¹ Daq chaH jajmey, John the yIQchoHmoHwI' ghoSta', preaching Daq the ngem vo' Judea, ja'ta',

² “Repent, vaD the Kingdom vo' chal ghaH Daq ghop!”

³ vaD vam ghaH ghaH 'Iv ghaHta' jatlhpu' vo' Sum Isaiah the leghwI'pu', ja'ta', “The ghogh vo' wa' crying Daq the ngem, chenmoH ready the way vo' the joH. chenmoH Daj Hemey straight.” { Note: Isaiah 40:3 }

⁴ DaH John himself wore Sut chenmoHta' vo' camel's jIb, tlhej a leather belt around Daj waist. Daj Soj ghaHta' locusts je wild honey.

⁵ vaj ghotpu vo' Jerusalem, Hoch vo' Judea, je Hoch the region around the Jordan mejta' pa' Daq ghaH.

⁶ chaH were yIQchoHmoHta' { Note: joq, immersed } Sum ghaH Daq the Jordan, confessing chaj yemmey.

⁷ 'ach ghorgh ghaH leghta' law' vo' the Pharisees je Sadducees choltaH vaD Daj yIQchoHmoHghach, { Note: joq, immersion } ghaH ja'ta' Daq chaH, “ SoH offspring vo' vipers, 'Iv warned SoH Daq Haw' vo' the QeHpu' Daq ghoS?

⁸ vaj qem vo' baQ worthy vo' repentance!

⁹ yImev think Daq tlhIH'egh, ‘ maH ghaj Abraham vaD maj vav,' vaD jIH ja' SoH vetlh joH'a' ghaH laH Daq raise Dung puqpu' Daq Abraham vo' Dochvammey naghmey.

¹⁰ “ 'ach DaH the axe lies Daq the root vo' the Sormey. vaj, Hoch Sor vetlh ta'be' qem vo' QaQ baQ ghaH pe' bIng, je chuH Daq the qul.

¹¹ jIH indeed yIQchoHmoH { Note: joq, immerse } SoH Daq bIQ vaD repentance, 'ach ghaH 'Iv choltaH after jIH ghaH mightier than jIH, 'Iv shoes jIH 'oH ghobe' worthy Daq carry. ghaH DichDaq yIQchoHmoH SoH Daq the le' qa'. { Note: TR je NU chel “ je tlhej qul” }

¹² Daj winnowing fork ghaH Daq Daj ghop, je ghaH DichDaq thoroughly cleanse Daj threshing floor. ghaH DichDaq tay'moH Daj wheat Daq the barn, 'ach the yub ghaH DichDaq meQ Dung tlhej unquenchable qul.”

¹³ vaj Jesus ghoSta' vo' Galilee Daq the Jordan Daq John, Daq taH yIQchoHmoHta' Sum ghaH.

¹⁴ 'ach John would ghaj hindered ghaH, ja'ta', “ jIH need Daq taH yIQchoHmoHta' Sum SoH, je SoH ghoS Daq jIH?”

¹⁵ 'ach Jesus, answering, ja'ta' Daq ghaH, “Allow 'oH DaH, vaD vam ghaH the fitting way vaD maH Daq fulfill Hoch QaQtaHghach.” vaj ghaH allowed ghaH.

¹⁶ Jesus, ghorgh ghaH ghaHta' yIQchoHmoHta', mejta' Dung directly vo' the bIQ: je yIlegh, the chal were poSmaHpu' Daq ghaH. ghaH leghta' the qa' vo' joH'a' descending as a dove, je choltaH Daq ghaH.

¹⁷ yIlegh, a ghogh pa' vo' the chal ja'ta', “ vam ghaH wIj parmaqqay puqloD, tlhej 'Iv jIH 'oH QaQ pleased.”