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

¹AYO sija na jaane, mato si Juan Bautista ya sumetmon gui desierton Judea,

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

²Ylegña: Fanmañotsot sa y raenon langet jumijijot.

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

³Sa esta güiya uje y guinin jasangan y profeta Isaias, na ilegña: Inagang ni umagang gui desierto: Famauleg y chalan y Señot, natunas y chalanña.

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

⁴Y magaguña si Juan y pilon cameyo yan y godeña cuero na jachaflileg gui senturaña, ya y naña y apacha sija yan y miet jalom tano.

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

⁵Ayo nae mapos malag para güiya, Jerusalem yan Judea yan todo y tano gui oriyan Jordan,

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

⁶Ya esta manmatagpange pot güiya, guiya Jordan, jasangan claro y isaoñija.

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?

⁷¶ Ya jalie megae na Fariseo yan Saduseo sija na manmamaela para y tinagpangeña ya ilegña: Rasan culebla, jaye jamyo fumanagüe na insujaye y binibo ni mamaela?

⁸Therefore bring forth fruit worthy of repentance!

⁸Fanmamatinas tinegcha digno ni y sinetsot.

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.

⁹Ya chamiyo jumajaso sumangan gui sanjalommiyo, na si Abraham tatata; ya guajo sumangane jamyo, na siña si Yuus janacajulo este sija na acho famaguon gui as Abraham.

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.

¹⁰Pago, esta locue y gachae gaegue na mapolo gui jale y trongcon jayo sija; ya todo y trongcon jayo ni ti manogcha mauleg, umautut ya umapolo gui guafe.

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”

¹¹Guajo magajet jutagpange jamyo nu y janom para minañotsot, lao y mamamaela gui tateco, mas guaja ninasiñaña qui guajo: y sapatosña ti mauleg yo na jupula; güiya infantinagpange ni Espiritu Santo yan y guafe.

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.”

¹²Y abanicoña gaegue gui canaeña, ya unagasgas y tablaña, ya unaetnon y triguña jalom gui jalom camalin, ya usonggue y pajan trigo gui taejinecog na guafe.

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

¹³¶ Anae mato si Jesus guinin Galilea, malag Jordan gui as Juan para utinagpange.

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

¹⁴Lao si Juan ti malago, ilegña: Nesesita yo matagpange pot jago, enaojao na mamaela guiya guajo?

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.

¹⁵Inepe as Jesus ilegña: Diejaloja, sa taegüenao mauleg para utacumple y todo na tininas. Ayo nae pinelo.

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.

¹⁶Ya si Jesus, anae munjayan matagpange, cajulo gusisija guine y janom, y langet mababa pot güiya ya malie y Espiritun Yuus tumunog calang paluma y sumaga gui jiloña.

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

¹⁷Ya estagüe, un vos guinin y langet na ilegña: Estagüiya y lajijo ni y guefyajo.