1 PBP Pada eleo-eleo uo, nodua si Yohanes Pembaptis, Nokhotba ri bumbu nu padang Yudea. BSB BSB: In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
2 PBP Io nomeilu, Paatoba'omo karna Kerajaan nusuruga naanta omo. BSB BSB: and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
3 PBP Saba, iomo tonipeilua nu Nabi Yesaya ketika nomeilu, Suara nu too to no'oroa-roa ri bumbu nu padang posiapa jalang untuk Sioupu, pogutumo jalang-Ngonyo tonoontong 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 PBP O, si Yohanes mboto nomake pakeang ngonyo ila bulu nu unta o sabuk nu uli ri pali-palit tanganyo. Tore'inangngonyo ila alipapaa-alipapaa o madu nu bumbu 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 PBP Motou'uo, too-too Yerusalem nodua ma'o io, o ri jojoo Yudea, o ri jojoo wilayah ri sekitar Yordan BSB BSB: People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.
6 PBP Pae, rijimo ni baptisa ni Yohanes ri Yordan, sono nongakui dosa-dosa nijimo. BSB BSB: Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
7 PBP Namun, ketika si Yohanes nete'ito too Farisi dea o Saduki nodua pada baptisan nonyo, io nomeilu ma'o jimo, Ri'emu, keturunan ula beludak, sisee tonopantoraa emu untuk moluminjo ila murka to akan modua? 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 PBP Karna uo, hasila omo buah-buah to sebanding sono paatobaong, BSB BSB: Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
9 PBP O nyaa momikir untuk nomeilua sono alaemu mboto, Ri'ami diang si Abraham, siama leluhur mami karna a'u nomeilua ma'o sono emu bahwa ila batu-batu moo ALLAH T ALLAH nasanggup nombangkita unga-unga untuk si 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 PBP Bahkan, sa'o-sa'o baliung ni talea ri rari nu puu-puu, o setiap puu to ndau nohasila buah tonombosi ni tobong o nirampa'a ma'o ri lalong nuapi. 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 PBP A'u tutuunyo, nombatis emu sono ogo untuk patobaong, tetapi Io tonodua notou a'u melabipo nakuasa ila a'u, to sandalo-Nyo pun a'u ndau nalayak nongkomung ngonyo. Io akan nombaptis emu sono Noto Napacing o sono 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 PBP Alat poonapi diang ri pale-Nyo, o Io akan nombersiia pongkaleong pengorikan-Nonyo, o akan nomasiromua gandong ma'o ri lalong nu lubu. Namun, Io akan morampung sekamonyo sono api to ndau naala ni patei. 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 PBP Motou'uo, si Yesus nodua ila Galilea ma'o ri Yordan ma'o si Yohanes untuk ni baptis ni Yohanes. BSB BSB: At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
14 PBP Namun, si Yohanes no'usaha nolarang ngonyo o nomeilu, a'umo to paralu ni baptiso-Mu, tetapi justru Ri'oo tonodua ma'o ria'u? BSB BSB: But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
15 PBP Pae, si Yesus nonjawab o nomeilu ma'o io, Sa'o-sa'o turana'omo karna bai moomo to seharusonyo tonetejari pada ito untuk monggenapi jojoo o'onoong. O, si Yohanes pun nonturana Io. 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 PBP O, epemo suara ila suruga tonebura, Moomo unga'U tono'u Kasihi, ma'o Io a'u nakenan. BSB BSB: And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”