1 Igarakpakpa Kaisaro Tiberio ikɔ weoruva i iyara iso ne, Pontio Pilato loɖe abã ɔkpakpa i Yudea karɔ̃ iso. Galilea karɔ̃ iso ana ne, Herodes loɖe ɔkpakpa fiɛ ɔ̃ kpeama gɔ marɔ Filipo ɔɖe Iturea gu Trakoniti abuiti iso ɔkpakpa. Lisania ana ɔɖe Abilene ibuiti iso. 2 Hana gu Kayafa loɖe Ɣaa masɔrɛdze makpakpa pelepele. Ikɔ nɛmɔ ame ne, Yohanes gɔ nɖe Zakaria ɔbi ɔfɔ silɔ ɔbɔrɛgu i Ɣaa kɔrɛ i fafuĩ ame. 3 Ne ɔso Yohanes ɔwe ɔki i Yordan sikpokpo gu abuiti ame ɔɖuɖu ɔto ɔɣɛ Ɣaa itɔ̃me sɔ, “Mifiniki mibɔrɛ i mi akpi ame si mifɔ Ɣaa itupie kubarara si Ɣaa aasu mi akpi ɔtsɛ mi.” 4 Lɛ matsɛrɛ mapia i Ɣaa Kanyaɖidze Yesaya ɔko ame sɔ,

7 Maturi gbodzoo ɔba sɔ Yohanes si ɔpie ma ndu ɣɛɛ Yohanes ɔɣere ma sɔ, “Mi ma lo nyanyarĩ lɛ maɣɛ! Nna loɣere mi sɔ miawo ɔtere ɔbɔrɛ i Ɣaa kutsue ikpadzɛ̃ nɛ ɔ̃abɔ i maturi lalaa iso ame? 8 Mite i mi nsɛgbai ame sɔ miɔfiniki mibɔrɛ i mi akpi ame. Midaabu sɔ gɔ Abraham mawa miɖe ɔso ne, Ɣaa iibakpadzɛ̃ mi kutsue. Nto loɣere mi sɔ Ɣaa to ɔ̃awo mawa ɔbara ɔɖi i ata wa nfere i ngbe ame ɔtã Abraham. 9 Minyɔ! Maɔkarã kaɣɛ i adziri iso koko sɔ maatu wã ta siɖu ame. Kudziri biara gɔ loisɛ kuɣɔ̃ abi sɛɛ ne, maaɖaɛ kɔ̃ mapɛyu matsuedza.”

10 Mmɔ mato makarɛ wũ sɔ, “Be si bobara kiniɔ?”

11 Ne Yohanes to ɔɣere ma sɔ, “Ngɔ mba awu aka anyɔ ne, ɔsu awɛ̃ ɔtã ngɔ nna kuawɛ̃. Ngɔ mba araɖea si ɔɣɛ wã ɔtã mma nna.”

12 Ma lampofɔdze mawɛ̃ ana ɔba sɔ ɔpie ma ndu. Makarɛ wũ sɔ, “Ratedze, be si bobara?”

13 Ne ɔto ɔɣere ma sɔ, “Midaafɔ sikã i maturi kɔrɛ miɖo kumɛgɔ i mmara ɔkarɛ.”

14 Makpakpɛ̃dze mawɛ̃ ana ɔba maakarɛ wũ sɔ, “Bo ne, be si bobara?”

Ma wũ ɔɣere ma sɔ, “Mitã mi kuso si kusi mi. Midaasu ɔle mifɔ kuwɛ̃ sikã i ɔri gɔ loikote iso. Midaaɖaɛ kuwɛ̃ ana kanya.”

15 Maturi ɔriinyɔ ɔtsɛ kato ikɔlɛ. Matsɛ ibu sɔ bɛrɛ Yohanes nɖe Kristo gɔ mato manyɔ ɔri. 16 Ne ɔso Yohanes ɔɣere ma ɔɖuɖu sɔ, “Ndu losu loto lopie mi, Ɣɛɛ ngɔ nsiai me i kama ne, ɔmɔ ɔɖo me fafaafã. Loikote sɔ loabɔdzo lokurisi ɔ̃ ndokota kɔra. Ngɔgbe nto ɔ̃asu Siwarã Bielea gu ɔtɔ ɔpie mi ndu. 17 Ɔto ɔ̃ ifɛra nɛ ɔ̃asu ɔfɛ simɔɣo ɔɖi i araɖea ame fiɛ ɔ̃asu kamɔ ɔfere i kawu ame. Ɔto ɔ̃atsuedza simɔɣo gu ɔtɔ gɔ loibanyi ɔnya!” 18 I siri agbãagbã iso ne, Yohanes ɔɖiɖi Ɣaa itɔ̃me karɔ̃ ɔte maturi ku ɔle sɔ mafinikira ma nsɛgbai.

19 Ɣɛɛ Yohanes ɔkidza abã ɔkpakpa Herodes ala Herodia gɔ nɖe ɔ̃ ɔnyiibi ɔre fiɛ ɔfɔ ɔyiri iti. Ɔkidza wũ ala ara nyanyarĩa mama wa ana ɔto ɔbara ɔso. 20 Nnɛ i Herodes ɔbara i ne kama gɔ inyanyarĩ iɖo nɖe sɔ ɔtã mamɔɛ̃ Yohanes mapia i iyo.

21 Gɔ Yohanes ɔɔpie maturi ɔɖuɖu ndu ɔro ne, Yesu ɔ̃ wũ mapie wũ ndu. Gɔ ɔto ɔkparama kayi ne, kato ɔbusi. 22 Ne Siwarã Bielea ɔso siba siasɛ wũ iso lɛ ilɔpɔ ne. Manɔ silɔ ɔbɔrɛ i kato sito siɣɛ sɔ, “Fɔ nɖe wũ ɔbi gɔ loipia kuɣɛ ne, abo me anɔ gbaã.”

23 Yesu ɔfɔ lɛ akɔ sitɛ fiɛ ɔtsɛ ɔ̃ karabara. Maturi ne, ɔbu masɛ mabu sɔ ɔ̃ ɔse nɖe Yosef