Matius 3 - Buku Tomoroli' Pojanci to Bo'u

Yohanes Topeniu' mporodo nono-ra to Yahudi mpotarima Magau' Topetolo'

¹ Ba hangkuja kahae-na oti toe, rata-mi Yohanes Topeniu' hi papada to wao' hi Yudea, pai' natepu'u-mi mpopalele Lolita Pue' hi ntodea,

² na'uli'-raka: ”Medea-mokoi ngkai jeko'-ni, apa' neo' rata-mi tempo-na Alata'ala jadi' Magau' hi dunia'.”

³ Yohanes toe-imi to nalowa nabi Yesaya owi. Na'uli' Yesaya hewa toi: ”Ria tauna to mekio' hi papada to wao', na'uli': ’Neo' rata-imi Pue'! Porodo ami'-miki ohea-na. Nipakalempe ami'-mi ohea to natara mpai'.’ ”

⁴ Pohea-na Yohanes rababehi ngkai wulu porewua to rahanga' unta. Salepe'-na ngkai kuliba. Koni'-na lari pai' ue wani.

⁵ Wori' tauna to hilou hi papada to wao' doko' mpo'epe lolita-na. Ria-ra ngkai ngata Yerusalem, pai' ngkai humalili' tana' Yudea, ria wo'o ngkai ngata–ngata to hampanca'ua ue Yordan.

⁶ Hilou-ra mpangaku' jeko'-ra, pai' naniu'-ra hi ue Yordan tanda kamedea-ra ngkai jeko'-ra.

⁷ Wori' wo'o pangkeni agama Yahudi to rahanga' to Parisi pai' to Saduki tumai mpopeniu' hi Yohanes. Kanahilo-ra rata, na'uli'-raka: ”He koi' to bengku' gau'-ni! Napa pai' tumai mpopeniu'-koie? Ba ni'uli'-koina, ma'ala mpai' nipasalewa roe Alata'ala to neo' mporumpa'-koi!

⁸ Ane bongko medea-mokoi ngkai jeko'-ni, babehi-mokoi gau' to lompe'.

⁹ Pai' neo' nipoperaha kamuli-na Abraham-koi, neo' ni'uli' hi rala nono-ni: ’Uma-hawo mpai' nahuku'-kai Alata'ala.’ Tetu-e uma makono! Bona ni'inca: muli Abraham bisa napajadi' Alata'ala ngkai watu–watu toe lau.

¹⁰ Neo' rata-mi pehuku' Alata'ala! Pehuku'-na hewa pati to rodo ami'-mi hi tawu kaju. Butu ngkaju-na to uma lompe' wua'-na, bate ratoki pai' ratene' hi rala apu.”

¹¹ Na'uli' wo'o-mi Yohanes: ”Aku' toi mponiu'-koi hante ue, tanda kamedea-ni ngkai jeko'-ni. Tapi' tumai-i mpai' ngkabokoa' ngkai aku' hadua to meliu kuasa-na ngkai aku'. Bangku' jadi' pahawaa'-na to mpokeni sapatu'-na, uma-a-kuwo natao. Hi'a mpai' to mponiu'-koi hante Inoha' Tomoroli' pai' hante apu.

¹² Hi'a ma'ala rarapai'-ki tauna to mpowiri' pae. Nagaa' pae to mo'ihi ngkai to lopa'-na duu'-na me'itu'. Pae to mo'ihi napuna' hi rala wilulu, pai' to lopa'-na nasuwe hi rala apu to jela' ncuu duu' kahae–hae-na.”

Yesus naniu' Yohanes pai' pehompo Inoha' Tomoroli'

¹³ Nto'u toe, Yesus tumai ngkai tana' Galilea rata hi ue Yordan. Rata hi ria, mpopeniu' wo'o-i-hawo hi Yohanes.

¹⁴ Tapi' Yohanes, uma-i daho' mponiu'-i, pai' na'uli'-ki: ”Kakoo–kono-na, aku' toi-dile to toto-na mpopeniu' hi Iko-e, hiaa' Iko lau-di to tumai hi aku'!”

¹⁵ Natompoi' Yesus: ”Niu'-ama-hana. Natao moto tababehi toi, bona tatuku' hawe'ea konoa Alata'ala.” Ngkai ree, naniu' mpu'u-imi.

¹⁶ Ka'oti-na Yesus raniu', mencore-imi ngkai rala ue. Tebea ncorobaa-mi langi', pai' nahilo-hawo, Inoha' Alata'ala mana'u tumai hewa danci mangkebodo, hompo hi Hi'a.

¹⁷ Oti toe, ra'epe-mi lolita Alata'ala ngkai langi' to mpo'uli': ”Hi'a toi-mi ana'-ku to kupe'ahi'. Hi'a-mi to mpakagoe' nono-ku.”