3 Yohanis namanene nan, boe ma ana laꞌo leo basa koroꞌ fo raneneaꞌ ro lee Yarden, de nafada lahenda ra nae, “Emi muste saledale-tuꞌetei mara, ela Manetualain sae-safe heni emi sala-sikom. Basa nana emi muste sarani dei, fo dadi tanda nae, emi malole mo Manetualain so.”
4 Fai a ulu na, Manetualain mana nesi matan baꞌi Yesaya duiꞌ laꞌeneuꞌ Yohanis ia nae, “Hapu lahenda nai mamana lino-nes de bobouꞌ nae, ‘Basa lahenda ra mahehere ao mara sadia enoꞌ, fo sipoꞌ Ramatuaꞌ a mamai na! Enoꞌ pekoꞌ a taon dadi roos fo sipoꞌ Ana.
5 Bafaꞌ bea na pori matetun. Leteꞌ bea na ali matetun. Eno peko-pakiꞌ ara tao si dadi roos, enoꞌ boboloꞌ ara pori matetuꞌ si.
6 Ela lahenda reme basa nusaꞌ ara mai bisa bubuluꞌ rae, Manetualain nau soi-tefa lahenda reme sala-siko nara mai.’ ”
7 Lahenda dodouꞌ reme basa mamanaꞌ ara mai hule Yohanis fo sarani si. Tehuu ana nasapaa si nae, “Ae! Maedi-mafuleꞌ emin! Emi sama leoꞌ meke maꞌaaꞌ! Mana saledale-tuꞌetei fufudiꞌ emin, boso mae emi lui meme Manetualain huhuku Na mai. Ta dooꞌ a soꞌ, te Manetualain huku lahenda fo ta saledale-tuꞌetein matetuꞌ fa.
8 Bosoꞌ emi afi mae, ‘emi nana baꞌi Abraham tititi-nonosin’. Duduꞌa-aafi sira ta bisa tulu-fali emi, nana huu ta bisa tao malalao-malalafuꞌ emi fa. Manetualain bisa adu na batu ia ra dadi reuꞌ baꞌi Abraham tititi-nonosin. Au afada emi! Matudu nai leleo-lalaꞌom mae, emi saledale-tuꞌetei mara de tuka Manetualain so.
9 Emi muste tao hihii-nanauꞌ malole. Taꞌa, sona Manetualain huku emi beraꞌ a, sama leoꞌ lahenda loꞌo heni ai huuꞌ a neme oka na mai, pake taꞌa. Ai huuꞌ fo ta neni buna-boa malole, sona sosoa-raraaꞌ taꞌa. De, malole lenaꞌ loꞌo henin fo tuꞌun leo ai-pilaꞌ daleꞌ neu.”
10 Boe ma, lahenda kadodou inaꞌ sira ratane Yohanis rae, “De, ami muste tao ubeaꞌ?”
