1-2 Laamɗo loowi Yaayaa ɓii Jakariyaa oo konngol mum ley ladde jeereende. Ɗum hawrii e hitaande sappo e joyoɓerde laamu Tibeer kaananke Roma mawɗo oo, nde Pontiyu Pilaatu wonnoo goforneer Yahuudiya, Hirudus duu ana laamii Galili, mawnum Filipa ana laamii leydi Ituriya e Tarankoniti, Lisaniya duu ana laamii leydi Abileen, hawri e nde Annas e Kayafas ngonnoo hooreeɓe yottinooɓe sadaka. 3 Yaayaa yiilii e seraaji maayo Urdun fuu ana ooynoo yimɓe tuuba, lootee lootogal batisima yalla luutti mum'en ana njaafee. 4 Nii haala mum winndiraa e dewtere annabi Esaaya:
«Neɗɗo ana ooynoo ley ladde jeereende ana wiya:
Moƴƴinee laawol Joomiraaɗo ngol,
ndartinee ɗati makko!
5 Naɗɗiire fuu diɗɗete,
waamnde haayre e toowondireere fuu leyɗinee,
laawi ooɲiiɗi fuu ndartinee,
laawi bonɗi fuu moƴƴintinee!
6 Neɗɗo fuu yiyan kisindam iwroojam to Laamɗo.»[a]
7 Yimɓe heewɓe ana ngarannoo to Yaayaa faa lootee lootogal batisima. Kaa omo wiya ɓe:
—Ɓiɓɓe bolle! Homo jeertini on ndogon jukkungo waroowo? 8 Ngollee golleeji kawrooji e tuubal. Pati miilee e ɓerɗe mon: «Minen, min taaniraaɓe Ibarahiima.» Sabi miɗo wiya on: Laamɗo ana waawi waylitinde ɗee kaaƴe laatoo ɓiɓɓe Ibarahiima. 9 Jooni jammbere ndee huncaama faa soppa ɗaɗi leɗɗe. Ndennoo, lekki fuu ki rimataa ɓiɗɗe lobbe, soppete, wedee e yiite.
10 Yimɓe ɓee lamndii mo, mbii:
—Koɗum min kaani waɗude?
11 O jaabii ɓe, o wii:
—Neɗɗo fuu jogiiɗo saayaaji ɗiɗi, yo hokku ngoota kaa mo walaa, neɗɗo fuu jogiiɗo nguure, yo waɗu hono non.
15 Tawi yimɓe fuu ana ndenngii Almasiihu, gooto e maɓɓe fuu ana miila e ɓernde mum yalla wanaa Yaayaa woni Almasiihu ya? 16 Yaayaa jaabii ɓe fuu, wii:
—Miin, ndiyam mbatisiran-mi on. Kaa ɓurɗo kam baawɗe ana wara. Mi fotaa fay humtude ɓoggi paɗe makko. Kanko, Ruuhu Ceniiɗo e yiite o batisirta on. 17 O lanndinike faa o hennoo ɲamri makko faa laaɓa. O mooɓta ɲamri ndii ley beembal makko, kaa ɲaande ndee o duppiran ɗum yiite nge ɲifataa.
18 Tawi Yaayaa ɓannginanii yimɓe kabaaru Laamɗo, o waajorike ɓe kulle keewɗe. 19 Kaa Hirudus kaananke oo, o feliino ɗum saabe taƴii Hirudiya jom suudu mawnum, kaɲum e kulle goɗɗe bonɗe fuu ɗe waɗannoo. 20 Hirudus yowi hen bonnde wonnde kasen, o uddii Yaayaa e kasu.