1 PBA Sel ho araham Yohanes name afoi eiho, ara mong Yodea pali' o la mate la lai mi fom pa' u mateng. BSB BSB: In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
2 PBA Sa ubang ho: sono' iom afom, fede'sorga bang bolang ara fanangam. BSB BSB: and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
3 PBA Fede' sari horo Nabi Yesaya umateng eh, ubang ho: ainu mong la mate la lai mi lofe id eh, se'bur utaro' med Lahtal ere'eng, o se'bur ho ano' mulang. BSB BSB: This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
4 PBA Yohanis o fen ho Unta o beng, o sapiuil ho ti fah, o na'ade o seina ho kafe med fain sei. BSB BSB: John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
5 PBA No' he e, Yerusalem o name, Yudea ei name med name ba Yordan fading tar eh ho, supi barpi Yohanis olap ho, BSB BSB: People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.
6 PBA Horo he'e, Yohanes sa Yordan mol mi supi afoil, horo he'e supi so doc tofang u mateng. BSB BSB: Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
7 PBA Sobo Yohanes edun he'e, Farisi med Saduki hinung di ho' iafoh bi' e sa afoi, horo Sa sipi ara hu'tang ubang ho," Iri mon o di'ing o bap, ano so ino' na umang fe i Lahtal o bune hala ba ho' eh ma eh ho el te'eng? BSB BSB: But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
8 PBA Hunin fe pir tofang tom afom araham horo fe i panen, BSB BSB: Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
9 PBA I ha'ai tanut mi iraham ubang ho ni bap horo ani Abraham, fede' na ira mateng ubang ho, foi bung om ho'omi, Lahtal eka'bar tofang ano' fetang med Abraham ere'eng no! BSB BSB: And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
10 PBA Hunin sobo Fed ho'o, baling ti abo'oy ei ho name med ti asel arian meng oham, hunin ti ba opir eno' nene ho, name abo'oi hunie feuw afail leam. BSB BSB: The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
11 PBA Nari ho'o atino' sei fe puin ifoil hunin e iom afom, sobo ai ba nari tiling ho' ma ho, mi tutung kufa' nemota, o sendal puin di na panen sah. Sari ho sa roh med afai fe puin ifoil. BSB BSB: I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
12 PBA Ba' puin na afe' atote ei ara atang mi, sa na poil eleme mi ala pa' u afe' u atote, o bolang sa med parah mi. Sobo o fah ho sa afai bang mi apeuw. YOHANES PEMBAPTIS SA YESUS AFOIL BSB BSB: His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
13 PBA No' horo he Yesus mong Galelea mi ho' Yordan mi Yohanes olap ho' hunin sa Yohanes afoil. BSB BSB: At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
14 PBA Sobo Yohanes ehap ubang ho: o'abulta nari ho o' ang so nafoil fe, naba ei fe nolap ho?" BSB BSB: But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
15 PBA Horo Yesus ubang ho,"Fed ho'oro sei hunin, fede' na horo ara taraham, huni sa na o no' ano' an."Fe, Yohanes mang u abole. BSB BSB: “Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.
17 PBA No' he'e name amang pa' tong sorga bang bolang mi ubang ho,"Ho'oro no' ai na nona u'karang empir, med-Araham horo na u inung." BSB BSB: And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”