1 Taibiriyas Sisa ghambaŋa mbaro, theghathegha hoyaworo na umbolimaninji e tɨne, Pontiyas Pailat iye Judiya ghagawana, Herod iye Galili gharambarombaro na ghaghae Pilip i mbaro Itureya na Tɨrokonitis e lenji valɨvaŋga na Lisaniyas iye i mbaro Abilini, 2 na e mbaŋako iyako Anas na Kaiyapas thiye ravowovowo laghɨlaghɨye lenji randevivaŋgi. E mbaŋako iyako Loi ghalɨŋae i mena weya Jon, Sakaraiya nariye, ina e njamnjam. 3 Va i vaghɨliya Jorɨdan ele valɨvaŋgako tɨne na i vavaghare weŋgiya gharɨgharɨ thɨ uturaŋgiya lenji tharɨ na thɨ roiteteŋgi na Loi i numotena lenji tharɨ. Amba thɨ bapɨtaiso, 4 ŋgoreiya Aiseya, Loi ghalɨŋae gharautu va i rori ele utu iŋa,
7 I dage weŋgiya wabwiko laghɨye va thɨ rakamenakowe bapɨtaiso kaiwae iŋa, “Ghemi mwata raraitharɨ ghemi! Thela i dage e ghemi na hu munjeva ne hu voiteta Loi le ghatemuruko vuyowae iya i menamenako? 8 Hu vaemunjoruŋa e lemi vakathana kaero hu uturaŋgiya lemi tharɨ na hu roiteteŋgi na thava huŋa, ‘Loi mane i giya vuyowo weime. Ghime Eibraham orumburumbuya ghime.’ Ya dage e ghemi, Loi valɨkaiwae i mbanɨŋgiya varɨvarɨke thiyake na i vakathaŋgiya Eibraham orumburumbuye. 9 E mbaŋake iyake kelumo kaero ina vara e umbwaumbwa rɨgherɨghenji. Umbwa regha na regha ma i rau na thovuye ne i ikuyathu na i bigiyathu e ndɨghe une.”
10 Wabwiko thɨ vaito, thɨŋa, “Ko ne wo vakathaeŋge budakai?”
11 Jon i gonjogha weŋgi iŋa, “Thela ghakwama ghayaboyabo yaŋgaiwo, valɨkaiwae i ligiya yaŋgara weya thela ma e ghakwama ghayaboyabo, na thela e ghae tembe i vakatha ŋgoreiyeva.”
12 Takis gharamban vavana thɨ rakamena bapɨtaiso kaiwae, thɨ govaito thɨŋa, “Ravavaghare, ne wo vakatha budakai?”
13 I dage weŋgi iŋa, “Thava hu mban na hu kivwala ŋgoreiya ghamighadɨna.”
14 Ragagaithɨ vavana tembe thɨ vaitova thɨŋa, “Naka ghime? Ne wo vakatha budakai?”
15 Gharɨgharɨ kaero thɨ rerenuwaŋa na lenji renuwaŋa e gharenjiko kaero i ruku, thɨŋava Jon iye mbwata Mesaiya. 16 Jon i gonjogha weŋgi iŋa, “Ghino ya bapɨtaisoŋga e mbwa, ko iyemaeŋge loloko iya i menamenako iye i vurɨgheghe kivwalaŋgo. Ghino ma elo thovuye na valɨkaiwaŋgu ne ya rakayathu gheghe ghae. Iye ne i bapɨtaisoŋga e Nyao Boboma na e ndɨghe une. 17 Le savɨrɨ wit kaiwae kaero ina e nɨmae, ne i ghatha mbombouyeko weiye wokiwokiniyeko. Ne i mbana mbombouyeko na i vathe e ghaŋgolo na wokiwokiniyeko i ŋambu e ndɨgheko iya ma mbaŋa regha ne i mareko.” 18 E utuutu ŋgoranjiyako i ghanagha Jon i vakaiwoŋaŋgi na i vavurɨghegheŋgiya gharɨgharɨ na i vavaghare weŋgiya Toto Thovuye.
19 Ko iyemaeŋge Jon i goviya Herod ghamwae, kaiwae i vaŋgwa Herodiyas ghaghae levo, na kaiwae vambe i vakathaŋgiva tharɨ lemoyo. 20 Tharɨŋgiko thiyako e vwatanji, Herod tembe i vakathava tharɨ laghɨye regha, i woruwo Jon e thiyo.
21 Mbaŋa gharɨgharɨko wolaghɨyeko va thɨ bapɨtaiso na Jisas tevambe i bapɨtaisova. Mbaŋa va i naŋgonaŋgo, buruburu i mavu, 22 na Nyao Boboma i njawe ŋgoreiya bunebune. Amba ghalɨghalɨŋa regha i njama e buruburu iŋa, “Ghen naruŋgu gharegharethovuniye, u vakatha ya warari laghɨye moli.”
23 Mbaŋa Jisas ghatheghathegha vama ŋgoreiye ghweto amba i woraweya le kaiwo rɨghe. Gharɨgharɨ thɨ renuwaŋa amalaghɨniye ramaya Josep,
- a Ais 40:3-5