¹ Fukkeelu at ak juróom ci nguuru Tibeer Sesaar, fekk Poñsë Pilaat yilif diiwaanu Yude, Erodd yilif diiwaanu Galile, Filib magam yilif diiwaanu Iture ak bu Tarakonit, te Lisañas yilif Abilen.

¹Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

² Te it Anas ak Kayif nekkoon saraxalekat yu mag ya. Ca jamono jooja la kàddug Yàlla wàcc ci Yaxya, doomu Sakariya, ca màndiŋ ma.

²in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.

³ Yaxya daldi dugg àll, bi wër dexu Yurdan gépp, di waaree nii: «Tuubleen seeni bàkkaar, ba noppi ma sóob leen ci ndox, ngir Yàlla baal leen seeni bàkkaar.»

³He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.

⁴ Loolu lañu bind ci téereb waxi yonent Yàlla Esayi naan:«Am na baat buy xaacu ca màndiŋ ma ne:“Xàll-leen yoonu Boroom bi,jubal-leen fi muy jaar.

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

⁵ Nañu sëkk xur yi,maasale tund yi ak jànj yi.Yoon yi dëng ñu jubbanti leen,yi ñagas ñu rataxal leen.

⁵Every valley will be filled. Every mountain and hill will be brought low. The crooked will become straight, and the rough ways smooth.

⁶ Bu ko defee bépp mbindeef dina gismucc gi Yàlla tëral.”»

⁶All flesh will see God’s salvation.’” Isaiah 40:3-5

⁷ Mbooloo ma daan ñëw ngir mu sóob leen ci ndox, Yaxya daan na leen wax naan: «Yéen ñi fees ak daŋar mel ni ay co! Ku leen artu ngeen daw merum Yàlla mi nar a wàcc?

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

⁸ Jëfeleen nag ni ñu tuub seeni bàkkaar, te bañ a nax seen bopp naan: “Nun daal doomi Ibraayma lanu,” ndaxte maa ngi leen koy wax, Yàlla man na defal Ibraayma ay doom ci doj yii.

⁸Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and don’t begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father;’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!

⁹ Sémmiñ wi tiim na reeni garab yi. Garab nag gu meññul doom yu baax, dees na ko gor, sànni ko ci safara si.»

⁹Even now the axe also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doesn’t bring forth good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.”

¹⁰ Mbooloo ma laaj ko ne: «Lan lanu war a def nag?»

¹⁰The multitudes asked him, “What then must we do?”

¹¹ Mu ne leen: «Ku am ñaari mbubb, nga jox menn mi ki amul. Ku am ñam itam, nga bokk ko ak ki amul.»

¹¹He answered them, “He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise.”

¹² Ay juutikat itam ñëw ca Yaxya, ngir mu sóob leen ci ndox; ñu ne ko: «Kilifa gi, lu nu war a def?»

¹²Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what must we do?”

¹³ Mu tontu leen ne: «Laajleen rekk lu jaadu.»

¹³He said to them, “Collect no more than that which is appointed to you.”

¹⁴ Ay xarekat laaj nañu ko ne: «Li jëm ci nun nag?» Mu ne leen: «Buleen néewal doole kenn, jël xaalisam ci kaw ay tëkku mbaa ci seede lu dul dëgg. Waaye doylooleen li ñu leen di fey.»

¹⁴Soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages.”

¹⁵ Mbooloo maa ngay xaar, di séentook a laaj ci seen xel, ndax Yaxya mooy Almasi bi.

¹⁵As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ,

¹⁶ Noonu Yaxya tontu leen ñoom ñépp ne: «Man maa ngi leen di sóob ci ndox. Waaye ki ma ëpp kàttan dina ñëw te yeyoowumaa tekki ay dàllam. Kooku dina leen sóob ci Xel mu Sell mi ak safara.

¹⁶John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire,

¹⁷ Layoom mu ngi ci loxoom, ngir jéri dàgga ja, ba mu set; pepp ma dina ko def ca sàqam, waaye xatax ba dina ko lakk ci safara su dul fey mukk.»

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

¹⁸ Noonu Yaxya teg ca yeneen dénkaane yu bare, di yégal nit ña xebaar bu baax ba.

¹⁸Then with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people,

¹⁹ Waaye Yaxya yedd na Erodd boroom diiwaanu Galile, ndaxte dafa takkoon Erojàdd, jabaru magam, te it boole woon na ci yeneen ñaawteef,

¹⁹but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s TR reads “brother Philip’s” instead of “brother’s” wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,

²⁰ ba faf tëj Yaxya kaso.

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

²¹ Noonu Yaxya sóob mbooloo mépp ci ndox, sóobaale it Yeesu. Bi Yeesu di ñaan nag, asamaan daldi ubbiku.

²¹Now it happened, when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying. The sky was opened,

²² Noonu Xel mu Sell mi daldi wàcc ci moom, yor jëmmu pitax, te baat bu jóge asamaan jib ne: «Yaa di sama Doom, ji ma bëgg; ci yaw laa ame bànneex.»

²²and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.”

²³ Bi Yeesu di tàmbali liggéeyam, amoon na lu war a tollu ci fanweeri at, di doomu Yuusufa ci bëti nit ñi.Te Yuusufa mooy doomu Eli,

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

²⁴ miy doomu Matat.Matat, Lewi mooy baayam; Lewi, Melki;Melki, Yanayi; Yanayi, Yuusufa;

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

²⁵ Yuusufa, Matacas; Amos; Naxum; Esli; Nagayi.

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

²⁶ Nagayi, Maat; Matacas; Semeyin; Yoseg; Yoda.

²⁶the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah,

²⁷ Yoda, Yowanan mooy baayam; Yowanan, Resa;Resa, Sorobabel. Kooku Salacel a ko jur; Salacel, Neri;

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

²⁸ Neri, Melki; Adi; Kosam; Elmadam; Er.

²⁸the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er,

²⁹ Er, Yeesu; Eliyeser; Yorim; Matat; Lewi;

²⁹the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,

³⁰ Simeyon; Yuda; Yuusufa; Yonam; Eliyakim.

³⁰the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim,

³¹ Eliyakim, Meleya; Meleya, Mena;Mena, Matata; Matata, Natan;Natan, Daawuda.

³¹the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

³² Daawuda mooy doomu Yese;Yese, Obedd; Bowas; Salmon; Naason.

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

³³ Naason; Aminadab; Aminadab, Admin;Arni; Esrom; Fares; Yuda;

³³the son of Amminadab, the son of Aram, NU reads “Admin, the son of Arni” instead of “Aram” the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

³⁴ Yanqóoba; Isaaxa; Ibraayma; Teraa; Naxor;

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

³⁵ Serug; Ragaw; Faleg; Eber; Sala.

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

³⁶ Sala, Kaynam mooy baayam; Kaynam, Arpagsàdd;Arpagsàdd, Sem; Sem, Nóoyin; Nóoyin, Lemeg;

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

³⁷ Lemeg, Matusala; Enog, Yaredd; Maleleel; Kaynan;

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

³⁸ Enos; Set; Set doomu Aadama;Aadama doomu Yàlla.

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