¹And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying,

¹Ande kodia vriama o Iovano o baptisto dias duma ande pusta ande Judea.

²Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

²Ai phenelas, "Kein tume anda tumare bezexa ke e amperetsia le Devleski avel."

³For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.

³O profeto Esaia phenelas pa Iovano, kana phendia, "Ek glaso kai del mui ande pusta. Keren drom le Devleske, keren leske vorta drom!"

⁴Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

⁴Le tsalia le Iovanoske sas kerde andal bal la gemulake ai phiravelas prastia morchaki; lesko xabe sas grimptsuria ai divlo avjin.

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

⁵O narodo avelas leste anda Jerusalem, anda sa e Judea ai anda sa o Jordan.

⁶and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

⁶Phende peske bezexale, ai o Iovano o baptisto bolelas le ando pai kai bushol Jordan.

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

⁷Kana o Iovano dikhlia ke but Farizeanuria ai Saduseanuria avile leste te bolenpe, phendia lenge, "Tume vitsa sapeski, kon phendias tumenge ke sai skepin katar e xoli le Devleski kai si te avel?

⁸Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:

⁸Keren so sikavel ke chaches amboldian tume katar tumare bezexa te avel fruta tumendar. Ai na gindin ke vorta san kana phenen tumenge, '' Abraham si amaro dat'' ke me phenav tumenge ke o Del sai kerel anda kadala bax shave le Abrahamoske.

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.

¹⁰"O tover ka le vuni la krengake; ke che godi krenga chi dela lashi fruta avela shindi, ai shudini ande iag.

¹⁰And even now the axe lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

¹¹Me bolav tumen ando pai te sikadiol ke keisailian ai amboldian tume katar tumare bezexa, numa avel iek pala mande, kai si mai baro mandar; me chi mov dosta te inkerav leske papucha. Wo bolela tume ando Swunto Duxo ai iagasa.

¹¹I indeed baptize you in 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 in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire:

¹²Si les so trobul ai gata lo te xulavel o jiv , o jiv thola ande pesko bano ai le suluma phabarela ande iag kai shoxar chi merela."

¹²whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor; and he will gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.

¹³Antunchi o Jesus avilo anda Galilee ka pai o Jordan te belel les o Iovano.

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

¹⁴O Iovano aterdiolas les ai phendia, "Me trobul te avav boldo tutar. Ai tu aves mande te bolav me tut!"

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

¹⁵O Jesus phendias leske, "Mek te kerdiol kadia, ke trobul te keras so godi si vorta angla Del." Antunchi o Iovano boldia les.

¹⁵But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth him.

¹⁶Kana o Jesus boldilo, avilo opre anda pai. Ai strazo phuterdilo o cheri angla leste ai dikhlia o Duxo le Devlesko sar ek gulumbo xulelas ai avilo pe leste.

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

¹⁷Ai ek glaso avilo anda rhaio, ai phendia, "kado si murho Shav kai si mange de sa drago, kasa sim de sa raduime."

¹⁷and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.