¹In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

¹Ba hangkuja kahae-na oti toe, rata-mi Yohanes Topeniu' hi papada to wao' hi Yudea, pai' natepu'u-mi mpopalele Lolita Pue' hi ntodea,

²And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

²na'uli' -raka: "Medea-mokoi ngkai jeko' -ni, apa' neo' rata-mi tempo-na Alata'ala jadi' Magau' hi dunia'."

³For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

³Yohanes toe-imi to nalowa nabi Yesaya owi. Na'uli' Yesaya hewa toi: Ria tauna to mekio' hi papada to wao', na'uli': `Neo' rata-imi Pue'! Porodo ami' -miki ohea-na. Nipakalempe ami' -mi ohea to natara mpai'.'"

⁴And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

⁴Pohea-na Yohanes rababehi ngkai wulu porewua to rahanga' unta. Salepe' -na ngkai kuliba. Koni' -na lari pai' ue wani.

⁵Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,

⁵Wori' tauna to hilou hi papada to wao' doko' mpo'epe lolita-na. Ria-ra ngkai ngata Yerusalem, pai' ngkai humalili' tana' Yudea, ria wo'o ngkai ngata-ngata to hampanca'ua ue Yordan.

⁶And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

⁶Hilou-ra mpangaku' jeko' -ra, pai' naniu' -ra hi ue Yordan tanda kamedea-ra ngkai jeko' -ra.

⁷But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

⁷Wori' wo'o pangkeni agama Yahudi to rahanga' to Parisi pai' to Saduki tumai mpopeniu' hi Yohanes. Kanahilo-ra rata, na'uli' -raka: "He koi' to bengku' gau' -ni! Napa pai' tumai mpopeniu' -koie? Ba ni'uli' -koina, ma'ala mpai' nipasalewa roe Alata'ala to neo' mporumpa' -koi!

⁸Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

⁸Ane bongko medea-mokoi ngkai jeko' -ni, babehi-mokoi gau' to lompe'.

⁹And think 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.

⁹Pai' neo' nipoperaha kamuli-na Abraham-koi, neo' ni'uli' hi rala nono-ni: `Uma-hawo mpai' nahuku' -kai Alata'ala.' Tetu-e uma makono! Bona ni'inca: muli Abraham bisa napajadi' Alata'ala ngkai watu-watu toe lau.

¹⁰And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

¹⁰Neo' rata-mi pehuku' Alata'ala! Pehuku' -na hewa pati to rodo ami' -mi hi tawu kaju. Butu ngkaju-na to uma lompe' wua' -na, bate ratoki pai' ratene' hi rala apu."

¹¹I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

¹¹Na'uli' wo'o-mi Yohanes: "Aku' toi mponiu' -koi hante ue, tanda kamedea-ni ngkai jeko' -ni. Tapi' tumai-i mpai' ngkabokoa' ngkai aku' hadua to meliu kuasa-na ngkai aku'. Bangku' jadi' pahawaa' -na to mpokeni sapatu' -na, uma-a-kuwo natao. Hi'a mpai' to mponiu' -koi hante Inoha' Tomoroli' pai' hante apu.

¹²Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

¹²Hi'a ma'ala rarapai' -ki tauna to mpowiri' pae. Nagaa' pae to mo'ihi ngkai to lopa' -na duu' -na me'itu'. Pae to mo'ihi napuna' hi rala wilulu, pai' to lopa' -na nasuwe hi rala apu to jela' ncuu duu' kahae-hae-na."

¹³Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

¹³Nto'u toe, Yesus tumai ngkai tana' Galilea rata hi ue Yordan. Rata hi ria, mpopeniu' wo'o-i-hawo hi Yohanes.

¹⁴But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

¹⁴Tapi' Yohanes, uma-i daho' mponiu' -i, pai' na'uli' -ki: "Kakoo-kono-na, aku' toi-dile to toto-na mpopeniu' hi Iko-e, hiaa' Iko lau-di to tumai hi aku'!"

¹⁵And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

¹⁵Natompoi' Yesus: "Niu' -ama-hana. Natao moto tababehi toi, bona tatuku' hawe'ea konoa Alata'ala." Ngkai ree, naniu' mpu'u-imi.

¹⁶And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

¹⁶Ka'oti-na Yesus raniu', mencore-imi ngkai rala ue. Tebea ncorobaa-mi langi', pai' nahilo-hawo, Inoha' Alata'ala mana'u tumai hewa danci mangkebodo, hompo hi Hi'a.

¹⁷And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

¹⁷Oti toe, ra'epe-mi lolita Alata'ala ngkai langi' to mpo'uli': "Hi'a toi-mi ana' -ku to kupe'ahi'. Hi'a-mi to mpakagoe' nono-ku."