¹Hi kahampulu' lima mpae-na poparenta Kaisar Tiberius hi ngata Roma, Pontius Pilatus jadi' gubernur hi tana' Yudea pai' Herodes Antipas to moparenta hi Galilea. Filipus ompi' -na Herodes moparenta hi Iturea pai' hi Trakhonitis, pai' Lisanias moparenta hi Abilene.

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 the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

²To jadi' Imam Bohe nto'u toe, Hanas pai' Kayafas. Hi mpae tohe'e, Alata'ala mpoparata lolita-na hi Yohanes ana' Zakharia hi papada to wao'.

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

³Jadi', momako' -imi Yohanes mure' -nca'u ue Yordan mpoparata Lolita Alata'ala hi ntodea, na'uli': "Medea-mokoi ngkai jeko' -ni, pai' kana tumai-koi kuniu', bona Alata'ala mpo'ampungi jeko' -ni."

³And he came into all the region round about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins;

⁴Yohanes toei mpopadupa' napa to te'uki' hi rala sura nabi Yesaya owi, moni-na 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'!

⁴as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.

⁵To lobu' -na kana ra'ihii', to molangko pai' to pabulu' -bulu' kana rapohimpaya'. To pahiku-hiku rapomonoa', pai' to moloke' -loke' rapokalempe.

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

⁶Oti toe, hawe'ea manusia' mpohilo Alata'ala mpohore ntodea-na ngkai jeko' -ra.'"

⁶And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

⁷Wori' tauna tumai mpopeniu' hi Yohanes. Na'uli' Yohanes mpo'uli' -raka: "He koi' to bengku' gau' -ni! Napa pai' tumai-koie? Ba ni'uli' -koina, ma'ala mpai' nipasalewa roe Pue' Ala to neo' mporumpa' -koi?

⁷He said therefore to the multitudes that went out to be baptized of him, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

⁸Ane bongko medea-mokoi ngkai jeko' -ni, babehi-mokoi gau' to lompe'. Pai' neo' nipoperaha kamuli-na Abraham-koi! Bona ni'inca: muli Abraham bisa napajadi' Alata'ala ngkai watu-watu toe lau.

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.

⁹Neo' 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."

⁹And even now the axe also lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

¹⁰Ntodea mpekune' Yohanes, ra'uli': "Ane wae, napa-kaiwo to kana kibabehi?"

¹⁰And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do?

¹¹Na'uli' Yohanes: "Hema-koi to rontonga' baju-ni, hantonga' wai' -raka-rawo to uma nakariai. Pai' tauna to ria pongkoni' -ra, bagii-ra-rawo to uma ria pongkoni' -ra."

¹¹And he answered and said unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do likewise.

¹²Rata wo'o-ra-rawo topesingara' paja' mpopeniu' hi Yohanes. Mepekune' -ra, ra'uli': "Guru, napa-kaiwo to kana kibabehi-e?"

¹²And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Teacher, what must we do?

¹³Natompoi' -ra: "Neo' -koi mesingara' melabi ngkai to rapakatantu topoparenta."

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

¹⁴Rata wo'o-ra-rawo tantara mpekune' -i, ra'uli': "Hiaa' beiwa wo'o-ka-kaiwo kai'! Napa-kaiwo to kana kibabehi-e?" Na'uli' -raka: "Neo' -koi mporampaki rewa doo, pai' neo' mpo'ekahi ntodea bona rawai' -koi doi. Hangkuja-mi-hawo gaji' -ni, tarima-mi hante kagoea' nono."

¹⁴And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Extort from no man by violence, neither accuse [any one] wrongfully; and be content with your wages.

¹⁵Nto'u toe, ntodea ntora mpopea karata-na Magau' Topetolo' to najanci Alata'ala. Hawe'ea-ra mepekune' hi rala nono-ra, meka' ba lue' Yohanes lau-mi Magau' Topetolo' to rapopea toe.

¹⁵And as the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether haply he were the Christ;

¹⁶Toe pai' Yohanes mpo'uli' -raka omea: "Ane aku' -le, mponiu' -koi hante ue-wadi, tanda kamedea-ni ngkai jeko' -ni. Tapi' tumai-i mpai' to meliu kuasa-na ngkai aku'. Bangku' jadi' pahawaa' -na to mpobongka koloro sapatu' -na, uma-a-kuwo natao. Hi'a mpai' to mponiu' -koi hante Inoha' Tomoroli' pai' hante apu.

¹⁶John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire:

¹⁷Hi'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-na, pai' to lopa' -na nasuwe hi rala apu to jela' ncuu duu' kahae-hae-na."

¹⁷whose fan is in his hand, thoroughly to cleanse his threshing-floor, and to gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.

¹⁸Hewa toei Yohanes mpokeni Kareba Lompe' hi ntodea, pai' naparesai' -ra nte wori' nyala tudui' -na.

¹⁸With many other exhortations therefore preached he good tidings unto the people;

¹⁹Pai' nakamaro wo'o kasalaa' -na Herodes Antipas, topoparenta hi tana' Galilea, apa' Herodes mpo'ago pai' mpotobine Herodias, tobine ompi' -na moto. Yohanes mpokamaro-i sabana gau' -na toe, pai' sabana hawe'ea gau' -na to dada'a ntani' -na.

