maelo' la ditedo'. Sapo' naitanna Yohanes sulei, iya nauaammi: “O inggammua' to si mambaba bulim, pessubunna to kadake gau'!‡to si mambaba bulim, pessubunna to kadake gau': Indo dituli' illaam basa Yunani, naua ia ke basa Bambanni: peampoannakoa' ula', aka ula' si napakonai to Yahudi ke deenni tau si mambaba bulim. Ussanga haka iko la malakoa' lappa' dio mai aha' kasallena Puang Allataala? 8 Pa'baju polekoa' anna pa'dodo pole anna mala tandaam diua ussosso si'dangkoa' gau'mu anna untingko' basabammu. 9 Daa muuaia': ‘Tä'kam la napassala Puang Allataala aka peampoannakam Abraham.’ Aka kutulasangkoa', inde mai batu la mala duka' napadadi Puang Allataala peampoanna Abraham! 10 Tentomai la dipembattaammi wase di ada'na Puang Allataala dilemposam ingganna kaju tää'na kembua manappa anna ditibei tama api. 11 Kao-kao uwai kupake untedo'koa' mendadi tanda katihokongammua'. Sapo' dako'i too sulem To kuasa puha Ia anna la kao. Aka moi la kubabaam sapatunna, tala sihatannä'. Ia-Ia Penaba Maseho anna api la napake natedosangkoa'. 12 Sihhapam to ma'tappi tokam dio limanna petappi la nase'laam banne maläpu' anna läkko'na. Ingganna banne maläpu' la dianna manappa tama loko, anna läkko'na la ditibe ia tama api tapi'de-pi'de.”
13 Wattu eta too, mengkalaom Puang Yesus dio Galilea le'ba' lako Salu Yordan. Dioi, umpellambi'im Yohanes anna napelaui la natedo'. 14 Sapo' moka salapi Yohanes untedo'i, naua: “Setonganna tuam, Iko hia la sihatam untedo'ä'! Maaka anna Iko ohi muuai: ‘Tedo'ä'’?”
15 Sapo' natimba'i Puang Yesus naua: “Päbäi untedo'ä' temo. Aka ia anna tapateenni aka pahallu la taponnoi asam ingganna pa'elo'na Puang Allataala.” Iya natuhu'im pelauanna lambi' natedo'.
16 Puhai ditedo', iya kende'um dio mai uwai. Iya naita siaham Puang Yesus tibukka langi' anna tuhunni Penabanna Puang Allataala susi dangam-dangam uhhampoi. 17 Iya dihingngi siaham kamaha buttu yabo mai suhuga naua: “Iam too inde Änä' pa'pakamajangku to umpomasannam penabangku.”
<- Matius 2Matius 4 ->- a Yes. 40:3.
- b umpa'poheba bulu unta anna ma'beke' lollo': Indo pohebana Yohanes susim too indo si napa'poheba nabi Elia yolona (2Haj. 1:8). Aka napemmitai liupi to Yahudi la sule pole Elia tama lino umpatokaam lalam indo To dilanti' la mepasalama' (Mal. 4:5-6, Mat. 11:14; 17:10-13).
- c to si mambaba bulim, pessubunna to kadake gau': Indo dituli' illaam basa Yunani, naua ia ke basa Bambanni: peampoannakoa' ula', aka ula' si napakonai to Yahudi ke deenni tau si mambaba bulim.