1 PBS Wa bang-bang ingYohanes pakeleng tehe ete, keteju, pi kelei Yudea ta belantara. BSB BSB: In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
2 PBS Ke pikelei, "Ne melopepeanya jeng Tete Surga pete watu," BSB BSB: and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
3 PBS Pea, kea Nabi Yesaya keleng pate pi kelei, "Pina Kebaungkapa keleng i- leng i ta belantara, Tata lo makee tepi e, loma habemo tuelo kotololo." 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 PBS Pa, Yohanes kewo ro keke kewefako wa ta unta pa rota kewepeko ongpu keke. Jajong keke peing jing-jing pa madu hangpeng. 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 PBS Kaimpa, teba-teba Yerusalem teteke, pa jeng tupa Yudea, pa jeng tupa Yordan. BSB BSB: People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.
6 PBS Pea, tewe Yohanes pakeleng tehe Yordan, ana teri neleng-neleng tete. BSB BSB: Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
7 PBS Pea, poing Yohanes kalengte teba nawo Farisi pa Saduki tete ana ke pakeleng, ke leng pate tewe,"Ewe bale i wung, ewe baleng wefa ko ewe mehata feng pe tetetu? 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 PBS Petehe ing, jana jaungka mepeko to-to aha mepe ana ne melope. BSB BSB: Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
9 PBS Pa hu me eng-eng o mepeng-peng ne memewo, 'Newe nene Abraham, ai kebato nene, peanya niwe nilengte ewe pea wa wung-wung wea Tata kepungle kele etete teangku-teangku ko 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 PBS Pea, ung-ang, rangwau kewe ietu ri-ri hangling, pa ri o-ofa natuka efeng epang pa elopate fue rapa. 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 PBS Ni bamuang ewe pa pa nileng ehe kone nilole, peanya Ke tetelewe nikapa kewe makeke niweka, langhepo-Keke nira leare-re kale. Ke ewe pakelengla. 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 PBS Hangta kewekotu no-Keke, pa Ke kelole jeng pengirikan-Keke, pa ke gandum mekeleko kelehehe lumbung i Pea, Ke jongpepe kelekengte rapa ungtiti rakawo." 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 PBS Kaimpa, Yesus kete keka Galilea keti Yordan ketiti Yohanes ko Yohanes pakeleng kehe. Pea, Yohanes ke enako Ke kepei pa keleng, "Niwe Me pabepeng nihehe anara Mewe mepeni?" BSB BSB: At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
14 PBS Pea, Yohanes ke enako Ke kepei pa keleng, "Niwe Me pabepeng nihehe anara Mewe mepeni?" BSB BSB: But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
15 PBS Pea, Yesus lengteke, "Ung-ang, pelewangna wewetu anaing-angra pelewang-wang newe ko pete hete papa bamuang pepewo," Pa, Yohanes kera Ke kefuna ing-angte. 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 PBS Pa le ela pina wa surga keleng i, "Kewe Ko-Nine Kea-Nino nile, Kea Ni pungle." BSB BSB: And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”