1 Tsh am hahawa jegko i wuhsh Judea chekshani ch ed ihda mash d John ch ha pahl wapkon g hemajkam. 2 John jehnigida ash hab chuꞌig, “Gam g hu wo s‑ohhod g pi ap e‑chegitoi. E o aihim mat in wo i wuhsh g Jiosh kownaltalig.”

3 Neh, id o hab ahg John hegai kelibad Jiosh haꞌichu i tashogiddam mash hab chehgig Isaiah mash eda hab kaij:

4 Sh ab e enigadadch g John g ka‑mihyo wopo ikuskaj ch ge hogi giwud ch heg waꞌi hekaj e gegosid kohktpul ch sitꞌol. 5 Kutsh ab wui i hihi g hemajkam miajed ch an i aꞌai wehskojed g Judea chekshani, chum hems ab Jerusalem t amjed. 6 Muꞌi ash am ahg g pi ap e‑chuꞌijig am i kahkch g John. Kush heg am ha pahl wapkon Jordan akimel ch ed.

7-9 Haꞌi atsh am dada hegam mo d Palasi ch hegam mo d Sajusi matsh wo nei ihda pahl wakona. Sh hab ha ahg g John, “Hah, ahpim mam pi ap chegitoidag, bamki e elid mamt wo e doꞌibia ab amjed g s‑koꞌok e‑namkidadag heg wabsh hekaj mam ab d Abrahambad amjedkam. Nt wabshaba wo em‑ahgi mamt pi woho wo e doꞌibia, heg hi wa mamt am wo e chehgi am hab junihidch g s‑apꞌekam mamt gam hu s‑ohhod g pi ap e‑chegitoi. Wehs hegam mat gam hu wo s‑ohhod g pi ap e‑chegitoi at d wo Jiosh hemajkamgak ch hekaj hab masma wo e kuint mo d Abrahambad amjedkam, chum wa g nahnko mahs hemajkam. 10 Kumt ahpim gam hu wo s‑e ohhod hab masma mat g pi kehg bahidkam uꞌus mamtp pi gam hu wo s‑ohhod g pi ap e‑chegitoi k pi am hu hab wo junihid g s‑apꞌekam.”

11 Kush hab ep kaij g John, “Pi g hab wo ni‑elid manis ahni d si haꞌichu. Ab at hema wo i wuhsh ni‑oidk k d wo si haꞌichuk. Ahni ani hi wa em‑pahl wapkon mamt eda gam hu wo s‑ohhod g pi ap e‑chegitoi. T wabshaba heg ab wo em‑mah g Hekia S‑apꞌekam Gewkdag k gam hu hab wo i juh g pi em‑apꞌekam hab sha masma mat g mehi wo mehi g shaꞌi. 12 Nam hig pi nehnichud g pilkan mamt g mohgaj gam hu wo i gawulkad k wo mehid k g pilkani ged hu wo i baꞌiha. Pegih, t hab waꞌap am aꞌai wo i ha gawulkai g hemajkam am lodaita ch ed ihda mani em‑ahgid k wo ha doꞌibia g s‑apꞌekam k g pi apꞌekam s‑koꞌokam wo ha namkid. T g ha‑namkidadag pi hekid wo huhug.” Neh, bash kaij g John.

13 Jesus atsh ab hahawa i hih Galilee chekshani t amjed mo hebai d i kihkam k ab jiwia Jordan akimel t ab matsh wo e pahl wako. 14 Sh g John chum pi pahl wakonamk hab kaijch, “Nis haschu ahgk wo m‑pahl wako nap pi d hekia s‑apꞌekam? Ahpi apt wo chum ni‑pahl wako.”

15 Sh hab kaij g Jesus ab wui, “Bapt wo ni‑juh no pi g Jiosh hab d elida.”

Tsh heg hekaj hab juh g John. 16 Tsh am haha wabsh i chum wuhsh g Jesus shuhdagi t amjed. Tsh g dahm kahchim gam i e kuhpiꞌo. Tsh ab i hud g Hekia S‑apꞌekam Gewkdag ab ab g Jesus hab sha masma mat g hohhi. 17 Sh ab neok g Jiosh ab dahm kahchim t amjed ch hab kaij, “Id o d si ni‑tatchuidch ni‑alidag ch am si ni‑tatchui oidch hab masma.”