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Anuwa marak kari John den apukaso
(Mark 1:3-8; Luke 3:2-17)
1 Yia sang namaram asele Anuwa marak kari John barasam ale Judea ko sor garagarayam mu te den balukaso, 2 ale makaso, “Giris palagalko! Kaem ko kingdom tai pingi aram.” 3 Prophet Isaiah girakala Anuwa marak kari John ko den iwita balu beteram:
“Kari bo sor garagarayam mu te ai
baluwoso,
‘Kari Biya ko lage te tairukko mu
nungal burangaral ale lage tuang dingumuralko,’ ma baluwoso.”* Isaiah 40:3.
4 John ko guang tugukaso mu camel ko mone te nungurman, se let ko luan te kalokaso.† Prophet Elijah mu guang uwutata tugukaso: 2 Kings 1:8. Se ko inang mu locust se honey nokaso. 5 Se kariimet Jerusalem ko, se Judea sor ko, se koma Jordan lilim ko kariimet mu nukote namakasan. 6 Ale nunga memek wetang te balu sapakasan se nu yu Jordan ningi anuwa marak nungarukaso.
7 Bare nu Pharisee se Sadducee suen biya nukote anuwa marak kuwim te taikasan se nungarkam, ale nunga maonam, “Nina mot memek ko gue! Awiri nina Kaem ko gomang magara taiwoso mu ko naguralko ninga maonam? 8 Nina nunguningta nengemang motam guruguman agi mu, ko nunguning wetang awuralko. 9 Nina ninimi kulal ale balal, ‘Ana Abraham ko gue te ko kariimet, se Kaem ko gomang magara mu me ariginakko,’ ma balal bore ko. Ani ninga manorsam, Kaem manga imi giok ale Abraham ko kariimet gue ko nunga gurugok se aratamonko mu am terong la.‡ Jesus se Paul agotala sinar den Juda alo nunga maonam: John 8:33-41; Romans 2:28-29; 4:12; 11:20,23. 10 Palangis maingkala tam duap ningi aniso. Se tam aguwaya mu ko nunguning memek kaposo, mu kaurok ale tama ningi saparukko.
11 “Ani yu te nengemang motam guruga ko anuwa marak ningarsam. Bare kari ani agowom kaoram taiwoso mu nu nup biya se sokel garagar, aninga kiaram. Ani ko suwik tuagu kutuwu giekko me terong, mu awuk, ani nu koma te ningo nuam mena. Nu Bur Laili sokel tama karogo umu te baptais ningarukko. 12 Nu inang muguri te guruga patawura ko tam mu kuting te aniso. Ale nu te inang nunguning se ko bune tutuk kaposo mu suen la tuteruk, ale ko nunguning mu gi ko kawam tugumok, ale ko bune tutuk mu tama pempem la kaniwoso mu ningi waruk se kani sapamonko.”
Jesus anuwa marak tam
(Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22; John 1:31-34)
13 Se Jesus Galilee sor beteram ale John kuting te anuwa marak taukko yu Jordan te tairam.
14 Bare John koma siruwukaso ale makaso, “Ni ani anuwa marak aisu mu asele diram, bare ni awuk se aningate tairem?”
15 Bare Jesus iwita maonam, “Ani balsam uwutata bitarko. Ana uwuta betenak mu ana diram la karo tunakko,” mam. Se John nu balam butata beteram.
16 Jesus yu ningi anuwa marak te namaram, ale yu beteram aratuwaram mu te duruk wonong kaigam se nu Kaem ko Bur Laili inangnang biton iwita nukote tai kaparam se arigam. 17 Se kuring bo duruk wonong te airam ale mam, “Imi aninga Namar, ani ninguru ko kuesam, ale ko ninguru amilmilasam.”
*3:3: Isaiah 40:3.
†3:4: Prophet Elijah mu guang uwutata tugukaso: 2 Kings 1:8.
‡3:9: Jesus se Paul agotala sinar den Juda alo nunga maonam: John 8:33-41; Romans 2:28-29; 4:12; 11:20,23.