19 Kele John-ele anteme tyerrtye areye kwatyeke akwernetyame itnenhe baptise-eme-ilemele apmere Bethany arritnyele, kwatye Ikngerre-ampinyele nhenge lhere Jordan arritnyele. Kenhe Jew akngerrepate areye Jerusalem-engentyele ikngweke kwertengerle tyatye-arenye Jew-kenhe areye-arlke, nhenge Levi-ke-artweye arrpenheme-arlke, itnenhe yerneke alhetyeke John apayuthnetyeke alakenhe, “Angwenhe-ame unte? Unte-ame renhe Akngeyele-arle alhilemele anwerneke yerneke?”
20 John akenhe angkirtneke arratye anthurre angkemele itneke, “Arrangkwe, ayenge kwenye. Ayenge-arle Christ anetyakenhele, Ngkarte Akngeyele-arle arrekantherre alhileke yernetyeke.”
21 Kele itne anteme renhe awethe apayuthneke, “Kele angwenhe-ame unte? Unte-ame Elijah?” Re kenhe angkirtneke, “Arrangkwe, Ayenge-arle artwe nhenge anetyakenhele.” Kele itne renhe apayuthneke, “Unte-ame artwe nhenge? Unte-ame artwe nhenge angkentye Ngkarte-kenhe awemele ilerle-apentye akngerre aneme, Christ-nge arrekwele apetyemeke-arle?” Re angkirtneke, “Arrangkwe, ayenge kwenye.”
22 Itne awethe apayuthneke, “Angwenhe-ame unte? Anwerneke ilelhaye anwerne alpetyenhenge yanhe areyeke iletyeke anwernenhe-arle yernekeke areyeke, itne-arle itelarerlenge ahentye-aneme angwenhe-arle unte anemeke. Iwenhe-arle-ame unte-arrpe ilelheme?”
23 John anteme angkirtnerlenge, “Ayenge kwenhe aneme Isaiah-elarle, intelhe-ilekenge. Rarle nhenge ayeye Ngkarte-kenhe arrule anthurre ileke, intelhe-ilemele alakenhe, ‘Tyerrtye anyente kwenhe apmere ahurratye-arenye arlkerle-apeme tyerrtye areyeke ikwere-werne apetyerlenge-arle, alakenhe: “Ngkarte Anwerneke-artweyeke arratye-irreraye arrekwele nhenge re apetyemele re angkerlenge, arrantherre mwantyele awerrirretyeke.” ’ Alakenhe renhe Isaiah atyenge-akerte angkeke arrule anthurre.”
24 Artwe areyele-arle Pharisee areye yernekenge
25 awethe renhe apayuthneke, “Kele nthakenhe-arle-ame unte tyerrtye areye kwatyeke akwerneme itnenhe baptise-eme-ilemele unte apeke Christ kwenye, Elijah kwenye, artwe nhenge angkentye Ngkarte-kenhe awemele ilerle-apentye akngerre kwenye?”
26 John itneke angkirtneke “The kwenhe akwetethe tyerrtye areye kwatyeke akwernerle-anetyenhe, kele lyete anteme arrpenhe nhenge arrekantherrenge anerlenge arrantherre kwenhe ikwere akutne aneme.
27 Artwe nhenge re kwenhe atyengenge intertele apetyeme. Re atyengenge atyeperre anthurre-ulkere aneme. Ayenge mwerre anetyakenhenge, the uyarne arne nhenge irlweme ingke-kenhe ikwerenhe-ngentyele. Artwe mwerre anthurrele-arle-ante kwenhe arne renhe irlweme ikwerenge-ntyele.”
28 Nhenhe areye kwenhe aneke apmere Bethany arritnyele, nhenge kwatye urewe Jordan-ele nhenge Ikngerre-ampinyele, nthenhele-arle John-ele tyerrtye areye kwatyeke akwernetyamele.
29 Arlte arrpenhele John-ele Jesus areke apetyerlenge ikwere-werne atheke, re tyerrtye areyeke angkeke, “Arerrirraye! Artwe yanhe apetyerlenge kwenhe yepe-yepe akwerrke-arteke aneme Ngkarte Akngeyele-arle yerneke. Artwe yanhe-arle apetyeke nhenge re-arrpe anthelhetyeke ilwetyeke yepe-yepe akwerrke-arteke nhenge tyerrtye akurne atningkeke.
30 Artwe yanhe-akerte kwenhe ayenge arrekwele angkeke-arle alakenhe, ‘Atyengenge intertele kwenhe artwe arrpenhe apetyeme nhenge atyengenge tyeperre anthurre-ulkere, arrekwele-arle nhenge ayenge intetyenhenge rarle kele anekenge.’
31 Arrekwele kwenhe the itelaretyakenhe rarle nhenge Ngkarte Akngeyele-arle alhilekenge yernetyeke. Ayenge kwenhe apetyekele arrenhantherrenhe kwatyeke akwernemele baptise-eme-iletyeke nhenge arrantherre-arle apeke renhe itelaretyenhenge.”
32 John kwenhe akethele anthurre ilemele angkeke nhenge iwenhe-arle Akngeyele ikwere imerneke-akerte Jesus-akerte. Re angkeke, “The kwenhe areke Utnenge Ngkarte-kenhe nhenge rarle alkere-ngentyele kwenekerle apetyeke nhenge thipe urelyarre-arteke. Utnenge Jesus-enge anerle-aneke.
33 Arrekwele the renhe alhengke-aretyakenhe. Kenhe Ngkartele akenhe, nhenge-arle ayenge yernekele nhenge tyerrtye areye kwatyeke akwernetyeke, ayenge ileke, ‘Unte kwenhe aretyenhe Utnenge atyinhe kwenekerle apetyerlenge artweke-arleke arrernelherlenge yanhe ikwerele anerlenge. Renhe areke-arle iperre unte anteme itelareme rarle nhenge akwetethele Utnenge Akngerre arrernerle-anetyenhe tyerrtye areye-karleke itethe itnekenhe akngarte-iwetyeke.’
34 Arratye anthurre kwenhe the areke nhenhe Jesus-eke irrerlenge, the arrenhantherrenhe ileme re kwenhe aneme Alere Ngkarte-kenhe.”
35 Arlte arrpenhele John awethe anteye tnetyame apmere ikwerele anteye nhenge apententye akngerre atherre ikwerenhenge.
36 Angwerre-angwerrele anteme re areke Jesus alherlenge imerte re alakenhe angkemele, “Artwe yanhe araye, re kwenhe aneme yepe-yepe akwerrke-arteke, nhenge Ngkartele-arle yernekenge.”
37 Nhenge apententye akngerre John-kenhe atherrele aweke alakenhe angkerlenge, ratherre kwenhe Jesus apenterle-anerreke.
