1Hi kahampulu' lima mpae-na poparenta Kaisar Tiberius hi ngata Roma, Pontius Pilatus jadi' gubernur hi tana' Yudea pai' Herodes Antipas to moparenta hi Galilea. Filipus ompi' -na Herodes moparenta hi Iturea pai' hi Trakhonitis, pai' Lisanias moparenta hi Abilene. 2To jadi' Imam Bohe nto'u toe, Hanas pai' Kayafas. Hi mpae tohe'e, Alata'ala mpoparata lolita-na hi Yohanes ana' Zakharia hi papada to wao'. 3Jadi', momako' -imi Yohanes mure' -nca'u ue Yordan mpoparata Lolita Alata'ala hi ntodea, na'uli': "Medea-mokoi ngkai jeko' -ni, pai' kana tumai-koi kuniu', bona Alata'ala mpo'ampungi jeko' -ni."

4Yohanes toei mpopadupa' napa to te'uki' hi rala sura nabi Yesaya owi, moni-na hewa toi: Ria tauna to mekio' hi papada to wao', na'uli': `Neo' rata-imi Pue'! Porodo ami' -miki ohea-na! Nipakalempe ami' -mi ohea to natara mpai'!

5To lobu' -na kana ra'ihii', to molangko pai' to pabulu' -bulu' kana rapohimpaya'. To pahiku-hiku rapomonoa', pai' to moloke' -loke' rapokalempe.

6Oti toe, hawe'ea manusia' mpohilo Alata'ala mpohore ntodea-na ngkai jeko' -ra.'"

7Wori' tauna tumai mpopeniu' hi Yohanes. Na'uli' Yohanes mpo'uli' -raka: "He koi' to bengku' gau' -ni! Napa pai' tumai-koie? Ba ni'uli' -koina, ma'ala mpai' nipasalewa roe Pue' Ala to neo' mporumpa' -koi? 8Ane bongko medea-mokoi ngkai jeko' -ni, babehi-mokoi gau' to lompe'. Pai' neo' nipoperaha kamuli-na Abraham-koi! Bona ni'inca: muli Abraham bisa napajadi' Alata'ala ngkai watu-watu toe lau. 9Neo' rata-mi pehuku' Alata'ala! Pehuku' -na hewa pati to rodo ami' -mi hi tawu kaju. Butu ngkaju-na to uma lompe' wua' -na, bate ratoki pai' ratene' hi rala apu."

10Ntodea mpekune' Yohanes, ra'uli': "Ane wae, napa-kaiwo to kana kibabehi?" 11Na'uli' Yohanes: "Hema-koi to rontonga' baju-ni, hantonga' wai' -raka-rawo to uma nakariai. Pai' tauna to ria pongkoni' -ra, bagii-ra-rawo to uma ria pongkoni' -ra." 12Rata wo'o-ra-rawo topesingara' paja' mpopeniu' hi Yohanes. Mepekune' -ra, ra'uli': "Guru, napa-kaiwo to kana kibabehi-e?" 13Natompoi' -ra: "Neo' -koi mesingara' melabi ngkai to rapakatantu topoparenta." 14Rata wo'o-ra-rawo tantara mpekune' -i, ra'uli': "Hiaa' beiwa wo'o-ka-kaiwo kai'! Napa-kaiwo to kana kibabehi-e?" Na'uli' -raka: "Neo' -koi mporampaki rewa doo, pai' neo' mpo'ekahi ntodea bona rawai' -koi doi. Hangkuja-mi-hawo gaji' -ni, tarima-mi hante kagoea' nono."

15Nto'u toe, ntodea ntora mpopea karata-na Magau' Topetolo' to najanci Alata'ala. Hawe'ea-ra mepekune' hi rala nono-ra, meka' ba lue' Yohanes lau-mi Magau' Topetolo' to rapopea toe. 16Toe pai' Yohanes mpo'uli' -raka omea: "Ane aku' -le, mponiu' -koi hante ue-wadi, tanda kamedea-ni ngkai jeko' -ni. Tapi' tumai-i mpai' to meliu kuasa-na ngkai aku'. Bangku' jadi' pahawaa' -na to mpobongka koloro sapatu' -na, uma-a-kuwo natao. Hi'a mpai' to mponiu' -koi hante Inoha' Tomoroli' pai' hante apu. 17Hi'a ma'ala rarapai' -ki tauna to mpowiri' pae. Nagaa' pae to mo'ihi ngkai to lopa' -na duu' -na me'itu'. Pae to mo'ihi napuna' hi rala wilulu-na, pai' to lopa' -na nasuwe hi rala apu to jela' ncuu duu' kahae-hae-na."

