1 Na mugeta mu ni Yohana e baptisma e kore, e be shi mupasa na uzanga o Yahudiya, 2 E be zwammagaa, <<E magenjigya, zwam tugwama to turwana tu nya wuchi.>> 3 Bu ni bu shi bot bo Ishaya bando hatuma ish tazhe nyange,

<< Bigwaba be owe ogaga na uzanga ne zwama,

< E kimagyage Botʻbutuwaga rihuga̱,

E banbegyage yina ob > >>.

4 Yohana henda e tane matana ma tuhinjha tu orakumbe, e ma para utak kuryago ko eb henda Hatara na tusye. 5 Na ato Urushelima sarai na Yahudiya, na sarai a tonge kusa na rwaga Urdun a be korage wo eb. 6 E be shagya̱ga̱ yek baptisma na rwaga o Urdun a be zwammagaa ene nya ba shi e turiya.

7 Ama ta Yohana e hya Parisiyawa na Sadukiyawa dinya a kore zwam a shagya̱ yek baptisma, na eb nyange na hab,<<Gahi shahwa! Ga bwange na gahi, e some tuzoma to te to yo kore? 8 Ishi ene nya chibano kamaginjigya nuhi. 9 E ta zhangya ne zwama Ibrahim ishi buchi na buhinya.>> Zwam gyam raga ke zwammagaa, Onhon o zhe iko o shagi Ibrahim awo na te o te. 10 Ko nanani henda a zato akyaboto na hagungu ripitu re'o. Zwamnani, o'o one o shiu awa bura̱ ba a ba gunji oik a tane na ora.

11 << Gyam na mani gyam raga kame shagyaga baptisma e chibano e kama ginjigya nuhi. Ama bone bwana ragaga nesa, bona hyange tuwaga, bone ko otaka o bob na dama humga ba. Eb nya shegiu baptisma na mophar mo bura̱ na ora. 12 Ebobo e bigerya be eb eyo na wa eb, eb nya kimga erunru eb honzhe, honzhe. E zuta̱ga̱ alkama eb na uriya̱ eb, ama hashaso e be tuki hek na ora one owangiwa o usagu >>.

13 Na gagu uni Yesu e kore tonge to Galili, e kore rwaga o Urdun wo Yohana zwam e shagi ek Baptisma. 14 Yohana e kudago e nyanshe eb, nyange, <<Gyam bot bo gyamu kodage gab na shagi Baptisma, bo kore wo gyamu?>>.

15 Na Yesu e chane ek nyange, <<Ga ushi nani yanzu, zwam nani ne o ba o sambari tu shinji adalchi >>. Pa Yohana e yaje.

16 Na ba shagi Yesu Baptisma yanzu, yanzu ne shero eb na so mani na turwana tu ma sabchi, pa Yohana e hya uhunchi Onhon obo kazhiya ta ihurugu, pa eb e kazhiya na kingi ka Yesu. 17 Paba hoge bigwaba be mai wariya na turwana be-be zwammagaa: << Bwa na bumi a bot bone bo gyamu kudage, bo ne bo gyamu on shi so chen na bob >>.