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1-2 Soo Te Pabe'e mee mu netamma, “Nu togesapa mu tuukwekwu. Soo tooe haga tooe ka seepu koodua natzakwona'adoo oe egeadu, oosoo kaaheno mu mabetseakwudu. Soo tooe haga tooe ka koodua-koobakwi oe tooe egeadu, tookwa gi toge manedu.
3-4 Soo tueya'edu ka umu mabetseadu sopedakwadoona, oosoo suu'mu oe natza'egeakwu. Soo seepu takonedu pummesoo seepu bihookakwu. Umu oo seepu yise, ka seepu koodua-wi'yoona kuowkase oo nagekakwu umu pumme takonedu tuapa nakasopedakwadoona.
5 Pana umu seepu ka kumma'akoosoo tuapa nakahoose umu sukwe namamea'akwu.”
6 Soo Te Pabe'e ka natugwenga makwuse, umu gi ka oo natugwengapu nakasopedakwadoo.
7-10 Soo Te Pabe'e yise meeoo tuwow, “Nu yow ka koodua natzakwona'a-wa'ne'yoo, sumuoosoo natzakwona'a-ga'yoo. Mu oo-toogoo oe egase nu ooosapa mu-kooba tueya'ekwu. Nu mu mabetseana, mu gi hemma namatuugekwu. Umu kukumma'a'yoosoo sumuna mooasoo nu-kobenasoo petugadu mee unnedu, ‘Nu mu magwetzoikwu.’ Umuoo esagoedu. Umuoo tuduhagetu-kwa'ne'yoosoo, umu nuka nagedu kadoo too'e mayugwedu. Mu e nanumu tooe kadoo mayugwekwudu. Pana umu nu-noyookwudu, gi ka mu numu nemooagadu nakatzabe-wa'ne'yoo. Nu yise yow petu, mu magwetzoikwutu, mu yise ooosapa gwetzoimona besa sokwamamokwu.
11-18 Nu yow ka mu mabetseakwuse, nu gi mu namanayahakwuna sookwa'e, nu ka mu-koobatoo nabatsakwuse, umu Te Naa naka'oedyukudu yise nu-no'yookwu. Soo E Naa besa e sooyugwe, nu ka oo tunetammapu mayohona mu numu magwetzoina, umu-koobatoo tuwazoo nabatsakwuse. Mu numu e batsakwu ka meeoo e soonamme, pana nu gi meeoo tusooyugwe. Nu pooha tumada'e, yise nu mesoo gwetzoa'ekwusoo, soo E Naa ka 'yoo e mane tuunguna. Nanakukumma'ayoosoo numu saa'a e naka'oedyukudooa. Nu yise sumusoo mu mayugwe petuse, mu mabetseana, mu-kooba tueya'edooa. Soo seepu takonedu gi mu seepu toge soobedya, ka puu gi mu hee-gana. O'no yise ka etza'a mu seepu-baa petuse, soo mu takonedu sukwe meahoo, oosoo ka gi mu seepu hee-soobedyana. Soo etza'a mu seepu-matu goehookwu, mu susumudu yise nana'emota petukwowkwu.”
19 Mu Jew numu ka oo nakase ka Te Pabe'e unnepu-witu, nanano sukwe nanepetukute.
20 Susumudu umu-matu mee unakwe, “Esoo nana tuma'emukwadu unu suta'a, gi oo nakabetseapana.”
21 Susumudu umu-matu punno'o mee unakwe, “Soo tuma'emukwadu, gi mee ooonnekoo yadooa-wa'ne'yoo, masoo unu nesoonamme. Esoo nana, Te Pabe'e gi tubootabuedu numu mabesakupu.”
22 Saa'a ka tu tommo petuse, mu Jew numu nanesootuhidu ewa tuka, umu ka oo soomayuna ka o'nosoo tu nanamooatupu ka Te Naa nanesootuhi nobe mu mabetsabepu.
