4 Kuhni bu John kurduyimi wanjh yingkihwokbimbuyindi kore djurra nawu Isaiah bimbom bu biwokmulewani God, bu yimeng, “Nakudji kakayhme kore kubolkdarleh, kayime, ‘Ngurriyingkihmarnebolhmarnbu manbolh nuye nawu Kawohrnan rowk. Ngurribolkdjaddjadwo nungka nuye.
5 Manbu kuwarddebarrarn rowk, dja kunwardde rowk manu manwarddekihkimuk dja mak manwarddekilehkilelk, kaluk kabolhmarnbuyindan rowk, dja manu manbolhbarli kabolkdjaddjadmen, dja manbolhwarrehwarre kabolkmarnbuyindan.
6 Dja birriwarlahkenh bininj rowk kaluk kabirrinan bu baleh God kakurduyime kore kabenngehkekenh.’ ” Isaiah 40:3-5
7 Kunu wanjh John benmarneyimi birrimirndewern nawu birrimhrey birridjareni nungka benkukdjuhkemeninj, yimihyimi bedberre, “Ngudda nawu yiman rerrih nabang nayin! Nangale ngunyingkihbengdayhkeng ngudberre ngurrimhkelerlobme, ba yimankek God minj ngunkinje ngudberre, bu kamhre nuye bu kandjadme bininj?
8 Yiman mandulkmak kabarnemdangen manmak manme, ngudda wanjh karohrok ngurrikurduyimen kunmak, bu ngunmulewan ngudberre bu woybukkih ngurribawong kunwarre, dja ngurriborledmeng kore God. Dja yuwn ngurridedjdjingmang ngurrimarneyimerren, ‘Ngad kunu wanjh Abraham Mawah kadberre.’ Dja ngayime ngudberre, bu God kadjaremen wanjh kakarrme kundulkarre maninjmanu kunwardde kakukborledke kamarnbun wurdwurd nuye Abraham.
9 Dja ngokko wanjh kurdburru kahdjurryo kore kurredjmahdedjmad ngarre kundulk, dja kundulk rowk manbu minj kabarnemdangen manmak manme wanjh manmekbe rowk karrulkdjobke karrulkburriwe kore kunak kahrung.”
10 Wanjh bininj nawu birrimirndewern birrihdjawani, “Kaluk baleh ngarrikurduyime?”
11 Wanjh nungka John benwokmey, yimeng, “Bininj nawu kakarrme bokenh nawu kahdjongburren, wanjh madjlarlma dja biwo nawu minj kakarrme, dja nawu kakarrme manme, yiman kunmekbe rerrih kurduyimen, larlma biwo nawu meyak.”
12 Yikahwi bininj nawu bindimarnemangi kunwardde tax bedberre nawu bindimarnewohrnani, bedda warridj birrimhrey birridjareni John benkukdjuhkemeninj, wanjh birridjawam, “Ngudda nawu kanbukkabukkan ngadberre, kanmarneyimen baleh ngarrikurduyime?”
13 Nungka benwokmey benmarneyimeng, “Yuwn ngurrbenkukdjanwohme nawern kunwardde, dja mandjad ngurrbendjawa ngundidjalkukwon nawu kabirriwohrnan ngundiwokrayekwong.”
14 Mak djamun warridj birridjawam, “Dja ngadkunu baleh ngarrikurduyime?” Wanjh nungka yimeng bedberre, “Yuwn nangale ngurrikukyirrurrkmang ngunkukwon kunwardde ngudberre, dja yuwn nangale ngurridjuhbun nawu namungukenh. Dja nawu ngundikukwon ngurridurrkmirrikenh, ngurridjalyime, ‘Bonj kamak.’ ”
