Mateus 3

1 tadaano.m yohnnaamaa majjayitaa yihuudiiyade"sasya praantaram upasthaaya pracaarayan kathayaamaasa,

2 manaa.msi paraavarttayata, svargiiyaraajatva.m samiipamaagatam|

3 parame"sasya panthaana.m pari.skuruta sarvvata.h| tasya raajapathaa.m"scaiva samiikuruta sarvvathaa| ityetat praantare vaakya.m vadata.h kasyacid rava.h||

4 etadvacana.m yi"sayiyabhavi.syadvaadinaa yohanamuddi"sya bhaa.sitam| yohano vasana.m mahaa"ngaromaja.m tasya ka.tau carmmaka.tibandhana.m; sa ca "suukakii.taan madhu ca bhuktavaan|

5 tadaanii.m yiruu"saalamnagaranivaasina.h sarvve yihuudide"siiyaa yarddanta.tinyaa ubhayata.tasthaa"sca maanavaa bahiraagatya tasya samiipe

6 sviiya.m sviiya.m duritam a"ngiik.rtya tasyaa.m yarddani tena majjitaa babhuuvu.h|