18Hewa toei Yohanes mpokeni Kareba Lompe' hi ntodea, pai' naparesai' -ra nte wori' nyala tudui' -na. 19Pai' nakamaro wo'o kasalaa' -na Herodes Antipas, topoparenta hi tana' Galilea, apa' Herodes mpo'ago pai' mpotobine Herodias, tobine ompi' -na moto. Yohanes mpokamaro-i sabana gau' -na toe, pai' sabana hawe'ea gau' -na to dada'a ntani' -na. 20Jadi', kana'epe-na Herodes pekamaro Yohanes toe, uma-di nabalii' gau' -na to dada'a, nadonihii lau-di: nahoko' lau-imi Yohanes pai' -i natarungku'.

21Kako'ia-na Yohanes ratarungku', bula-na meniu' -pidi mponiu' ntodea, Yesus wo'o-hawo tumai mpopeniu'. Ka'oti-nai raniu', bula-na mosampaya, muu-mule' tebea-mi langi', 22pai' Inoha' Tomoroli' mana'u tumai dungku hi Yesus, lence-na hewa danci mangkebodo. Pai' Alata'ala mololita ngkai suruga mpo'uli' -ki Yesus: "Iko toi-mi Ana' -ku to kupe'ahi'. Iko-mi to mpakagoe' nono-ku."

23Nto'u umuru Yesus kira-kira tolu mpulu' mpae, natepu'u-mi pobago-na. Ntuku' pomporataa tauna, Yesus ana' Yusuf, Yusuf ana' Eli, 24Eli ana' Matat, Matat ana' Lewi, Lewi ana' Malkhi, Malkhi ana' Yanai, Yanai ana' Yusuf, 25Yusuf ana' Matica, Matica ana' Amos, Amos ana' Nahum, Nahum ana' Hesli, Hesli ana' Nagai, 26Nagai ana' Maat, Maat ana' Matica, Matica ana' Simei, Simei ana' Yosekh, Yosekh ana' Yoda, 27Yoda ana' Yohanan, Yohanan ana' Resa, Resa ana' Zerubabel, Zerubabel ana' Sealtiel, Sealtiel ana' Neri, 28Neri ana' Malkhi, Malkhi ana' Adi, Adi ana' Kosam, Kosam ana' Elmadam, Elmadam ana' Er, 29Er ana' Yesua, Yesua ana' Eliezer, Eliezer ana' Yorim, Yorim ana' Matat, Matat ana' Lewi, 30Lewi ana' Simeon, Simeon ana' Yehuda, Yehuda ana' Yusuf, Yusuf ana' Yonam, Yonam ana' Elyakim, 31Elyakim ana' Melea, Melea ana' Mina, Mina ana' Matata, Matata ana' Natan, Natan ana' Daud, 32Daud ana' Isai, Isai ana' Obed, Obed ana' Boas, Boas ana' Salmon, Salmon ana' Nahason, 33Nahason ana' Aminadab, Aminadab ana' Admin, Admin ana' Arni, Arni ana' Hezron, Hezron ana' Peres, Peres ana' Yehuda, 34Yehuda ana' Yakub, Yakub ana' Ishak, Ishak ana' Abraham, Abraham ana' Terah, Terah ana' Nahor, 35Nahor ana' Serug, Serug ana' Rehu, Rehu ana' Peleg, Peleg ana' Eber, Eber ana' Salmon, 36Salmon ana' Kenan, Kenan ana' Arpakhsad, Arpakhsad ana' Sem, Sem ana' Nuh, Nuh ana' Lamekh, 37Lamekh ana' Metusalah, Metusalah ana' Henokh, Henokh ana' Yared, Yared ana' Mahalaleel, Mahalaleel ana' Kenan, 38Kenan ana' Enos, Enos ana' Set, Set ana' Adam, Adam ana' Alata'ala.