1 KAUN-O, Wasa Lapalap, ahpw ketin sapeng, mahsanih, “I pahn kadarewei nei meninkeder pwe en kaunopada elei mwohi. Eri, Kaun me kumwail kin kasikasik ahpw pahn mwadangete ketidohng nan Tehnpese Sarawio. Meninkeder me kumwail pil inenen kasikasik oh men kilang pahn pwarodo oh kalohki ei inou.” Mad. 11.10; Mark 1.2; Luk 1.76; 7.27.

2 Ahpw ihs me pahn kakohng rahno me e pahn ketido? Ihs me pahn kak momour ni eh pahn ketido? E pahn ketin rasehng kisiniei me kin kamwakele mete, oh pil rasehng sohpw kehlail. Soel 2.11; Kaud. 6.17. 3 E pahn ketidohn wia kopwung, rasehng me kin inim oh kamwakelehda silper. Sapwellimen KAUN-O meninkeder pahn ketin kamwakelehda samworo kan, duwehte souninim mete eh kin kamwakelehda silper oh kohl. Eri, re ahpw pahn wadohng KAUN-O soangen meirong me konehng. 4 Eri, meirong kan me mehn Suda oh Serusalem pahn wadohng KAUN-O pahn kaparanda kupwure, rasehng kaperen en meirong kan me kin wiawi mahs.

5 KAUN-O, Wasa Lapalap, ahpw mahsanih, “I pahn ketido pwe I en kapwung kumwail, oh I pahn wia kadehde me pahn uhwong irail kan me kin wia wunahni, irail me kin kamwahl, irail me kin wia kadehde likamw, irail me kin pitih neirail tohndoadoahk kan oh widinge liohdi kan, me sepwoupwou kan, oh mehn liki kan; pil irail koaros me sohte kin waunekin ie.”

6 “Ngehi KAUN-O, oh I sohte pahn wekila. Kahrehda kumwail, kadaudok en Seikop kan, saikinte salongala douluhl. Sir. 48.10. 7 Kumwail duwehte samamwail ko me kesehla ei kosonned kan oh sohte kapwaiada. Eri, kumwail pwurodohng rehi, oh I ahpw pahn sapahlwohng rehmwail. Ahpw kumwail kin kalelapak, ‘Dahme se pahn wia pwe se en pwurowohng rehmwi?’ 8 I ahpw uhd keinemwe, ia duwe, me pwung aramas emen en pitih Koht? Soh! Ahpw kumwail kin pitipitih ie. Ia mwomwen amwail kin pitih ie? Sang ni mwomwen amwail meirongki eisek kis ehun amwail pai oh pil amwail meirong teikan. 9 Kumwail koaros rialahr, pwehki tohn wehi wet koaros kin pitipitih ie. 10 Kumwail wadohng nan Tehnpas Sarawio eisek kis ehun amwail dipwisou kan koaros, pwe en mie mwenge tohto wasao. Kumwail song duwen ei manaman, oh kumwail ahpw pahn kilang me I pahn ritingadahng kumwail dipwisou kesempwal en nanleng oh kamwerediong kumwail soangen kamwahu kan ni uwe ieu me laud. Lip. 27.30; Nempe 18.21-24; Deud. 12.6; 14.22-29; Neh. 13.12. 11 I sohte pahn mweidohng mensiek kan en kauwehla amwail wahntuhke kan, oh amwail tuhkehn wain kan pahn wahn mehlel. 12 Eri, tohn wehi kan koaros pahn kahdanekin kumwail meid pai, pwehki sapwail kan eh pahn wiahla wasahn kousoan mwahu ehu.”

13 KAUN-O ahpw mahsanih, “Kumwail kin lahlahwe ie. Kumwail ahpw kin kalelapak, ‘Dahme se kin patohwan duwen komwi?’ 14 Kumwail kin koasoia, ‘Sohte katepen atail pahn papah Koht. Ia katepen atail kapwaiada sapwellime mahsen kan, de pil song kasalehiong KAUN-O, Wasa Lapalap, me kitail koluhkihla mehkan me kitail wiadahr? 15 Duwen atail kin kilang, irail kan me pohnmwahso, iei irail me kin nsenamwahu. Aramas suwed kan kin pweida mwahu, re pil kin kasongosongehki sapwellimen Koht kanengamah ar wiewia suwed kan, re ahpw sohte kin ale kalokepe.’ ”

16 Eri, aramas akan me kin lemmwiki Koht ahpw koasoakoasoiapene nanpwungarail, oh KAUN-O ketin karonge oh kupwure duwen me re koasoia. Mwohn silangi, e ntingdier nan pwuhk ehu duwen irail kan me lemmwiki oh wauneki KAUN-O. 17 KAUN-O, Wasa Lapalap, ahpw mahsanih, “Re pahn wiahla nei aramas. Ni rahn me I pahn mwekid, re pahn wiahla uhdahn nei aramas. I pahn kupwur mahk oh kalahngan ong irail, duwehte sahm men me kin mahk oh kalahngan ong nah men me kin papah ih. 18 Kumwail eri pahn pwurehng kilang wekpeseng en aramas pwung kan oh aramas suwed kan, me kin papah ie oh me sohte kin papah ie,”