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

¹In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

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

²“Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”

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

³For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.” Isaiah 40:3

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

⁴Now John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

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

⁵Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.

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

⁶They were baptized or, immersed by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

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?

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

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.

⁸Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance!

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

⁹Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

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.

¹⁰“Even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that doesn’t bring forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the 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."

¹¹I indeed baptize or, immerse you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit. TR and NU add “and with fire”

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

¹²His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.”

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

¹³Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.

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

¹⁴But John would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?”

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.

¹⁵But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him.

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

¹⁶Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.

¹⁷Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”