1 Oatowe Jesus a moannon aepesa oanongaen minikkeei ngaeniir aeremas kkewe, nge a noa Capernaum. 2 Erhai soamwoonin sonotawaen Rome eno erhai naiun rhooan engaang ne egin aerhaengi; nge rhooan engaang we naiun a gin semwaai nge epwene oaropaen mae. 3 Oatowe soamwoonin sonotaw we a rongorong wunuunun Jesus, a aefengaar noa mwaaen kkewe aar re Jews repwe noa faingito Jesus pwe epwe itto aecchipwa tae rhooan engaang we naiun. 4 Ra noa reen Jesus nge ra noa aeffaenipirhe ngaeni, “Mwaaen een nge yor ipitan wopwe tipaengi. 5 Egin ffayeo ngaeniir aeremesarh nge iiy wooan oanongan a aiuwtae eew wutteer Jews pwe aarh.”

6 Iwe Jesus a tapweer noa rhooawe. Ese taaw saengi iimw we igiwe soamwoonin sonotaw we a aefengaar noa rhooawe maereyaeren pwe repwe noa aengaeni pwe, “Soamwoon, wosoapw aewwaeiraesiug. Pwe saapw ngaang erhai aeremas yor ipitan reen oamw wopwe itto toonong reei noan imwaei, 7 nge saapw ngaang erhai aeremas yor ipitan reen aaei ipwe itto ngaeniug. Wopwe aepesa rhag epat kkepas nge rhooan engaang e naeyi epwe mamaaw tae. 8 Ngaang mwo nge pwan ngaang erhai mwaaen ino faaen nemaeniaen erhai e soamwoon saengiaei, nge epwan yor sonotaw kka reno faaen nemaeniaei. Ipwe aengaeni inaan pwe, ‘Wopwe noa!’ iwe a noa; iya aengaeni inaan pwe, ‘Wopwe itto!’ iwe a itto; iwe iya aengaeni rhooan akkiuneo, ‘Feeori minneen!’ iwe a feeori.”

9 Jesus a mwaar oatowe e rongorong minneen; a saep sefaaen ngaeniir mwirhaen aeremas we rettapw to mwirin nge a aengaeniir pwe, “Ipwe aengaenigaemi pwe, noan mwo Israel nge isaaen weri mwo taeppen niugiuniug een me ee!”

10 Iwe rhooawe maereyaeren soamwoonin sonotaw we ra sefaaen noa reen miniwe imwan nge ra noa weri pwe rhooan engaang we naiun a mamaaw noa.

18 Iwe rhooan kkayeo kkewe naiun John Baptist ra itto reen John nge ra aengaeni oanongaen minikkewe, iwe e faingiir riiurhai me neeiir 19 nge a aefengaar noa reen Soamwoon pwe repwe noa aeiyegiy pwe, “Een miniwe re iura pwe epwe itto, aere aeipwe wewweti erhai?”

20 Oatowe ra itto reen Jesus, nge ra iura pwe, “John Baptist e aefengagemaem to reemw pwe aeipwe itto aeiyegiug aere een miniwe re iura epwe itto, aere aeipwe wewweti erhai?”

21 Faer oatowe rhag Jesus a aecchipwaar towunepaen aeremas saengi mesemesaen aar semwaai, nge epwan oatowowuur aniu aenneew me wooar, nge e aeffetaar noa rhooa masparh. 22 A paniuwaeniir pwe, “Oaw sefaaen noa oawwa aengaeni John meeta kka oawwa weri me rongorong: rhooa masparh ra ffatenoa, rhooa pirhemae ra faaeraeg, rhooa kaenepaai ra gacch noa, rhooa saeningapiung ra rongorong, rhooa mae ra menawtae, nge Kkepas Mwamwaai we a fenai ngaeniir rhooa affayeo. 23 Ifa mwo wenepwuweer rhooa se tip mwaramwar reei!”

24 Weni mwirin aar rhooan pweipwogin kkepas kkewe naiun John ra noa, Jesus a kkepas ngaeniir aeremas kkewe reen wunuunun John: “Igine oawwa noa reen John noan desert we, meeta minne oaw niuwaennei pwe oawpwe noa weri? Efoarh fetin e mwoaroro reen aaeng? 25 Meeta minne oawnoa pwe oawpwe weri? Erhai mwaaen kka e memmengaag tae mengaag nning? Rhooa kkomwu re memmengaag tae taeppen minikkena imwu reno rhag noan imwaen king! 26 Aengaeniaei, meeta oawnoa pwe oawpwe weri? Erhai profeta? Ooa, ennetaen, oawwa weri erhai e taegias saengi erhai profeta. 27 Pwe John miniwe Pwapwior we e Santus e iura pwe, ‘Deus a kkepas, ngaang ipwene fangetiw naeyi rhooan pweipwogin kkepas me weni mmwoamw pwe epwe noa maeneti ennepoamw.’ 28 Ipwe aengaenigaemi pwe John ina e taegias saengiir aeremas towunap kka reno wooan soanop. Iwe nge manna oarosaen git me noan minna Mweoiun Deus ina e taegias saengi John.”

29 Oanongeer aeremas nge re rongorong miniwe; iir me rhooan iyoiyon tax kkewe re rongorong minikka mwaeniaen Deus nge e wenewen, iwe oanongeer noa ra noa paptismus reen John. 30 Iwe nge Pharisees me sinsein anniug kkewe rese tipaeni aaen Deus oatoat ngaeniir, iwe ina minne rese tipaeni no repwe paptismus reen John reen.

31 Jesus a pwan iura pwe, “Iwe, meeta ipwe aweweei ngaeniir aeremesaen mweoi e igina? E ifa wunuunuur? 32 Ra aeffitaeg ngaeniir rhag wonigaet kkewe remooat noan nenien chuwaai. Eew mwiirh nge re iyaekkepwas ngaeniir aaemweoi, ‘Aemaem aeiya pwai kker ngaenigaemi nge aaemi oawse maan! Aemaem aeiya arhiuwerhiuw, nge aaemi oawse saeng!’ 33 John Baptist a itto, e aecchigipin nge ese pwan iun wine, nge aaemi oaw iura pwe, ‘Iiy eyor aniu aenneew wooan!’ 34 A itto Naiun Aeremas, e mwommwongo nge e iun nge oaw iura pwe, ‘Oaw pipiiy mwaaen een! Iiy erhai mwaaen mwongonap me iun wine, nge maereyaereer rhooan iyoiyon tax me rhooa monofit!’ 35 Iwe nge minna repiaen Deus a pwae noa pwe ennet reer aeremas kka re tapweei.”