1 Nimeguf hiami ma nogota anama anona aman Jon napisiꞌas embeli nafiꞌi nape anona etap hiagoma Judia wafiguma fatauguma 2 eaꞌ nawalapa basef buꞌwami naꞌi, “Nemaf anama buꞌunai eaꞌ felefeleꞌ notaga ma epes siowis kingdom heveni. Naꞌama deiꞌ ipeꞌ pewaꞌ alafugaha waf aonai pemboma opalef pefeꞌma God.”

3 Eaꞌ Jon nafeꞌ naꞌipasa basef amama siꞌi anona profet Aisaia fowaꞌ naꞌiami naꞌi,

4 Luwaguf Jon nalami*Klos Jon nalami amama atom siꞌi fowaꞌ gani profet Elisa nalami. Anom basef mail Ol Testameni maꞌi nemaf anama Krais niefiꞌianai, profet anama Elisa niliꞌ nifiꞌi. Eaꞌ esis Juda sati klos Joni saꞌi Jisas maꞌuna anan Krais. sandaꞌ auf anom mafis luꞌwami kamel sandaꞌam, eaꞌ nowahoꞌ anota let sandaꞌ agwahup mafinina sandaꞌanai. Gwaꞌaimi ananimi naꞌ gwamuꞌwis maloma aupimbel aolupumi. 5-6 Nogota anama amam nematawa sape Jerusalemi saloma hiesi sape etap hiagoma Judia eaꞌ wambel anama felefeleꞌma walemb Jordan hiagoma, hiesi safiꞌmai Jona neapisiꞌas embel. Esis sawalapa waf aonai esis sandaꞌanai eaꞌ Jon napisiꞌas walemb Jordan. 7 Afama Jon nati anom amam dambami esis Judai Farisi maloma anom dambami Sadyusi mafiꞌi ma mefaꞌ baptais, eaꞌ naꞌipam naꞌi, “Ipeꞌ pandaꞌ waf aonai siꞌi awasi iguf awami molaipei. Emi naꞌipipa ma paꞌi pefaꞌ pefeꞌ pindihiꞌama okom wandafunai Godi anona nemaf neatagamepa?

8 Ipeꞌ pemboma opalef pewaꞌ alafugaha waf aonai ipeꞌinai, eaꞌ pendaꞌ waf buꞌunai ma pihiꞌambas ipeꞌ pamboma opalef endilisi paila waf buꞌunai. 9 Ipeꞌ ina ukup mondandaꞌ miꞌi, ‘Abraham anan ahalomapa apeꞌinai’, owaꞌ. Aeꞌ aꞌipipa endilisi, God anan laꞌifinai ma nondaꞌ otamba amama motaga epes siꞌi awasi Abrahami. 10 Tamiaꞌw kwaꞌoh lawag ofagema. Lawah hiami owaꞌ mola suꞌutip buꞌwami, anona nemaf solam sotopaꞌam sokwahom mefeꞌma nif.

11 Aeꞌ deiꞌ apisiꞌipa embela pihiꞌambas ipeꞌ pamboma opalef pakwaha waf aonai pafeꞌma God. Anona aman nambimb nigiꞌma aeꞌi niꞌifi, anan laꞌifinai nikilaꞌ aeꞌ. Anan nendaꞌ baptaisimepa Ambal Buꞌunai Godi nope nolomepa neseꞌepa nif laꞌifimi wapotiꞌ. Aeꞌ ina aman buꞌuwei ma eatagaha mandelefa su ananimi, owaꞌ. 12 Anan nahapila anol savol lagof ananimi ma niesimbaꞌam wit siꞌi rais amama andeandeꞌ. Ama nefaꞌ buꞌwami nuwis nembeꞌam ipat ananinai. Awami nembefam nofam nif amama luꞌwami fandom mape laꞌelaꞌefi.”

13 Nogota anama Jisas nakwaha etap hiagoma Galili nafiꞌi walemb Jordan, eaꞌ nafiꞌmai Jon ama neapisiꞌana embel. 14 Eaꞌ Jon naꞌi nosopama Jisas naiꞌpana naꞌi, “Aeꞌ ina aman buꞌuwei ma iapisiꞌina, owaꞌ. Ineꞌ nipisiꞌ aeꞌ, andeandeꞌ. Deiꞌ ineꞌ nafiꞌmai aeꞌ ma main?”

15 Eaꞌ Jisas nagwamana basef naꞌi, “Ineꞌ nendaꞌmeam siꞌi aeꞌ aꞌipina. Afaꞌ biafa ondaꞌam naꞌama ma ondahama waf hianai buꞌunai, siꞌi God naꞌiam.”

Eaꞌ Jon naꞌi aꞌe napisiꞌana. 16 Jisas nofaꞌ baptais nakwaha embel walemb nandagiai etin, heven nandausiꞌ ma anan, eaꞌ nati Ambal Buꞌunai Godi nafiꞌmai anan, siꞌi amil maiꞌuna nufiaꞌ nisilaꞌmanai. 17 Eaꞌ anona maf naꞌi natagai heven naꞌi anom basef naꞌi, “Aman anama Nogalome aeꞌanai endilisi. Aeꞌ okom nainailana endilisi. Okom aeꞌanai boꞌona ma anan.”