5 Owaꞌ amom mameꞌ basef ifimba mandaꞌipama maꞌi, “Afaꞌ iꞌi ugaꞌi, ‘God nagape heveni nagaꞌipa Jon nagapisiꞌasi’, naꞌamba atiasi anen aꞌ niꞌi, ‘Deiꞌ maina ipaꞌ owaꞌ pegahapifanaea?’
Eaꞌ amom mameꞌ anen naꞌias naꞌamba, amom mandaꞌipama maꞌi, “Afaꞌ okom masoꞌafa bret taꞌihi, deiꞌ naꞌipafa.”
Aman anamba Jon nagapisiꞌas embeli, ami naꞌipana ma nandaꞌ maol inimba? God nagape heveni naꞌipana nandaꞌan aꞌa anin epen itapani naꞌipana?” Eaꞌ mameꞌ basef ifimba mandaꞌipama maꞌi, “Afaꞌ iꞌi ugaꞌi, ‘God nagape heveni nagaꞌipana,’ atiasi anen aꞌ niꞌi, ‘Deiꞌ maina ipaꞌ owaꞌ pagahapifanaea?’
Maol Joni nagapisiꞌ amam nematawa embeli, God nagape heveni naꞌipana napisiꞌas aꞌa anin epen itapani naꞌipana?”
Apaꞌ afaꞌ iꞌi ugaꞌi, ‘Anin epen nagape itapani nagaꞌipana’, naꞌamba esis amam nematawa hiasi aꞌ sohafa. Deiꞌ main, hiasi saꞌi Jon anona profet.”
Anen maꞌuna apamba eaꞌ nafiꞌi. Anamba fowaꞌ aeꞌ aꞌipipa agaꞌi, ‘Anona aman nigiꞌma aeꞌ nogafiꞌii, anen nagaliꞌma aeꞌi. Anen aꞌ naliꞌ nape apaꞌ aeꞌ selai agiꞌ ataga.’
Aeꞌ eaꞌ atolona endilisi awalapa basef alihifa anen aꞌif aꞌi, Anamba anen Nogamana Godi endilisi.”
Eaꞌ alipumi Joni mafeꞌma anen maꞌipana maꞌi, “Dembinai Tisa, aman fowaꞌ nape nagaloma inaꞌ gani waꞌol walemb Jordani ma inaꞌ nagawalapa basef nagaꞌifanai, aman anamba deiꞌ amam nematawa hiasi safeꞌma anen napisiꞌas embel.”
Epen ami nagahapifa Nogamana ananinai, epen inimba deiꞌ aꞌ nefaꞌ ambal namilima negape andeandeꞌ lifilafi dondol. Apaꞌ epen ami newaꞌ alafugama Nogamana ananinai, inimba ina atiasi nefaꞌ ambal namili, owaꞌatin. Anaf nembel wandafunai Godi aꞌ nopoman.
Eaꞌ felefeleꞌma Jon naꞌi nondaꞌ maol ananini hiꞌigalan, aꞌ naꞌi, ‘Ipaꞌ ukup papoma aeꞌ paꞌimama? Aeꞌ ina aman anamba dembinai ipaꞌ pape pegehafanai, owaꞌ. Ipaꞌ pemeꞌ! Aman anamba anaf nigiꞌma aeꞌ nogafiꞌii, anen buꞌunai nikilaꞌ aeꞌ. Aeꞌ ina buꞌuwai ma egatagwaha mandelefa su ananimi, owaꞌ.’