¹Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

¹ A go no mo, Kaysar* Tiberiyus koytara jiiri way cindi guwanta, kaŋ Bilatos* Buntus gonda koytaray Yahudiya laabo ra, Hirodus* mo go Galili laabo bonkooni, a kayno Filibos mo te Ituriya nda Tarakonitis laabo se bonkooni, Lisaniyas mo go yaadin Abiliya laabo ra,

²Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

² kaŋ Hanana nda Kayafa gonda alfagataray dabaro, waato din no Irikoy sanno kaa Yohanna do, Zakariya izo kaŋ go ganjo ra.

³And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

³ Yohanna koy laabey kulu ra kaŋ ga maan Urdun* isa. A goono ga tuubi baptisma waazu zunubi yaafayaŋ sabbay se.

⁴As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

⁴ Mate kaŋ i n'a hantum annabi Isaya tira ra ka ne: «Boro fo kaŋ goono ga kuuwa ganjo ra jinda go ga ne: ‹Wa Rabbi fonda soola, w'a fondayzey sasabandi!

⁵Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

⁵ I ga gooru kulu toonandi, tondi kuukey da fandu kulu mo, i g'i ye ganda. Isiirey ga ye ka kay soosay, gurbi-gurbey mo ga ye ka te banda folloŋ.

⁶And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

⁶ Fundikooni kulu mo ga di Irikoy faaba.› »

⁷Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

⁷ Yohanna goono ga salaŋ borey marga se kaŋ yaŋ kaa zama a ma te i se baptisma. A ne: «Araŋ wo gazama izey! May no k'araŋ kaseeti ka ne araŋ ma zuru bona kaŋ goono ga kaa se?

⁸Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

⁸ Araŋ ma te-goy cabe kaŋ ga saba nda tuubiyaŋ. Wa si sintin ka ne araŋ biney ra: ‹Ibrahim ga te iri se baaba.› Zama ay ga ci araŋ se: Irikoy gonda hina kaŋ ga izeyaŋ kaa Ibrahim se baa tondey wo gaa.

⁹And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

⁹ Baa sohõ i na deesi dake tuurey tiksey gaa. Yaadin gaa, tuuri kulu kaŋ siino ga ize hanno hay, i g'a wi k'a catu danji ra.»

¹⁰And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

¹⁰ Kala borey marga n'a hã ka ne: «To, da yaadin no, ifo no iri ga te?»

¹¹He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

¹¹ A tu ka ne i se: «Boro kaŋ gonda kwaay hinka, kal a ma no boro kaŋ sinda se. Boro kaŋ gonda ŋwaari mo, a ma te yaadin.»

¹²Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

¹² Jangal taakoyaŋ kaa mo zama i ma te ngey se baptisma. I ne a se: «Alfa, ifo no iri ga te?»

¹³And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

¹³ Kal a ne i se: «Araŋ ma si ta ka bisa wo kaŋ i kosu araŋ se din me.»

¹⁴And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

¹⁴ Soojeyaŋ mo n'a hã ka ne: «Iri wo, ifo no iri ga te?» A ne i se: «Araŋ ma si boro kulu toonye, araŋ ma si haawa boro kulu gaa mo. Araŋ ma maa kaani mo d'araŋ banando.»

¹⁵And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

¹⁵ Borey go hanganyaŋ gaa, i kulu mo goono ga guna ngey biney ra Yohanna boŋ ka di hala nga ya Almasihu no.

¹⁶John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

¹⁶ Kala Yohanna tu ka ne i kulu se: «Ay wo, hari no ay goono ga baptisma te d'a araŋ se, amma bora kaŋ ga bisa ay dabari go kaa, nga kaŋ ay mana to naŋ kaŋ ay ga ce daŋ a ce ra. Nga no ga baptisma te araŋ se da Biya Hanno da danji mo.

¹⁷Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

¹⁷ A fando go a kamba ra, hal a ma nga karayaŋ nango hanandi hal a ma boori. A ga alkama margu ka daŋ nga barma ra, amma a ga duwo ton da danji kaŋ i si hin ka wi.»

¹⁸And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.

¹⁸ Yaamaryaŋ sanni fooyaŋ go no mo iboobo kaŋ Yohanna goono ga Baaru Hanna waazu nd'a jama se.

¹⁹But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

¹⁹ Amma waato kaŋ a deeni bonkoono Hirodus gaa, a kayno wando sanni ra (wando maa Hirodiya), a deen'a gaa mo goy meerey kaŋ a te sabbay se,

²⁰Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

²⁰ kala koyo ye ka woone tonton i kulu boŋ kaŋ a na Yohanna daabu kaso ra.

²¹Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

²¹ A go no mo, waato kaŋ a na baptisma te borey kulu se ka ban, kaŋ a te Yesu se baptisma, Yesu mo goono ga adduwa, kala beena feeri.

²²And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

²² Biya Hanna mo zumbu a boŋ da gaaham alhaali danga koloŋay cine. Jinde fo mo fun beena ra ka ne: «Nin no ga ti ay Izo kaŋ ay ga ba. Ay ga maa ni kaani gumo.»

²³And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

²³ Yesu bumbo, waato kaŋ a sintin dondonandiyaŋ, a to sanda jiiri waranza cine. A go (mate kaŋ i tammahã) Yusufu ize, kaŋ ga ti Heli wane,

²⁴Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,

²⁴ Matata wane, Lawi wane, Malki wane, Yanna wane, Yusufu wane,

²⁵Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,

²⁵ Matatiya wane, Amos wane, Nahoma wane, Hasali wane, Najay wane,

²⁶Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,

²⁶ Mata wane, Matatiya wane, Simona wane, Yusufu wane, Yoda wane,

²⁷Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,

²⁷ Yohanan wane, Risa wane, Zerubabel wane, Salitila wane, Neri wane,

²⁸Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,

²⁸ Malki wane, Addi wane, Kosama wane, Almadama wane, Heri wane,

²⁹Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,

²⁹ Yasuwa wane, Eliyezar wane, Yorima wane, Matata wane, Lawi wane,

³⁰Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,

³⁰ Simeyon wane, Yahuda wane, Yusufu wane, Yonana wane, Eliyacim wane,

³¹Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,

³¹ Maliya wane, Mayna wane, Matata wane, Natan wane, Dawda wane,

³²Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,

³² Yasse wane, Obida wane, Buwaza wane, Salmon wane, Nason wane,

³³Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,

³³ Aminadab wane, Admin wane, Arama wane, Hezron wane, Farisa wane, Yahuda wane,

³⁴Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

³⁴ Yakuba wane, Isaka wane, Ibrahim wane, Tera wane, Nahor wane,

³⁵Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,

³⁵ Serug wane, Rehu wane, Peleg wane, Heber wane, Sela wane,

³⁶Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

³⁶ Kaynama wane, Arpaksadu wane, Sem wane, Nuhu wane, Lameku wane,

³⁷Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

³⁷ Matusala wane, Annuhu wane, Yaredu wane, Mahaleyel wane, Kaynama wane,

³⁸Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

³⁸ Enosu wane, Sita wane, Adamu wane, Irikoy wane.