23 Soo Te Pabe'e oona wunudyinnumme, ka nanesootuhi nobe-matoo nahabadoodu-tooha, ka Solomon haba mee naneadu-tooha'yoona mu numu nanesootuhiyakwe, umu-baa.
24 Mu Jew numu tutunehanedu oo na'oonnakwi manise mee oo tubenga, “U haa'a ne nanekwegeakwu? U haa'a Ne Pabe'e?”
25 Soo Te Pabe'e mee mu nanekwege'a, “Nu mooasoo mu too'e tuukwe pana mu gi e naka'oedyukute. Nu ka E Naa nuka netamma-kwa'nesoo manakwe, mu sakwa uga e sopedakwatoo, pana mu gi e nakaheesoobedya.
26 Mu tookwa gi nu-no'yookwudu.
27 Umu nu-no'yoopunnedu e nakasopedakwadoo, yise e unnetoosoo mana'we. Nu mu sopedakwadoo,
28 mu yise ooosapa mu gwetzoimona petukudu. Gi haga nu oemota mu mayugwe-wa'ne'yoo.
29 Soo E Naa umu e doodooamu mayugwepu, soo E Naa ka mu numu ooonakwasoo pooha-gana, gi haga ka E Naa oemota mu nemayugwe-wa'ne'yoo.
30 Nu punno'o unu pooha-ga'yoo ka E Naa-wa'nekoosoo.”
31 Mu Jew numu tutunehanedu tupe tzobakooha, ka Te Pabe'e unnena gi naka petzabena oo tatzagahookwu mee sokwamana.
32 Soo Te Pabe'e mee mu netamma, “Ka E Naa nuka tunetammakuna nu mayohona ka mu numu tummatza'e, mu yise oowetoo e batsayagate.”
33 Umu mee ka Te Pabe'e netamma, “Pana numme u batsakwu ka Ne Naa-wa'nesoo u naneyugwe. Gi numme ka besa u tumadugu-kwitu u batsakwu. U sukwe numu, numme-wa'nesoo pana u mee unakwe, ‘Nu ka Te Naa-wa'ne'yoosoo.’ ”
34 Soo Te Pabe'e mee mu netamma, “Mu tookwa ka Te Naa unnepu ne'a, ka mee na'unnedu,
‘Soo Te Naa meeoo ka sukwe numu netamma, “Mu sakwa nu-kwa'ne'yoosoo.” ’
35 Soo Te Naa unnepu gi na'esayidu. Nu gi sukwe numu nu ka Te Naa tubetse yadooawabe. Ooonne'yoona mu sakwa gi e batsapana, tooe nu ka E Naa-wa'ne'yoo mee'e e unakwe sapa.
36 Soo Te Naa yaa teepu-koobatoo e taya. Ha'oo manena mu, ‘Esaya'e,’ mee e netamma, ‘Nu Te Naa Tooa'a,’ mee e unakwe?
37-38 Mu sakwa ka Te Naa pooha-ma nanabesa e manekena naka'oedyuku, tooe mu gi e nakaheesoobedya pana. Mu sakwa oo naka'oedyuku, numme ka E Naa-no sumu'yoosoo.”
39 Umu yise ka Te Pabe'e too'e wutumahookwu, pana soo Te Pabe'e mu namatzatsebooge.
40 Numme natunedyooemodu, yise ka Te Pabe'e-no mea'a, ka Jordan hooodu kwingakwatoo, ka o'nosoo John numu baa-wi matzakapu-witoo.
41 Onona ewa'yoo numu ka Te Pabe'e-matoo kemmadyakwe. Umu mee nananetamma, “Soo John puu gi pooha-gapana no'yoona ka John Te Pabe'e-witu wahapu meno'o oo-toogoo manekena.”
42 Ooonne'yoona ewa'yoo numu onona ka Te Pabe'e-wi tunaka'oedyuku mane.