1 Arǝ abákú mǝno ka, Yohana Mǝbatisǝma yiu kǝ hamnǝ cau aɓa pǝɗanban a njenza a bu-nzali Yahudi 2 kǝ na ama, <<Wu pwanzali wu pǝlǝ nzǝm wun arǝ acauɓikea ma’wun, ace mǝnana Domurǝm mala kùli gbashina.>> 3 Yohana Mǝbatisǝma ka nda ɓwa mǝnana Ishaya mǝɓangnǝa mala Ɓakuli bang ce ama:

<<Ɓè ɓwa kǝ hama

nǝ giu mǝcandǝe

aɓa pǝɗanban a njenza kǝ na ama,

<Wu gilǝki tanjar

mala Mǝtalabangŋo.

Wu tamsǝ anjarkusǝu ace

pǝrapǝra.> >>*

4 Agir-nggūrǝu mala Yohana mana oasǝ ka à tea nǝ nyang kalakadambi. Nggur-ɓunu male ka nggú na. Girlina male ka doshi na andǝ nyi-pu.* 5 Ɓwapǝndǝa pur aɓa nggea-là Urǝshalima, andǝ aɓea la a bu-nzali Yahudi kat, andǝ bareban mala Nggeasala Jodan kat, à o a baní. 6 À bang acauɓikea malea, sǝ pakkia wia batisǝma a Nggeasala Jodan.

7 Sǝ lang Yohana sǝn amǝ Farisi andǝ amǝ Saduki à nǝ̀ nggǝ yiu pas a baní ace mǝnana ɓǝà pakkia wia batisǝma ka, nea wia ama, <<Wun amuna an’yau barya! Yan nun kir wun ama ɓǝ̀ wu ɓanggi ɓashi mala Ɓakuli mǝnana kǝ yiu ka?* 8 Wu pak agir mǝnana à nǝ̀ lǝmdǝ ama wu pwana’nzali, wu ɗekina acauɓikea ma’wun ngga. 9 Sǝ wu kǝa sǝni kǝla ɗenyicau ma’wun mǝnana ama Ibǝrayim ngga kà wun na ka, nǝ̀ amsǝ wun ɗàng. Ən nggǝ bangga wun, Ɓakuli nǝ̀ gandǝ loasǝ atali mǝnia à nǝ̀ pǝlǝì Ibǝrayim amǝkau. 10 Ko ado ka Ɓakuli kwakina kun bero a tǝr anggun. Nggun mǝnana kat pusǝ ɓǝle mǝɓoarne raka, à nǝ̀ kwarí à nǝ̀ túrí a bǝsa.

11 <<Ən nggǝ pakka wun batisǝma nǝ mur mǝnana nǝ̀ lǝmdǝ ama wu nyìngŋǝ̀nà acauɓikea ma’wun. Nǝnzǝ́mò ka, ɓeɓwa nda nǝ̀ nggá yiu mǝnana kútiǎm nǝ bangŋo ka, mǝnana yàle nkura kusǝì ka ǝn kārǝa mǝ bwali a buam ɗàng. Yì ka, nǝ̀ yia pakka wun batisǝma nǝ Bangŋo Mǝfele andǝ bǝsa. 12 Kwar sarǝgir male nda a buì, nǝ̀ yia pusǝ kwá arǝ mǝsǝsa a katǝra, nǝ̀ so mǝsǝsa a bà, sǝ kwá ka nǝ̀ pisǝì a bǝsa mǝnana pà nǝ̀ limgi raka.>>

13 Aɓalǝ anonggio mǝno ka, Yesu pur a Galili sǝ yiu a Nggeasala Jodan ace mǝnana Yohana ɓǝ̀ yi pakki wi batisǝma ka. 14 Sǝ Yohana ka ɓariki ama nǝ̀ ɓinǝi wi. Ne wi ama, <<Mim ɓwan mǝ nǝ ká a bano ace batisǝma ka a nyare a yiu a banam mǝ pakko batisǝma!>>

15 Sǝ Yesu pa eare ka ne wi ama, <<Ɗeki ɓǝ̀ pa ana adyan. Anggo ka sǝ sǝm nǝ̀ lùmsǝ agir mǝnana kat Ɓakuli earkicea ka.>> Pǝlǝa Yohana eare pakki wi batisǝma.

16 Lang Yohana malǝna pàkkî Yesu batisǝma, sǝ Yesu eapi mur ani ka, kara kùli mǝnna sǝ sǝn Bangŋo mala Ɓakuli aban sulǝo kǝla kutu, yi do amurí. 17 Aɓwana ok gi Ɓakuli nacau a kùli ama, <<Mǝnia ka nda Munem, mǝnana ǝn earkiyice, mǝnana bumam kǝ pwasǝa rǝì kǝ̀rkǝ́r ka.>>