1 Jisas naꞌipama basef ifimba alipumi ananimi ma hiꞌalef, nosafel nakwaha wambel ambalemba nafeꞌ taun walemb hielimbi itap luꞌupa Galili nawalipa amam nematawa hiasi naꞌipasa basef Godi.*Mt 14:3 2 Jon nagapisiꞌas embeli nape nandaꞌ kalabus, eaꞌ nameꞌ basefa maol hiani Krais nandaꞌani. Eaꞌ deiꞌ Jon nasapaꞌ anom alipumi ananimi mafeꞌma Krais.*Mal 3:1 3 Eaꞌ mahaliꞌana maꞌi, “Inaꞌ aman maꞌwina aꞌ nafiꞌi, eaꞌ aꞌa ataꞌ mope mohafa anona daiana?”

4 Eaꞌ Jisas nagwamama basef naꞌi, “Ipaꞌ pitanima pefeꞌ piꞌipa Jona hiahawes isimba deiꞌ patilis pagameꞌasi.*Ais 35:5-6; Ais 61:1 5 Isimba naep pagasoꞌasi asati wapani, boꞌwagah awamisi asafeꞌ andeandeꞌ, aowas aunai nandaꞌ alop asasipi pagambuꞌwi amboꞌwes, aligah hagasoꞌasi eaꞌ sameꞌ basef andeandeꞌ, sagagaꞌi sotanima sosafel wapani, a kwahusi sameꞌ basef buꞌwafi Godi.*Mt 13:57, 26:31 6 Epes mamahisa ukup atifip sagahapifai, isimba asonahas andeandeꞌ.”*Mt 3:5

7 Eaꞌ alipumi amamba Joni mafeꞌ atin, Jisas naꞌipa esis amam nematawa ma Jon naꞌi, “Fowaꞌ ipaꞌ pafeꞌ anep itap fataupigima wafigima, pafeꞌ pati main? Pafeꞌma pagati anona aman pupulinai siꞌi anota elifita fufin naolata tagalimbi? Owaꞌatin. 8 Aꞌa pafeꞌ pati main? Pafeꞌ pati anona aman nagala klos fasimi atumii? Owaꞌatin. Epes isimba sandaꞌ luwaguf maim fasimi atumi esis sape ifagw king dembamii atogw.*Lu 1:76 9 Apaꞌ ipaꞌ deiꞌ pafeꞌ pati main? Pafeꞌ pati anona aman profet? Aeꞌ aꞌipipa, anen profet dembinai nikilaꞌ profet hiami hiꞌalam.*Mal 3:1; Mk 1:2; Jo 3:28 10 Aman anamba eaꞌ maꞌuna anen atona siꞌi basef fagape Baibeli naꞌiasa God fowaꞌ naꞌipa Jisas nagaꞌi,

11 “Aeꞌ aꞌipipa endilisi. Aman anamba Jon nagapisiꞌas embeli aꞌ nikilaꞌ amam hiami hiꞌalam magataga itap apaꞌi. Apaꞌ epen ami deiꞌ nigawis nomona maol Godi nope Dembinai nugumafian, inimba dembeni nikilaꞌ Jon. Iꞌi epen inimba saꞌusaꞌuni ma wambota Godi, anin wapani deiꞌ nape damben nikilaꞌana.*Lu 16:16 12 Nogota atamba fowaꞌ Jon nagapisiꞌas embeli eaꞌ tafiꞌi togotambel deiꞌ, anom amam banagami maꞌi mohambombaga waf epes sogawis nomona maol Godi nope Dembinai nugumafias. Apaꞌ anom amam dindinapimi deiꞌ mawis mape nomona maol inimba atapim mahapilan tatalaꞌina anen nogape Dembinai ma amom. 13 Amom magawalipasa basefa muꞌuli Godi faloma basef amom profeti mawalipasef mape mafiꞌi metambel nogota Jon nagatagatai.*Mal 4:5; Mt 17:10-13; Mk 9:11-13 14 Apaꞌ iꞌi ipaꞌ piꞌi ahoꞌma pigahapifa basef amamifima, deiꞌ pegawa Jon anen siꞌi Elaija, aman anamba fowaꞌ amom profet maꞌi nogafiꞌii. 15 Ipaꞌ epes ami aligah hagagalipai, pemeꞌ basef ifimba andeandeꞌ.

16 “Atiasi aeꞌ indilaꞌwaifa ipaꞌ amam nematawa deiꞌ pagape itapi ataipai iꞌimama? Ipaꞌ pape siꞌi awasi sandakolas sagapoma sofala anis awasi daias sagaꞌi,

Ipaꞌ epes deiꞌ pagape itapi pandaꞌ duꞌwanigai siꞌi awasi isimba owaꞌ sealemb selef sigindiwagefia.*Mt 3:4 18 Aman anamba Jon nagapisiꞌas embeli nafiꞌi ina naꞌ gwaꞌaisii embel wainimbel, owaꞌatin. Eaꞌ paꞌi ambal aunai napaona.*Mt 9:14 19 Aeꞌ ataga epen egefaꞌ alop epesi afiꞌi aꞌ gwaꞌaisi saloma embel wain, eaꞌ patolowe paꞌi, ‘Piti aman anamba nagaꞌ waliꞌita hiatai nagaꞌ embel wain hiani endilisii. Anen alipunai ma amom mogofaꞌ takisi magambasoꞌmasi maloma amam mandaꞌ waf awafii.’