¹⁹but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother's wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,

²⁰Jadi', kana'epe-na Herodes pekamaro Yohanes toe, uma-di nabalii' gau' -na to dada'a, nadonihii lau-di: nahoko' lau-imi Yohanes pai' -i natarungku'.

²⁰added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

²¹Kako'ia-na Yohanes ratarungku', bula-na meniu' -pidi mponiu' ntodea, Yesus wo'o-hawo tumai mpopeniu'. Ka'oti-nai raniu', bula-na mosampaya, muu-mule' tebea-mi langi',

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

²²pai' Inoha' Tomoroli' mana'u tumai dungku hi Yesus, lence-na hewa danci mangkebodo. Pai' Alata'ala mololita ngkai suruga mpo'uli' -ki Yesus: "Iko toi-mi Ana' -ku to kupe'ahi'. Iko-mi to mpakagoe' nono-ku."

²²and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

²³Nto'u umuru Yesus kira-kira tolu mpulu' mpae, natepu'u-mi pobago-na. Ntuku' pomporataa tauna, Yesus ana' Yusuf, Yusuf ana' Eli,

²³And Jesus himself, when he began [to teach], was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the [son] of Heli,

²⁴Eli ana' Matat, Matat ana' Lewi, Lewi ana' Malkhi, Malkhi ana' Yanai, Yanai ana' Yusuf,

²⁴the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Jannai, the [son] of Joseph,

²⁵Yusuf ana' Matica, Matica ana' Amos, Amos ana' Nahum, Nahum ana' Hesli, Hesli ana' Nagai,

²⁵the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Amos, the [son] of Nahum, the [son] of Esli, the [son] of Naggai,

²⁶Nagai ana' Maat, Maat ana' Matica, Matica ana' Simei, Simei ana' Yosekh, Yosekh ana' Yoda,

²⁶the [son] of Maath, the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Semein, the [son] of Josech, the [son] of Joda,

²⁷Yoda ana' Yohanan, Yohanan ana' Resa, Resa ana' Zerubabel, Zerubabel ana' Sealtiel, Sealtiel ana' Neri,

²⁷the [son] of Joanan, the [son] of Rhesa, the [son] of Zerubbabel, the [son] of Shealtiel, the [son] of Neri,

²⁸Neri ana' Malkhi, Malkhi ana' Adi, Adi ana' Kosam, Kosam ana' Elmadam, Elmadam ana' Er,

²⁸the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Addi, the [son] of Cosam, the [son] of Elmadam, the [son] of Er,

²⁹Er ana' Yesua, Yesua ana' Eliezer, Eliezer ana' Yorim, Yorim ana' Matat, Matat ana' Lewi,

²⁹the [son] of Jesus, the [son] of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi,

³⁰Lewi ana' Simeon, Simeon ana' Yehuda, Yehuda ana' Yusuf, Yusuf ana' Yonam, Yonam ana' Elyakim,

³⁰the [son] of Symeon, the [son] of Judas, the [son] of Joseph, the [son] of Jonam, the [son] of Eliakim,

³¹Elyakim ana' Melea, Melea ana' Mina, Mina ana' Matata, Matata ana' Natan, Natan ana' Daud,

³¹the [son] of Melea, the [son] of Menna, the [son] of Mattatha, the [son] of Nathan, the [son] of David,

³²Daud ana' Isai, Isai ana' Obed, Obed ana' Boas, Boas ana' Salmon, Salmon ana' Nahason,

³²the [son] of Jesse, the [son] of Obed, the [son] of Boaz, the [son] of Salmon, the [son] of Nahshon,

³³Nahason ana' Aminadab, Aminadab ana' Admin, Admin ana' Arni, Arni ana' Hezron, Hezron ana' Peres, Peres ana' Yehuda,

³³the [son] of Amminadab, the [son] of Arni, the [son] of Hezron, the [son] of Perez, the [son] of Judah,

³⁴Yehuda ana' Yakub, Yakub ana' Ishak, Ishak ana' Abraham, Abraham ana' Terah, Terah ana' Nahor,

³⁴the [son] of Jacob, the [son] of Isaac, the [son] of Abraham, the [son] of Terah, the [son] of Nahor,

³⁵Nahor ana' Serug, Serug ana' Rehu, Rehu ana' Peleg, Peleg ana' Eber, Eber ana' Salmon,

³⁵the [son] of Serug, the [son] of Reu, the [son] of Peleg, the [son] of Eber, the [son] of Shelah

³⁶Salmon ana' Kenan, Kenan ana' Arpakhsad, Arpakhsad ana' Sem, Sem ana' Nuh, Nuh ana' Lamekh,

³⁶the [son] of Cainan, the [son] of Arphaxad, the [son] of Shem, the [son] of Noah, the [son] of Lamech,

³⁷Lamekh ana' Metusalah, Metusalah ana' Henokh, Henokh ana' Yared, Yared ana' Mahalaleel, Mahalaleel ana' Kenan,

³⁷the [son] of Methuselah, the [son] of Enoch, the [son] of Jared, the [son] of Mahalaleel, the [son] of Cainan,

³⁸Kenan ana' Enos, Enos ana' Set, Set ana' Adam, Adam ana' Alata'ala.

³⁸the [son] of Enos, the [son] of Seth, the [son] of Adam, the [son] of God.