3:1 ¶ Ba hangkuja kahae-na oti toe, rata-mi Yohanes Topeniu' hi papada to wao' hi Yudea, pai' natepu'u-mi mpopalele Lolita Pue' hi ntodea,

3:2 na'uli' -raka: "Medea-mokoi ngkai jeko' -ni, apa' neo' rata-mi tempo-na Alata'ala jadi' Magau' hi dunia'."

3:3 Yohanes toe-imi to nalowa nabi Yesaya owi. Na'uli' Yesaya hewa toi: Ria tauna to mekio' hi papada to wao', na'uli': `Neo' rata-imi Pue'! Porodo ami' -miki ohea-na. Nipakalempe ami' -mi ohea to natara mpai'.'"

3:4 Pohea-na Yohanes rababehi ngkai wulu porewua to rahanga' unta. Salepe' -na ngkai kuliba. Koni' -na lari pai' ue wani.

3:5 Wori' tauna to hilou hi papada to wao' doko' mpo'epe lolita-na. Ria-ra ngkai ngata Yerusalem, pai' ngkai humalili' tana' Yudea, ria wo'o ngkai ngata-ngata to hampanca'ua ue Yordan.

3:6 Hilou-ra mpangaku' jeko' -ra, pai' naniu' -ra hi ue Yordan tanda kamedea-ra ngkai jeko' -ra.

3:7 ¶ Wori' wo'o pangkeni agama Yahudi to rahanga' to Parisi pai' to Saduki tumai mpopeniu' hi Yohanes. Kanahilo-ra rata, na'uli' -raka: "He koi' to bengku' gau' -ni! Napa pai' tumai mpopeniu' -koie? Ba ni'uli' -koina, ma'ala mpai' nipasalewa roe Alata'ala to neo' mporumpa' -koi!

3:8 Ane bongko medea-mokoi ngkai jeko' -ni, babehi-mokoi gau' to lompe'.

3:9 Pai' neo' nipoperaha kamuli-na Abraham-koi, neo' ni'uli' hi rala nono-ni: `Uma-hawo mpai' nahuku' -kai Alata'ala.' Tetu-e uma makono! Bona ni'inca: muli Abraham bisa napajadi' Alata'ala ngkai watu-watu toe lau.

3:10 Neo' rata-mi pehuku' Alata'ala! Pehuku' -na hewa pati to rodo ami' -mi hi tawu kaju. Butu ngkaju-na to uma lompe' wua' -na, bate ratoki pai' ratene' hi rala apu."

3:11 Na'uli' wo'o-mi Yohanes: "Aku' toi mponiu' -koi hante ue, tanda kamedea-ni ngkai jeko' -ni. Tapi' tumai-i mpai' ngkabokoa' ngkai aku' hadua to meliu kuasa-na ngkai aku'. Bangku' jadi' pahawaa' -na to mpokeni sapatu' -na, uma-a-kuwo natao. Hi'a mpai' to mponiu' -koi hante Inoha' Tomoroli' pai' hante apu.

3:12 Hi'a ma'ala rarapai' -ki tauna to mpowiri' pae. Nagaa' pae to mo'ihi ngkai to lopa' -na duu' -na me'itu'. Pae to mo'ihi napuna' hi rala wilulu, pai' to lopa' -na nasuwe hi rala apu to jela' ncuu duu' kahae-hae-na."

3:13 ¶ Nto'u toe, Yesus tumai ngkai tana' Galilea rata hi ue Yordan. Rata hi ria, mpopeniu' wo'o-i-hawo hi Yohanes.

3:14 Tapi' Yohanes, uma-i daho' mponiu' -i, pai' na'uli' -ki: "Kakoo-kono-na, aku' toi-dile to toto-na mpopeniu' hi Iko-e, hiaa' Iko lau-di to tumai hi aku'!"

3:15 Natompoi' Yesus: "Niu' -ama-hana. Natao moto tababehi toi, bona tatuku' hawe'ea konoa Alata'ala." Ngkai ree, naniu' mpu'u-imi.

3:16 Ka'oti-na Yesus raniu', mencore-imi ngkai rala ue. Tebea ncorobaa-mi langi', pai' nahilo-hawo, Inoha' Alata'ala mana'u tumai hewa danci mangkebodo, hompo hi Hi'a.