1 Saawe tau ŋeer rughuzaaŋa Yoan ipaburigin uraat tooni, i ila ivot nugh ŋginaaŋa to Yudea, ve ivovotia Maaron aliiŋa pa tamtamon ighe: 2 “Apul ŋgar tsiam sasaghati ileple, ve atoor ŋgar tsiam imuul ila pa Maaron! Pa malau mako pale pooz to nugh sambam ivot ighazooŋ.” [a]
4 Yoan inonogh ghi pa uuli tau tigharaata pa kamel ooro, ve ipuus ŋgaali pa puus tau tigharaata pa ŋgai uuli. [c]
7 Zeran tutuuŋa [f]
11 Yau narughuuz gham pa yaa imin ilaal payam ighe yam atoor ŋgar tsiam ila pa Maaron wa. Eemon ŋeer ee aat ilam murei payau. I tapiri tiina. Iliiv ghau kat. Uraat sorok imin badooŋ zuzuuŋa to aaghe, ene paam, yau poiag irau to nagham pani mako. I pale igham Avuvu Patabuyaaŋ payam tomania yav. [l]
13 Saawe tana, Yesu ipul taan sirivu to Galilaia, ve ilaagh ila ivot yaa Yordan, leso Yoan irughuuza. 14 Eemon Yoan iyok pani rekia mako. Isaav pani ighe: “Yo ulam tsiau pasaa? Yo urughuuz ghau, o iduduuŋ.”
15 Yesu iyol aliiŋa ighe: “Mako. Aazne, yo aat utaghon imin tau nasaav ne. Pa iit aat tataghon suvinia ŋgar duduuŋa, ve tagham anooŋa tooni ivot, o poia.” Tauvene Yoan ilooŋ Yesu aliiŋa, ve irughuuza. 16 Yesu ipul yaa ve izaa, ve saawe duduuŋ tana, sambam ikaak, ve i ighita Maaron Avuvu izilam imin mbuun, ve izala paavo. [n]
- a Mt 4:17; Mbaŋ 2:38
- b Is 40:3
- c Yoan inonogh ghi imin muuŋ propet Ilia inonogh ghi. Gabua tana imin ilaal pani ighe i pale igham uraat siriv imin Ilia.
- d 2King 1:8
- e Mbaŋ 22:16
- f Zeran tutuuŋa, ene Yuda siriv tau tizuari zi kat pa taghoniiŋ tutuuŋ naol isov to Maaron ve tutuuŋ to timbuzŋa paam. Tighe le Yuda tisov tiduduuŋ kat ila Maaron maata. Leso imbaaŋ Mesia ilam, ve igham mulin zi pa pataŋani toozi.
- g Sadusi, ene lupuuŋ ee to yes Yuda. Yes tighur ila saveeŋ muŋgaana isov mako. Tighur ila buk liim mon tau Mose ibood zi na. Yes tighe mateegha irau tiburig muul mako. Ve tighe aŋela eta ileep mako, ve avuvu ite paam ileep mako. Sadusi katini timin daaba to yes Israela, ve siriv tigham uraat to watooŋrau paam. Ve tamtamon toozi naol timin kuaz tauŋa.
- h Mt 12:34, 23:33
- i Mt 7:16; Mbaŋ 26:20
- j Yo 8:33, 39; Ro 2:28+; Ga 3:7
- k Mt 7:17+; Lu 13:6+; Yo 15:2, 6; Ro 11:17+
- l Yo 3:5+; Mbaŋ 1:5, 19:4
- m Mt 13:30
- n Yo 1:32
- o Mbo 2:7; Is 42:1; Mt 12:18, 17:5