1 Caesar* 3:1 Rome gi Ningthourel Tiberius-na panba chahi taramangasuba chahida Pontius Pilate-na Judea-gi leingak mapu, Herodna Galilee-gi leingakpa† 3:1 Tetrarch: Lam amagi saruk mari thokpagi amagi leingakpa. amasung manaonupa Philipna Iturea amadi Trachonitis-ki leingakpa; Lysanias-na Abilene-gi leingakpa, 2 Amasung Annas amadi Caiaphas-na athoiba purohitlen oiringeida lamjao-lamhangda leiriba Zechariah-gi machanupa John-gi maphamda Tengban Mapuna wa ngangbirammi. 3 Maram aduna pap kokchanabagidamak pukning hongbagi baptize lounabagi pao miyamda sandoktuna John-na Jordan turelgi akoibada leiba lam pumnamakta chatlammi.

7  3:7 Mat 12:34; 23:33Adudagi mangonda baptize touhannaba lakliba miyam aduda John-na hairak-i, “He lilgi chada naodasa, lakkadouriba Tengban Mapugi asaoba adudagi chennaba nakhoida kanana haibage? 8  3:8 Jn 8:33Nakhoina paptagi pukning hongbagi matik chaba mahei yallu. Aduga “‘Eikhoigi ipa Abraham lei’’ haina nakhoigi napukningda haijaganu. Maramdi, eina nakhoida hairi madudi nungsing asidagisu Tengban Mapuna Abraham-gi machasing thokhanba ngammi. 9  3:9 Mat 7:19Houjiksu upalsing asigi maruda singjang thaduna lei amasung aphaba mahei pandaba upal pumnamakpu kakthattuna meinungda langsingani.””

10 Maduda miyam aduna John-da hanglak-i, “Adu oirabadi eikhoina kari tougadage?””

11 Mahakna makhoida khumlak-i, “Phurit ani leiba mahak aduna amata phaoba leijadaba mahak aduda ama pisanu aduga chananaba chinjak leiba mahak adunasu matou adugumna tousanu.””

12  3:12 Luk 7:29Adudagi kanggat‡ 3:12 khajna khomba kharasu baptize lounaba laklammi amasung makhoina Johnda hanglak-i, “Oja Ibungo, Eikhoina kari tougadage?””

13 Mahakna makhoida khumlak-i, “Loupham thokpa adudagi henna nakhoina louganu.””

14 Adudagi lanmi kharanasu mangonda hanglak-i, “Aduga eikhoinadi kari tougadage?””

Mahakna makhoida khumlak-i, “Mi kanadagisu nam-haduna sel louganu aduga kanadasu aranba maral thangjinganu. Amasung nanggi nanggi asuman aduda apenba oiyu.””

15 Aduga mi pumnamakna Christtana lakkadaba adu ngaiduna leiba maramna John-bu Christta adu oigadara haina makhoigi thamoinungda hangjarammi. 16 Maram aduna John-na makhoi pumnamakta hairak-i, “Einadi nakhoibu isingda baptize toubi, adubu eingondagi henna matik leiba kanagumba ama lenglakli aduga eidi Ibungo magi sandal mari louthokpa phaoba matik chade. Mahaknadi nakhoibu Thawai Asengbada amasung meida baptize toubigani. 17 Ibungona mahei marong yeipham adu sengdoktuna gehusing adubu keida peisinnaba makhutta mahakki phou-inthok paiduna leiri; adubu mahakna mahamsing adubudi mutpa naidaba meida thajingani.””

18 Aduga John-na khetnaba mawong matou kaya amada mising aduda Aphaba Pao sandoklammi amasung makhoigi lambi adu hongdoknaba thougatlammi. 19  3:19,20 Mat 14:3,4; Mrk 6:17,18Adubu mahakna Galilee-gi leingakpa Herod-pu manaonupa Philip-ki nupi Herodias-pu loubagidamak amasung mahakna toukhiba phattaba thabak pumnamak adugidamak cheirammi. 20 Aduga Herod-na John-bu keisumsangda thamjinduna amukka henna tamthiba pap langsinjarammi.

