1 Tepoꞌ fo Yesus nambau-ina, boe ma Yohanis Mana Saraniꞌ a mulai nanori-nafada lahenda ra nai mamana lino-nees, nai propinsi Yudea. 2 Ana nafada nae, “Toranoo susue kara! Emi muste manaku ma foa ela sala-siko mara, fo matafali leo Manetualain meu leo. Huu fo besaꞌ ia basa lahenda ra bisa dadi reuꞌ Manetualain lahenda nara so.”✡ Mateos 4:17; Markus 1:15

3 Maulu na Manetualain mana nesi matan esa, nade Yesaya duiꞌ memaꞌ laꞌe-neuꞌ Yohanis nae,

4 Yohanis eno masoda na sama leoꞌ Manetualain mana nesi mata fai ulu nara. Kakao-papaken, tao si reme banda onta a bulu na. Ria tali-ee na, tao ni neme banda a rou na. Ria nanaa-nininun, lamaꞌ ma fani-oe nura.✡ 2 Maneꞌ ara 1:8

5 Tepoꞌ ria lahenda dodouꞌ mai fo nau raneta roo Yohanis. Ara reme Yerusalem mai, ma reme propinsi Yudea isi na katemaꞌ. Ma reme basa koroꞌ fo raneneaꞌ lee Yarden. 6 Ara manaku neuꞌ loan sira sala-sikon katemaꞌ, boe ma Yohanis sarani si rai lee Yarden.

7 Tepoꞌ ria, partei agama Farisi ma partei agama Saduki lahenda nara boe mai hule Yohanis fo sarani si. Tehuu ana nita si, boe ma nasapaa nae, “Hee! emi ia sama leoꞌ meke mapuputaꞌ! Manetualain neuꞌ ko huku emi, nana huu nonoi-tatao tadalu mara. Wee! Bosoꞌ mae emi bisa kalua meme Ria huhuku Na mai.✡ Mateos 12:34; 23:33 8 De malole lenaꞌ emi matafali leo Manetualain meu, ma saledale-tuꞌetei mara. Boe ma tao hihii-nanauꞌ malole ra, sama leoꞌ ai huuꞌ fo neni buna-boa malole. 9 Bosoꞌ afi mae emi lui memeꞌ Ramatuaꞌ a huhuku Na, nana huu emi ia nana baꞌi Abraham tititi-nonosin. Mamahere Au! Huu fo Manetualain bisa tao na batu ia ra dadi reuꞌ baꞌi Abaraham tititi-nonosin.✡ Yohanis 8:33 10 Besa-besa! Huu fo Manetualain nahehere aon neni taꞌa sakaꞌ loꞌo heni basa ai huuꞌ fo boa nara ta malole a. Loꞌo basa nate, Ana tuꞌu si leo ai-pilaꞌ daleꞌ reu.✡ Mateos 7:19

11 Besaꞌ ia au sarani emi pake oe, fo dadi tanda nae, emi saledale-tuꞌetei mara so. Tehuu neuꞌ ko Lahenda esa kahereꞌ lena au, sakaꞌ mai. Leo mae au dadi noi neuꞌ Ria atan boe oo, au ta araa. Neuꞌ ko Ana tao nahenu emi dale mara neniꞌ Manetualain Dula-dale Malalao-malalafu Na. Ria boe tao na emi dadi lalao-lalafuꞌ, sama leoꞌ lahenda hotu heni kadafuꞌ.* Dedea Yunani teaꞌ a nae, “sarani neniꞌ Manetualain Dula-dale Malalao-malalafu Na, ma ai-pilaꞌ.” “Sarani neniꞌ Ria Dula-dale Na” sosoa-raraan nae, “tao nahenu emi dale ma neniꞌ Manetualain Dula-dale Malalao-malalafu Na.” “Sarani... neniꞌ ai-pilaꞌ” sosoa-raraan nae, “tao na emi lalao-lalafuꞌ, sama leoꞌ lahenda hotu heni kadafuꞌ.” 12 Huu fo Ana homu niru fo isiꞌ nai daleꞌ, de sakaꞌ dai heni uu na. Boe ma Ana poꞌa isiꞌ sira leo soꞌa daleꞌ reu. Tehuu uuꞌ ara, Ana tuꞌu si leo ai-pilaꞌ manabasa taaꞌ a daleꞌ reu.”

13 Fai ria Yesus onda neme Galilea mai leo lee Yarden neu. Ana mai hule Yohanis fo sarani Ni, 14 tehuu Yohanis ta nau fa. Ana nadedea laka nae, “Tao leoꞌ bea fo au muste sarani Ramatuaꞌ a? Ta tabaleꞌ ia fa, do? Ramatuaꞌ a riꞌ muste sarani au. Huu fo ria riꞌ au parluu!”

15 Tehuu Yesus nataa nae, “Ta hata-hata fa. Soa-neuꞌ besaꞌ ia o riꞌ sarani Au. No ria na, ita tuka Manetualain hihii-nanaun.”

Yohanis namanene leoꞌ na boe ma nataa nae, “Neu, neme Ramatuaꞌ a mai.” Boe ma ana sarani Yesus.

16 Sarani basa, boe ma Yesus kalua neme oe daleꞌ mai. Kekeneu te, lalai natahuꞌa. Boe ma Ana nita Manetualain Dula-dale Na sama leoꞌ manupui kalasi a onda mai de tena neuꞌ aoina Na lain. 17 Boe ma ara ramanene Manetualain haraoe Na neme lalai mai nae,