< Metiu 3 >

1 Vbvrire hoka Jon Baptist Judia gv chukrimooku lo aala japgo raptoku.
Na i aua ra ka puta a Hoani Kaiiriiri, ka kauwhau i te koraha o Huria,
2 Nw minto, “Nonu rimur lokv mvngdin tokuka, ogulvgavbolo Nyidomooku Karv ngv nvchi dooku!”
Ka mea, Ripeneta, kua tata hoki te rangatiratanga o te rangi.
3 Jon vkvnv nyi ako nyijwk Aijaya gv minam angv, Aijaya minto, “Chukrimooku v nyi go gokdungdo, ‘Ahtu gv lvgabv lamtv nga mvkimvak jilakv; ninyia vngmu dubv lamtv nga sorchi dubv mvtokv!’”
Ko ta Ihaia poropiti hoki tenei i korero ai, i mea ai, He reo no tetahi i te koraha e karanga ana, Whakapaia te huarahi o te Ariki, whakatikaia ona ara.
4 Jon gv vjiv kemel amw lokv mvnam go; hv apin hukpia go hukto, okv ninyigv dvnam v takamyarup okv tangungula go.
A ko te kakahu o taua Hoani he huruhuru kamera, he hiako hoki te whitiki o tona hope; ko tana kai he mawhitiwhiti, he honi koraha.
5 Jerusalem lokv Judia mooku mvnwng lokv okv Jordan svko nvchi gv mooku lokv nyi vdwv ninyi gvlo aanyato.
Katahi ka haere ki a ia a Hiruharama, me Huria katoa, me nga kainga katoa e tutata ana ki Horano,
6 Bunu bunugv rimur lokv mvngdin nyatoku okv nw bunua Jordan svko lo baptisma jitoku.
A iriiria ana ratou e ia ki Horano, me te whaki ano i o ratou hara.
7 Vdwlo Jon Parisis okv Sadusis vdwa ninyi gvlo baptisma jikudubv aadu bv kaato kudw, nw bunua minto, “Tabw vdw nonu—yvvla nonua Pwknvyarnv gv mvritririt jikulo nonu aamare vla minv?
No tona kitenga ia i te tini o nga Parihi, o nga Haruki e haere ana ki tana iriiringa, ka mea ia ki a ratou, E te uri nakahi, na wai koutou i whakamahara kia rere i te riri meake puta?
8 Nonu rimur lokv lirung pvku vla kaachin dukubv rinam go rito kuka.
Na, whakaputaina he hua e rite ana ki o te ripeneta:
9 Okv nonuno Abraham nonugv abu v vla Pwknvyarnv gv mvritririt mvji kolo aamare vla mvngma bvka. Ngo nonua mindunv Pwknvyarnv so vlwng vdw sum naala Abraham gv husi bv mvlare!
Kei anga koutou kei mea i roto i a koutou, Ko Aperahama to tatou matua: ko taku kupu hoki tenei ki a koutou, e ahei ana ano i te Atua te whakaara tamariki ake ma Aperahama i enei kohatu.
10 Yagwng ngv singnv nga miami laalubv palin dubv dooriado; singnv alvnv apwasi svvmanv dvdv nga palinla okv vmvlo orlwk dunv.
Na tenei ka pa te toki ki te pakiaka o nga rakau; a, ki te kahore tetahi rakau e hua i te hua pai, ka tuaina, ka maka ki te ahi.
11 Nonu mvngdin pvku vla kaatambv ngo nonua isi lokv baptisma jidunv, vbvritola ngoogv kochinglo aarinv angv nonua Darwknv Dow lokv okv vmv lokv nonua baptisma jireku. Nw nga achialvbv kaiyadunv; okv ngo ninyigv lvkiam haka dvbwng yadubvka riyin yakuma.
Ko ahau nei he iriiri taku i a koutou ki te wai, hei mea ripeneta: ko tenei ia, e haere mai ana i muri i ahau, nui atu tona mana i toku, e kore ahau e tau hei mau i ona hu: mana koutou e iriiri ki te Wairua Tapu, ki te kapura:
12 Nw ninyigv aamtami kapkak nvnv upua doogv sudu. Nw ninyigv amkarmikar a nesunglo gvvlwk reku, vbvritola amsokmisok a nyimanv vmvlo ramyok reku.”
Ko tana mea tahi kei tona ringa, a e tino tahia e ia tana patunga witi, a e kohia ana witi ki roto ki te whare witi; tena ko te papapa e tahuna ki te kapura e kore e tineia.
13 Vbvrire hoka Jisu Galili lokv aalwk la okv Jon gvlo Jordan Svko lo aatoku, nw gvlokv baptisma naadubv vla.
I reira ka haere a Ihu i Kariri ki Horano, ki a Hoani, kia iriiria e ia.
14 Vbvritola Jon ninyigv mvngnama mvngkurmvngrwk modubv gwngkwto, Jon minto, “Ngo ya no gvlo baptisma naaya svnga, no ngoogvlo ayapvi!”
Otira ka whakakahore a Hoani ki a ia, ka mea, Ko te tikanga ra ko ahau kia iriiria e koe, a e haere mai ana koe ki ahau?
15 Vbvritola Jisu ninyia mirwkto, “Vjakgv lvgabv vbv doomu lajuka. Svbv rila Pwknvyarnv gv mvngnam mvnwngnga rilajuka.” Vkvlvgabv Jon mvnglwk minggv toku.
Na ka whakahoki a Ihu, ka mea ki a ia, Tukua ra aianei; ko te tikanga hoki tenei ma taua kia whakarite i nga mea tika katoa. Na tukua ana ia e ia.
16 Jisu baapubv baptisma naanam gula, nw isi lokv agum lo daklin toku. Vbvrikunamv Ninyi gvbv nyidomooku ngv kokok jito, okv Nw Pwknvyarnv gv Dow v taakw jvbv ritola ninyi gvlo jarlwk loodubv kaatoku.
A, no ka oti a Ihu te iriiri, tika tonu ake ia i te wai: na ko te rangi ka tuwhera ki a ia, a ka kite ia i te Wairua o te Atua e heke iho ana me he kukupa, a tau ana ki runga ki a ia:
17 Vbvrikunamv nyidomooku tolokv gaamgo minto, “Si ngo atubogv paknam Kuunyilo ngv, ngoogv mvngyum namv.”
Na ko tetahi reo no te rangi e mea ana, Ko taku Tama tenei i aroha ai, ko taku i ahuareka ai.

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