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Ioaanes a Tena Baapitaaiso i warawaai
(Mk 1:1-8; Lk 3:1-18; Io 1:19-28)
1 Raa kum kilaala namur, Ioaanes a Tena Baapitaaiso i waan paat, ma i warawaai u ra bil na wanua u ra papaar Iudaia,
2 ma i piri naa, “Muaat a nukpuku, maa a mataanitu taanginaanga u ra maawa ia marawaai.”
3 Ioaanes ut maa a propet Aaisaia ia wewapua muga taau uni naa,
“In ingaan raa i wewataai u ra bil na wanua lenbi,
‘Muaat a paam aara aakapi anu ra Tadaaru,
muaat a paam kado anuna kum aakapi.’ ” Aais 40:3
4 Ioaanes i mong ma ra ina maalu na weu na kaamel, ma i wi baati ma ra panina bulumakaau, ma i aanaan a kum ko ma ra bulit baa a kum bi diat paami.
5 A taara taanginaanga Ierusalem, ma ko ra kum taamtaamaan raap u ra papaar Iudaia, ma ko ra kum taamaan baa diat ki marawaai a daanim Ioridaan, diat waan karomi.
6 Diat pir apuaana anundiat kum aakaina mangamangaan, ma i baapitaaiso diat u ra daanim Ioridaan.
7 Baa Ioaanes i babo mongoro na Parisaaio ma ra kum Saadukaaio diat waan kupi in baapitaaiso diat, i piri taan diat naa, “Aai, muaat a kum natu ra kum wui! Woi maa i piri naa muaat a kalaa ino ko ra naagagon na binabaalu anun God baa in waan paat?
8 Muaat a paam a kum utnaa baa in wapuaanai naa muaat aa nukpuku.
9 Ma koku muaat nuki naa God pa in naagagon muaat maa kabina muaat a wuna taara anun Aabaraam. Iaau piri taa muaat naa, God i pet laar paai kupi in paam apaat paa a wuna taara anun Aabaraam ko ra kum waat bi.
10 Di aa ung taa a naawa naa ra kum kapkabina diwaai, ma a kum diwaai raap baa pa diat wa ta koina waindiat, din bur wa diat, ma din ong ta diat u ra nguan.
11 Iaau baapitaaiso muaat ma ra palaa kupi in wapuaanai naa muaat aa nukpuku. Iaku ia baa in murmur taang i ngaala taang, ma in baapitaaiso muaat ma ra Takado na Nion ma ra nguan. Ma iaau, iaau kinalik aakit taana.
12 I paam paa anuna saaol u ra limaana kupi in ong weraana a panina wit ko ra wit mulu. Baa ia wali raap taai in ung ungaai anuna wit u ra nuna ruma na wit, ma in tun wa a kum panpanina u ra nguan baa pa in maat.”
Ioaanes i baapitaaiso Iesu
(Mk 1:9-11; Lk 3:21-22)
13 Iesu i waan taangirong u ra papaar Gaalilaia urong u ra daanim Ioridaan, karom Ioaanes kupi in baapitaaisoi.
14 Ma Ioaanes i nem na turbaati, ma i piri taana naa, “I koina baa ui un baapitaaiso iaau. Aawa kabina baa u waan karom iaau kupi iaau ang baapitaaiso ui?”
15 Ma Iesu i baalui naa, “Un baapitaaiso iaau ku. I koina baa daar a paami kupi daar a paam ot paa a kum utnaa i takado, welaar ma ra nemnem anun God.” Io, Ioaanes i taraam taana.
16 Baa ia baapitaaiso taai, Iesu i or pari ko ra daanim, ma u ra pakaana bung maa a maawa i tapaapa, ma i babo a Nion God i waan pari welaar ma ra ina buna ma i ki taau nate uni.
17 Ma in ingaan raa taanginaanga u ra maawa i piri lenbi, “Bi ia Natunglik, a naat na wakwakaak, iaau gaaia aakit uni.”