1 PBL Pada lodo-lodo netti, muncullah Yohanes pembaptis, berkhotbah ne marada kikapa Yudea. BSB BSB: In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
2 PBL Nia paneghe, "Bertobatlah orona kerajaan Sorga na tukkeba." BSB BSB: and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
3 PBL Niawe, niadona Na patekida Nabi Yesaya ketika paneghe "Li'i ia ata a kawaro-kawaro ne marada kikapa, 'persiappai lara tagu Maramba, rawi lara-Na luruta."' Yesaya 40:3 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 PBL Monno, Yohanes douna tauwe kalambena wali ghullu unta monno sabuk kalita ne uppu pinggangna. Nga'ana kaina kabala-kabala monno madu hutan. 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 PBL Kemudian, ata-ata Yerusalem mai barrana, monno ngarakua Yudea, monno ngarakua wilayah ne uppuna Yordan. BSB BSB: People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.
6 PBL Niaka, ghidda dibaptis selam oleh Yohanes ne Yordan, sambil mangaku dirraka-dirrakada ghidda. BSB BSB: Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
7 PBL Niaka, ketika Yohanes eta luwana ata Farisi monno Saduki mai barrana Baptisanna, nia paneghe barrada ghidda," Yemmi, keturunan nippe beludak, garrai a palolome yemmi Tagu kedu wali bani na amai? 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 PBL Orona netti, hasilkan ghua-ghua a sebanding dengan pertobatan, BSB BSB: Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
9 PBL monno ammana berfikir tagu paneghe barra tou doumu, 'yamme materei Abraham, Ama leluhurma Yamme,' orona zauwa teki barramu bahwa wali watu-watu neghe Mori sanggup pakede ana-ana tagu Abraham! 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 PBL Bahkan, nemaghinna, pogo a letakkage kalarrita pu'u ghayu-ghayu, monno setiap ghayu a da menghasilkanna ghuwa a duwa apogo monno aletonibne barra api. 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 PBL Zauwa sesungguhna membaptis yemmi dengan we'e tagu pertobatan, takka Nia na mai sesudah zauwa kaina louka berkuasa wali barra zauwa, a sandal-Na pun zauwa dappa layakki membawakanna. Nia a baptissa yemmi waina Ngau Ama Tua monno waina Api. 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 PBL Akat ne limma deta-Na monno Nia a pazingira padou pengirikan-Na, monno a paiyage gandum ne barra lumbung. Niaka, Nia na tunnuwe sekamna waina api ne dappa bisa padda." 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 PBL Kemudian, Yesu mai wali Galilean Ke Yordan barra Yohanes tagu Baptis ole Yohanes. BSB BSB: At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
14 PBL Niawe, Yohanes berusaha mencegah-Nia monno paneghe, "Zauwa a perlu Baptis ole-Mu, takka justru engkau a mai barragu?" BSB BSB: But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
15 PBL Niaka, Yesu nawale monno paneghe barrana, "Nemaghinna ga'ikoge orona neghinna a seharusna terjadi barra ghitto tagu ponnone ngarakua kebenaran." Monno, Yohanes pun na ga'i Nia. 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 PBL Monno, renghe li'i wali sorga dana a paneghe, "Na nia Ana-Gu pamanawara, barra-Nawe Zauwa berkenan." BSB BSB: And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”