23 Lyete anteme John-elarlke tyerrtye areye kwatyeke akwernetyame apmere arrpenhenge-arlke Aenon arritnyenge itwele yanhe ahelhe Salim arritnyenge, nhenge yanhe ikwerele-arle kwenhe kwatye pirnte atningke anerlenge. Tyerrtye atningke John ikwere-werne apetyetyame, re itnenhe kwatyeke akwernetyame.
24 Arne nhenhe areye-arle irreke nhenge urreke itne John jail-ke akwernetyenhenge.
25 Kele apententye akngerre John-kenhe arrpenheme nhenge ahele-anteme angkerreke artwe Jew anyenteke nhenge iwerre arratyele anetyeke-akerte, atywerrenge itnekenhenge ularre, nhenge itne kwatyele alhewelhetyarte.
26 Apententye akngerre nhenge areye John ikwere-werne alheke angkemele, “Akaltyele-anthenhe-anthenhe-aye, unte itelareme artwe nhenge ngkwenge-arle aneke nhenge unte-arle tyerrtye areye kwatyeke akwernetyameke arrengakwe lhere Jordan-enge. Re kwenhe aneme nhenge unte-arle angkeke atyeperre-ulkere-arle akwele aneke ngkwengenge. Kele, lyete kwenhe re tyerrtye areye kwatyeke akwernetyame itnenhe baptise-eme-ilemele, kenhe tyerrtye atningke ikwere-werne alheme anwerneke apetyetyakenhe!”
27 John anteme itneke alakenhe angkirtneke, “Arrpenheme kwenhe atyenge-werne apetyeke. Kenhe arrpenheme akenhe Jesus-werne-arle alheme. Itne kwenhe apelkele ware alhetyakenhe. Tyerrtyele kwenhe atnyeneme nhenge iwenhele Ngkartele-ante ware renhe antheme, arrantherre kwenhe ingkerte-irretyale anetyeke tyerrtye areye-arle kwenhe Jesus-werne alherlenge.
28 Arrantherre kwenhe ayenge alakenhe angkerlenge aweke, ‘Ayenge kwenhe Messiah anetyakenhe, nhenge Ngkartele-arle alhilemele yerneke-arle. Kele Ngkartele akenhe ayenge ikwerenge alhetyeke arrekwele-arle nhenge the iwerre arratye nhenge mpwaretyeke ikwere.’
29 “Awerrirraye, re kwenhe artwe anewe-arle akerretyenhe anemele, ayenge atyewe ikwerenhe-arteke aneme. Atyewe nhenge artwe-kenhe anewe-arle akerreme, kenhe akethele tneme ikwere akarelhemele apetyetyeke. Re kwenhe atnerte akangkeme anthurre nhenge artwe nhenge arraterlenge. Alakenhe anteye anteme aneme, ayenge atnerte akangkemele anthurre aneme nhenge iwenhe-arle arrantherre atyenge ilerlte-iwerneke.
30 Arrantherre kwenhe renhe akertne utyernetyeke, re kwenhe atyengenge tyeperre anthurre-ulkere, apententye akngerre ikwerenhe areye kwenhe atningke anthurre irretyenhe. Kenhe ayenge akenhe tyeperre anetyakenhele apententye akngerre atyinhe areye urrpetye-irretyenhe.” Alakenhe renhe John apententye akngerre ikwerenhe areyeke angkeke.