Apaꞌ epes ami sigaila gawa fasini Godi sondaꞌ waf buꞌwafi, isimba atis deiꞌ hiasi saꞌi, ‘Gawa inimba buꞌwani.’ ”

20 Analemb walemb luꞌwalimbi taun fowaꞌ Jisas nandaꞌ hiahaom banagami esis satolom sogawam apaꞌ esis ina sambema nelelemba God, owaꞌatin. Eaꞌ deiꞌ Jisas nandaꞌ megahahas.*Jna 3:6 21 Eaꞌ naꞌipas naꞌi, “Aeꞌ ati ipaꞌ Korasinipai paloma Betsaida uwahipipa aꞌowaꞌ. Nimanimi akafimi luꞌwami atiasi aꞌ motagamepa. Epes isimba fowaꞌ gani sandaꞌ waf awafii sagape walemb ambalemba bialemb Tairi Saidon ina sati anom hiahaom maol banagami siꞌi deiꞌ andaꞌam walemb ipeꞌilimbi, owaꞌ. Iꞌi sotolumai, sowahoꞌ begah pepeꞌagatami siꞌi luwaguf tol sope nif agambeh. Ama sigihimbaꞌma anis epes esis eaꞌ sambema nelelemb endilisi safeꞌma God. Owaꞌ, owaꞌatin.*Ais 23; Esi 26:1–28:26; Joe 3:4-8; Emo 1:9-10; Sek 9:2-4 22 Endilisi aeꞌ aꞌipipa. Anaf God nogawaloga esis amom nematawa hiasi, afamba nimanimi Tairi soloma Saidoni amamba ina luꞌum aꞌowaꞌ siꞌi nimanimi amamba anaf mogatagama ipeꞌi, owaꞌatin. Anaf anen niti uwahipis, apaꞌ ipaꞌ owaꞌ.*Ais 14:13-15; Jen 19:24-28 23 Eaꞌ ipaꞌ Kaperneam, anaf esis sosaꞌma agof ipeꞌigufi folota ilif? Owaꞌatin. Anaf God nokwahipa pefeꞌ wambel awambili hel. Iꞌi fowaꞌ gani anona aman nondaꞌ anom banagami wambel ambalemba Sodom siꞌi andaꞌam wambel ipeꞌimbiliai, epes isimba Sodom ina sogaꞌ ma nif luꞌwami, owaꞌatin. Deiꞌ bafasas akusas asasisi sope namis. Owaꞌ, owaꞌatin.*Mt 10:15; Lu 10:12 24 Deiꞌ aeꞌ aꞌipipa, nemaf afamba luꞌwafi God nogawaloga epesafi, niti fowaꞌ sagape Sodomi uwahipis kwasakwasala. Apaꞌ anen ina niti uwahipipa, owaꞌ. Anaf pefaꞌ akafimi luꞌwami awami endilisi.”*1 Ko 1:26-29

25 Nemaf afamba Jisas naꞌias naꞌamba naꞌi, “O ahame, inaꞌ dembinai ma ilifi itapi. Inaꞌ nambahoꞌ hiahaom amamba ma esis epes gawaisi sogofaꞌ gawa luꞌwanii, eaꞌ nambemam nihimbaꞌmasam epes isimba gawa akasi falafisi. 26 Ahoꞌ ahame okom ineꞌimi magaꞌi eaꞌ amamba atom.*Mt 28:18; Jo 3:35, 17:2; Fl 2:9; Jo 1:18, 10:15 27 Ahame aeꞌanai nandaꞌ hiahaom hiami hiꞌalam mape lagol aeꞌagili. Ina anin epen negawa aeꞌ Nogamana Godi, owaꞌatin. Anen atona nogawe. Eaꞌ owaꞌ anin epen negawa ahamea, owaꞌatin. Aeꞌ Nogamana ananiwai atowe egawana. Epes isimba mamahisa igihimbaꞌmasa ahamai, isimba wapani esis atis sogawana.*Jer 31:25

28 “Ipaꞌ epes pandaꞌ maol numaꞌwinii nomaꞌw kwagahipai ma pegelaoma ufiaꞌw buꞌwakwi kwagafeꞌma Godi, ipaꞌ hipai pifiꞌmai aeꞌ, endaꞌepa pegapoma nomaꞌw.*Jer 6:16 29 Pemeꞌ basef aeꞌafi pigiꞌmif pandaꞌ waf aeꞌafi. Waf afamba siꞌi anoga lawag aeꞌ aseꞌepaga pegewandefaga ikaguf ipeꞌifii. Ipaꞌ pendefaꞌ gawa aeꞌani ma pegegawa aeꞌ. Deiꞌ main? Aeꞌ andaꞌ waf saꞌumbilifi ma epesi, aeꞌ ina agasaꞌma agol aeꞌagili atogila okom aeꞌami, owaꞌ. Ipaꞌ pifiꞌmai aeꞌ ma atiasi pegapoma nomaꞌwa ambagof ipeꞌigufi.*1 Jo 5:3 30 Deiꞌ main? Maol aeꞌ eseꞌepan pegefaꞌani, inimba ina hiahaom nimanimi, owaꞌatin. Maol inimba fasini endilisi ma negatopalopa ipaꞌ epes hipai.”