Matthew 3

1 tadAnoM yohnnAmA majjayitA yihUdIyadezasya prAntaram upasthAya pracArayan kathayAmAsa,

2 manAMsi parAvarttayata, svargIyarAjatvaM samIpamAgatam|

3 paramezasya panthAnaM pariSkuruta sarvvataH| tasya rAjapathAMzcaiva samIkuruta sarvvathA| ityetat prAntare vAkyaM vadataH kasyacid ravaH||

4 etadvacanaM yizayiyabhaviSyadvAdinA yohanamuddizya bhASitam| yohano vasanaM mahAGgaromajaM tasya kaTau carmmakaTibandhanaM; sa ca zUkakITAn madhu ca bhuktavAn|

5 tadAnIM yirUzAlamnagaranivAsinaH sarvve yihUdidezIyA yarddantaTinyA ubhayataTasthAzca mAnavA bahirAgatya tasya samIpe

6 svIyaM svIyaM duritam aGgIkRtya tasyAM yarddani tena majjitA babhUvuH|