21 Nongma John-na miyam amabu baptize touringei matamda Jisubusu baptize tourammi. Aduga Ibungona haijaringeida swarga hangdoktuna, 22  3:22 Meihou 22:2; Isei 2:7; Isa 42:1; Mat 3:17; Mrk 1:11; Luk 9:35 Thawai Asengbana hakchang oina khunugi mawongda Ibungogi mathakta lengtharaklammi. Aduga swargadagi khonjel amana hairak-i, “Nahak eigi nungsijaraba Ichanupani, eina nangonda yamna pelle.””

23 Jisuna thougal touba hourakpa matamda masagi chahi kunthramuk surammi. Ibungodi, misingna khanbagum Joseph-ki machanupani. Joseph-ti Heli-gi machanupani. 24 Heli-di Matthat-ki machanupani, Matthat-na Levi-gi machanupani, Levi-na Melki-gi machanupani. Melki-na Jannai-gi machanupani, Jannai-na Joseph-ki machanupani. 25 Joseph-na Mattathias-ki machanupani, Mattathias-na Amos-ki machanupani, Amos-na Nahum-gi machanupani, Nahum-na Esli-gi machanupani, Esli-na Naggai-gi machanupani. 26 Naggai-na Maath-ki machanupani, Maath-na Mattathias-ki machanupani, Mattathias-na Semein-gi machanupani, Semein-na Josech-ki machanupani. Josech-na Joda-gi machanupani. 27 Joda-na Joanan-gi machanupani, Joanan-na Rhesa-gi machanupani, Rhesa-na Zerubbabel-gi machanupani, Zerubbabel-na Shealtiel machanupani, Shealtiel-na Neri-gi machanupani. 28 Neri-na Melki-gi machanupani, Melki-na Addi-gi machanupani, Addi-na Cosam-gi machanupani, Cosam-na Elmadam-gi machanupani, Elmadam-na Er-gi machanupani. 29 Er-na Joshua-gi machanupani, Joshua-na Eliezer-gi machanupani, Eliezer-na Jorim-gi machanupani, Jorim-na Matthat-ki machanupani, Matthat-na Levi-gi machanupani. 30 Levi-na Simeon-gi machanupani, Simeon-na Judah-gi machanupani, Judah-na Joseph-ki machanupani, Joseph-na Jonam-gi machanupani, Jonam-na Eliakim-gi machanupani. 31 Eliakim-na Melea-gi machanupani, Melea-na Menna-gi machanupani, Menna-na Mattatha-gi machanupani, Mattatha-na Nathan-gi machanupani, Nathan-na David-ki machanupani. 32 David-na Jesse-gi machanupani, Jesse-na Obed-ki machanupani, Obed-na Boaz-ki machanupani, Boaz-na Salmon-gi machanupani, Salmon-na Nahshon-gi machanupani. 33 Nashon-na Amminadab-ki machanupani, Amminadab-na Admin-gi machanupani, Admin-na Arni-gi machanupani, Arni-na Hezron-gi machanupani, Hezron-na Perez-ki machanupani, Perez-na Judah-gi machanupani. 34 Judah-na Jacob-ki machanupani, Jacob-na Isaac-ki machanupani, Isaac-na Abraham-gi machanupani, Abraham-na Terah-gi machanupani, Terah-na Nahor-gi machanupani. 35 Nahor-na Serug-ki machanupani, Serug-na Reu-gi machanupani, Reu-na Peleg-ki machanupani, Peleg-na Eber-gi machanupani, Eber-na Shelah-gi machanupani. 36 Shelah-na Cainan-gi machanupani, Cainan-na Arphaxad-ki machanupani, Arphaxad-na Shem-gi machanupani, Shem-na Noah-gi machanupani, Noah-na Lamech-ki machanupani. 37 Lamech-na Methuselah-gi machanupani, Methuselah-na Enoch-ki machanupani, Enoch-na Jared-ki machanupani, Jared-na Mahalaleel-gi machanupani, Mahalaleel-na Kenan-gi machanupani. 38 Kenan-na Enosh-ki machanupani, Enosh-na Seth-ki machanupani, Seth-na Adam-gi machanupani, Adam-na Tengban Mapugi machanupani.