Luke 3:3-19

³Kwereng John-el tjerrtj map kaltj-antherl-apetjart Jordan ulpay-angkwerr. Rang tjerrtj inenh ilek, “Altjerr-warn twep-irrerrerray! Tjeng-warn petjewarrang, thang arrantherrenh kwatjeh irrpelh-ilemel baptise-em-iletjeh, Altjerrel anetj arrehantherr-henh wetjenheng.”

⁴Ngkwey Altjerr-henh angketj angenh-angenh arreny Isaiah rang angketj John-akert arrwekel kwet pip-warn arrernekarl, “Artwang nyentel mer rrkwalel arlkerl-anek, ‘Tjey arratj Ngkart kwer mpwarewarrang!

⁵Ipert map takewarrang. Pwert alkey map inenh takewarrang. Tjey amper-amper inenh arratj-ilerrerrang. Tjey pwert-pwert inenh alyelk-ilerrerrang!

⁶Kwereng tjerrtj ingkerrekel aretjenheng, Altjerrel tjerrtj kwerenh map angetjenharl, kwerel-ayeng kwetemeh anetjenheng.’ ” Angketj nhenh lakenh-akert John rang petjek.

⁷Tjerrtj aningkemeh John-warn petjewarrek, rang inenh kwatj-warn irrpelh-ilemel baptise-em-iletjeh. John rang tjerrtj inenh lakenh ilek, “Amwang-arteh mapay! Altjerr ahang-irrem arrehantherr, rang arrantherrenh atwetjenh! Arrantherr itja kwereng ater alwerretjeh!

⁸Arrantherr anetjeng twep-irretjeh-amparr, kwereng arrantherr arratjemeh mernelhetjeh, Altjerrel aretjenheng. Arrantherr lakenh angkem, ‘Nwern Abraham-kenh peltj map anem ngkweyeng-ntjel. Altjerrel Abraham arntarnt-arek, lakenh rang itja nwernenh anpwetjenh.’ Arrantherr lakenh anetj angkem! Altjerr rang apek ahentj-anemarleng, rang pwert nhenh mapeng Abraham-henh peltj arrpenh map mpwarehetj.

⁹Lyet Altjerr karelhem, anetj map rwang-warn wetjeh. Tjerrtj inang arnang mern antjerrk-akert-arteh anem. Nwern arnang nhenh kem, rwang-warn taly-wemel. Arrantherr arratj mernelhetjeh arnang mwerr-arteh, mern mwerr-akert. Arrantherr mernelhetjeh, arrantherr Altjerr-warn twep-irrekarl anetj arrehantherr-henheng.” Lakenh John-el inenh ilek.

¹⁰Tjerrtj inang John renh pawenhek, “Nthakenham nwern ularrek-ularr mernelhetjeh?”

¹¹John rang inenh ilek, “Tjerrtj ngwenh apek ineharl mantarr atherram intemeng, inang yatjarr anthetjeh tjerrtj mantarr-kwenh mapeh. Tjerrtj ngwenh apek inang mern anyenemeng, inang mern inehenh kert anthetjeh tjerrtj mern-kweny mapeh.”

¹²Artwang tax maney kwetjenh-tjenh map inang John kwer-warn petjewarrek, rang inenh kwatjel-ayeng baptise-em-iletjeh. Inang renh pawenhek, “Kaltj-anthenh-anthenhay! Nthakenham nwern mernelhetjenh?”

¹³John rang inenh ilek, “Tax maney arratjant inetjeh, itja wetham inetjeh! Arrantherr itja rwengkel inetjeh!”

¹⁴Artwang atwenh-atwenh mapelemeh renh pawenhek, “Nwern-arteh? Nthakenham nwern arratj mernelhetjenh?” John rang inenh ilek, “Arrantherr itja arrawey mernemel tjerrtjeng maney-arlk raketjeh, itja tjerrtj ineh rrtjwerremel ilerrerretjeh, maney ineheng war inerrerretjenheng. Maney nheng twernk arrehantherr-henhel arrantherrenh anthekarl lwerenh-akert kwenp anetjeh. Arrantherr itja rwengkel maney inetjeh tjerrtj arrpenh mapeng.”

¹⁵Tjerrtj map inang athek-irrek. Inang lakenh angkerretjam, “Artwang nhenham Christ rang, kwer nwern karelhetjam, nwernenh Altjerrel ngkwey alhelekarl?”

¹⁶John rang ilelhek ineh, “Thang arrantherrenh kwatjel war baptise-em-ilem. Artwang arrpenh rang tjengeng ingkern petjetjenh, rarl tjengeng twer anthwerr anem. Yeng itja twer anem, yeng tjerrtj ahelh-areny war anem. Artwang rang arrantherrenh Kwerrern Alngaltarel-ayeng rwangel thwen baptise-em-iletjenh, anetj arrehantherr-henh rrpwaremel.

¹⁷Rang tjerrtj ingkerrek ngaketjenh, tjerrtjelarl mern anngang mwerr map mern anngang anetjeng ngakem-arteh. Rang tjerrtj mwerr map mer kwerenh-warn angetjenh. Tjerrtj anetj map rang rwang ngampekarl-warn taly-wetjenh.”

¹⁸Lakenh John-el tjerrtj map kaltj-anthetjart, angketj Altjerr-henh mwerr renh ilerl-apemel.

¹⁹Arrpenh-ingar John rang King Herod renh iltek, “Ntwang itja arratj mernelhek! Ntwang tjey ngkwengenh-henh anew Herodias rwengkel inek! Ntwang kweteth anetj mernelhentjek!”