17 Altjerrel kwenh Ler kwerenh tjerrtj ahelh-areny map-warn lanthek, inenh anetjeng twepelh-iletjeh. Itja inenh atwetjenh.
18 Tjerrtj ngwenhel apek Ler renh nakemeng, Altjerrel inenh itja alharlkwetjenh. Kenh tjerrtj ngwenhel apek Ler renh itja nakemeng, Altjerrel inenh kel alharlkwetjenh kwetant, inang Altjerr-henh Ler nyent itja nakek-arleng.
19 “Altjerr-henh Parrtj rang tjerrtj ahelh-areny map-warn petjek. Tjerrtj inang Parrtj nhenhek ahentj-kweny anek. Tjerrtj inang ahentj-anek anetj kwet mpwaretjek, inarrp anetj-akert.
20 Tjerrtj inang anetj kwet mpwarem, inang kwenh Altjerr-henh Parrtjeh ahentj-kweny. Inang Parrtj nhenhek itja nyerrkem, Parrtjel keth-ilemeng anetj inehenh.
21 Tjerrtj inang arratj mpwarem, inang Altjerr-henh Parrtjek nyerrkem, inenh parrtjelh-iletjeh, tjerrtjel keth aretjeh, inang Altjerreng ularr tjerrtj arratj anemeng.”
22 Kel arltang arrpenhelemeh Jesu rang kwertengerl kwerenh map-akert mer Judea-warn alhek. Jesu mer kwerel kwet antarl-irretj-alpek kwertengerl kwerenh map-akert. Inang tjerrtj map kwatj-warn irrpelh-ilemel baptise-em-iletjam.
23 King Herod-el itja-antey John renh tjayel-warn kwernek, mpank-amparr. Tjerrtj map John-warn petjetjart mer Aenon-warn, rang inenh kwatjeh irrpelh-ilemel baptise-em-iletjeh. Mer Aenon mer Salim-eng rtwang war, kwatj rew-akert.
25 John-kenh kwertengerl map artwang mer-arenyel-ayeng thwen ilterretjam Moses-henh mpwareng-areng lhewelhentj-penh.
26 Inang John-warn alhemel renh ilek, “Kaltj-anthenh-anthenhay! Ntwang artwang nheng iterl-aremam, rang nheng ngkwengel-ayeng anekarl, mer nheng Jordan ulpayel? Ntwang artwang kwer-akert tjerrtj map iletjam, rang artwang mwerr anem, Altjerrengarl petjek. Rang kwenh tjerrtj map lyet kwatj-warn irrpelh-ilemel baptise-em-ilem! Tjerrtj aningk kwer-warn alhem!”
27 John-el inenh ilek, “Tjerrtj aningk inang kwer-warn alhem, Altjerrel inenh lanthemeng wart kwer-warn.
28 Arrantherr kel kaltj, yeng nheng arrehantherr ilelhek, ‘Yeng itja Christ rang anem, Altjerrel ngkwey alhelekarl. Yeng tjerrtj war anem ahelh-areny, Altjerrel yeng Christ-eng arrwekel lanthekarl.’
29 Thang arrantherrenh ilem angketj anthetj-penh. Artwang anthetj renharl rtwaltj kwerenhel marl alhelentj kwerenh anthem, artwang rant kwenh anew renh inem. Itja tjey kwerenhel apek. Tjey kwerenh kel nyerrkemantarl, rang aremeng artwang rang anewek inemeng. Jesu rang artwang anthetj rarteh anem. Lakenh-arteh yeng Jesu-eh nyerrkem, peltj tjengenheh.
30 Tjerrtj mapel kwenh Jesu renh angerr-lkwer naketjehant, rang kwenh twernk angerr mpwareng-arengeh anem. Rang tjengeng arrwekel inangkal-lkwer anem.”
31 John-el weth kaltj-anthek, “Tjerrtj rang alkereng petjem, rang kel tjerrtj ingkerrekeh Ngkart anetjenh. Tjerrtj renharl Altjerrel ahelheng mpwarek, rang ahelh-areny war anem. Rang mern-penhant rnwanentj-penhant thwen iterrem. Tjerrtj rang alkereng petjem ahelh-warn, rang Ngkart anem tjerrtj ingkerrekeh.
