1 Nimaguf hiafi ma nogota atamba anona aman Jon nagapisiꞌas embeli nafiꞌi nape anep itap luꞌupa Judia wafigima fataupigima eaꞌ nawalapa basef fasifi.* Mt 4:17; Mk 1:15 2 Anen naꞌipas naꞌamba naꞌi, “Nemaf afamba buꞌwafi eaꞌ felefeleꞌ fegataga ma epes sogawis nomona maol Godi nope Dembinai nugumafias. Naꞌamba deiꞌ ipaꞌ pendewaꞌ alafugaha waf awafi pembema nelelemb pefeꞌma God.”* Ais 40:3

3 Eaꞌ Jon nafeꞌ naꞌipasa basef ifimba God nagaꞌipanafi siꞌi malogol anona amani profet Aisaia fowaꞌ nagaꞌiefi naꞌi, “Anaf malogol anona amani noga niꞌi anep itap wafigima fataupigima niꞌi basef naꞌamba niꞌi, ‘Pendomba ufiaꞌw Dembinai. Pisindiꞌamona ufiawa ananiwai.’ ”* 2 Kin 1:8

4 Klos Jon nagalami sandaꞌ auf anom mafis luꞌwami kameli sandaꞌam, eaꞌ nowahoꞌ anota let sandaꞌ agwahup mafisina sandaꞌanai. Gwaꞌaisi ananisi naꞌ gwamuꞌwis saloma aupimbel alupumi. 5 Nogota atamba amam nematawa sagape Jerusalami saloma hiasi sagape itap luꞌwipai Judia eaꞌ walemb ambalemba felefeleꞌma walemb Jordani, hiasi safiꞌmai Jona nogapisiꞌas embel. 6 Eaꞌ esis sawalapa waf awafi esis sandaꞌafi eaꞌ Jon napisiꞌas walemb Jordan.* Mt 12:34, 23:33 7 Afamba Jon nati anom amam dembami esis Judai Farisi maloma anom dembami Sadyusi mafiꞌi ma mogofaꞌ baptais, eaꞌ naꞌipam naꞌi, “Ipaꞌ pandaꞌ waf awafii siꞌi batawis ul aunaii. Ami naꞌipipa ma paꞌi pefaꞌ pefeꞌ okom wandafunai Godi anaf nogatagama ipeꞌi?”

8 Anen naꞌipas naꞌi, “Ipaꞌ pembema nelelemb pewaꞌ alafugaha waf awafi ipeꞌifi, eaꞌ pendaꞌ waf fasifi ma pigihimbaꞌmas ipaꞌ aꞌ pambema opalef endilisi paila waf buꞌwafi.* Jo 8:33,39; Ro 2:28-29; Ro 4:12 9 Ipaꞌ ina aꞌ ukup pendandaꞌ piꞌi, ‘Abraham anen ahamapa apeꞌinai’, owaꞌi. Aeꞌ aꞌipipa endilisi, God anen laꞌifinai ma nondaꞌ otamba atemba begataga epes siꞌi awasi Abrahami.* Mt 7:19; Lu 13:6-9 10 Tamiaꞌw eaꞌ kwape lawah kofagogaha. Lawah mamahogaha owaꞌ hil hogola saꞌutip buꞌwapia, atiasi solagah sotopaꞌagah hefeꞌma nif.”* Jo 1:26-27,33; Ap 1:5

11 Eaꞌ anen naꞌipam naꞌi, “Ipaꞌ pewaꞌ alafugaha waf awafi deiꞌ aeꞌ apisiꞌipa embela pigihimbaꞌmas ipaꞌ aꞌ pambema nelelemb pakwaha waf awafi a pefeꞌma God. Apaꞌ anona aman atiasi nigiꞌ nugafiꞌii, anen banagonai nikilaꞌ aeꞌ. Anef nemaf anen neseꞌepa Ambal buꞌunai Godi nogape opalef ipeꞌilifi nomon eaꞌ neseꞌepa nif wapani. Aeꞌ ina aman buꞌuwai ma egatagwaha mandelefa su ananimi, owaꞌ.* Mt 13:30 12 Anen nahapila anol savol lagof ananigufi ma nigasimbaꞌ wit siꞌi rais amamba andeandeꞌ. Ama nofaꞌ buꞌunai nuwis nembeꞌana ipat ananitai. Apaꞌ duꞌwaꞌwanimi awasimi nembeham nofam nif amamba luꞌwami fandom atapim magapani.”

13 Nogota atamba Jisas anakwaha itap luꞌupa Galili aꞌ nafiꞌi walemb Jordan, eaꞌ nafiꞌmai Jon ama nogapisiꞌana. 14 Owaꞌ Jon naꞌi nosopama Jisas naiꞌpana naꞌi, “Aeꞌ ina aman buꞌuwai ma igapisiꞌina, owaꞌ. Inaꞌ nipisiꞌ aeꞌ daoꞌ, andeandeꞌ. Deiꞌ inaꞌ nafiꞌmai aeꞌ ma main?”

15 Owaꞌ Jisas nagwamana basef naꞌi, “Inaꞌ nendaꞌmeas siꞌi aeꞌ agaꞌipina. Afaꞌ biafa ondaꞌas naꞌamba ma ondahama waf hiafi usiꞌifi, siꞌi God nagaꞌiefi.”

Eaꞌ Jon naꞌi ahoꞌ napisiꞌana.* Jo 1:32 16 Jisas nofaꞌ baptais nakwaha embel nandagiai atin, owaꞌ, heven aꞌ nandawisiꞌ ma anen, eaꞌ nati Ambal buꞌunai Godi nafiꞌmai anen, siꞌi amil alamba apaꞌ magaꞌi maꞌunai nufiaꞌ nisilaꞌmai anen.* Sam 2:7; Ais 42:1; Mt 12:18, 17:5; Lu 9:35 17 Eaꞌ anagol malogol gaꞌi gatagai heven gaꞌi anif basef gaꞌi, “Aman anamba Nogame aeꞌanai endilisi. Aeꞌ okom mohafel maimailana aꞌowaꞌ. Okom aeꞌami boꞌoma anen.”