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John Da Baptiza Guy Teach Da Peopo
(Mark 1:1-8; Luke 3:1-18; John 1:19-28; Isaiah 40:3)
1 Afta Jesus grow up, John Da Baptiza Guy show up inside da boonies Judea side fo teach da peopo. 2 ✡ 3:2: Matt 4:17; Mark 1:15He tell, “You guys gotta come sorry fo all da kine bad stuff you stay do now, an no do um no moa. Cuz God in da sky stay King hea now.” 3 ✡ 3:3: Isa 40:3Befo time, Isaiah, da guy dat talk fo God, talk bout John wen he tell dis:
“He goin talk real loud inside da boonies,
‘Eh! Make da road ready fo Da One In Charge!
Make da road strait fo him!’ ”
4 ✡ 3:4: 2Kings 1:8An you know, John, his clothes come from da camel hair. He make one rope outa ledda fo one belt. He eat grasshoppa, an he get honey from da bees. 5 Had choke plenny peopo go by him ova dea from Jerusalem, from Judea, an from all ova from da Jordan Riva side. 6 Dey stay tell dey sorry fo all da kine bad stuff dey wen do, an he baptize dem in da Jordan Riva.
7 ✡ 3:7: Matt 12:34; 23:33Plenny Pharisee guys an Sadducee guys come fo him baptize dem too. He see um, an tell, “Eh you guys! You guys jalike one snake ohana! God had it wit all da bad kine stuff you do. He goin punish you guys fo dat. No way you guys goin get away! 8 Jalike one fruit tree give same kine fruit, you guys gotta do da kine good stuff dat show you come sorry fo do all da kine bad stuff you stay do, an no do um no moa. 9 ✡ 3:9: John 8:33Eh! No tink, ‘Jus cuz Abraham oua main faddah us guy no goin get punish!’ I stay tell you guys now, God can take dese rocks ova hea an make kids fo Abraham outa dem. 10 ✡ 3:10: Matt 7:19Awready get one guy wit one ax, all ready fo cut da tree roots. All da trees dat no make good fruit, he goin cut um, an throw um inside da fire.
11 “All you guys, I goin baptize you guys wit watta. Dat goin show dat you guys come sorry fo do all da kine bad stuff you stay do an no do um no moa. But afta me, goin come anodda guy. He get mo powa den me. An you know wat? I not even spesho enuff fo help him hemo his slippas. Da way he goin baptize you guys, jalike he goin baptize you guys wit da Good An Spesho Spirit fo take ova you, jalike he baptize you guys wit fire! 12 Jalike he goin throw all da wheat fo let da wind blow all da no good parts from da wheat, an den he goin put dat wheat inside da storage place. Afta dat, he goin burn all da no good parts inside da fire dat no goin pio eva.”
John Baptize Jesus
(Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22)
13 Dat time, Jesus come from Galilee side to da Jordan Riva wea John stay, fo John baptize him. 14 But John tell Jesus, “How come you come by me? Me, I no can baptize you. Eh, I need fo you baptize me!”
15 But Jesus tell, “Dass okay fo you baptize me, fo show we like do eryting da right way.”
So John tell, “Shoots, we go den.” An he baptize Jesus. 16 Right afta John baptize Jesus, Jesus come out from da watta, an you know wat? Da sky rip open. Jesus spock God Spirit stay come down on top him. Look jalike one dove. 17 ✡ 3:17: Start 22:2; Songs 2:7; Isa 42:1; Matt 12:18; 17:5; Mark 1:11; Luke 9:35An wow! Had one voice from da sky tell, “Dis my boy. I get love an aloha fo him fo real kine, an I stay good inside cuz a him!”
✡3:2 3:2: Matt 4:17; Mark 1:15
✡3:4 3:4: 2Kings 1:8
✡3:7 3:7: Matt 12:34; 23:33
✡3:17 3:17: Start 22:2; Songs 2:7; Isa 42:1; Matt 12:18; 17:5; Mark 1:11; Luke 9:35