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Waaju Yahaaya
1 Duuɓi he duuɓi gaɗa mum, Yahaaya gaɗoowo *batisma wanngi nder ladde yeeruure leydi Yahudiya, omo wi'a himɓe :
2 —Tuubee, ngam Laamu Alla ɓadake.
3 Kanko woni mo annabi *Esaaya sappinoo, wakkati wi'unoo :
—Daane no huuɓa nder ladde yeeruure no wi'a :
Ciryanee Joomiraawo laabi ɗi o tokkata,
moƴƴinee laabi makko !
4 Omo ɓornii koltal canyiraangal leeɓi ngolooba. Omo tunndi tunndorgol nguru. Ɓaɓɓatti he njuumri ngoni nyaamdu makko.
5 Himɓe no ƴuwa huɓeere *Ursaliima, he leydi Yahudiya he takkol maayo Urdun fuu, no ngara to makko.
6 Iɓe njardoo yeeso Alla e yeeso himɓe fuu dow hakkeeji maɓɓe, Yahaaya no waɗana ɓe *batisma nder maayo Urdun.
7 Wakkati o hi'unoo *Fariisa'en he *Sadduki'en heewɓe no ngara faa ngaɗanee *batisma, o wi'i ɓe :
—Ɓiɓɓe bolle ! Moy wi'ii ndogganon tikkere Alla waroore ?
8 Ngaɗee ko hollata on tuubii.
9 Nde on mbi'i nder ɓerɗe mooɗon on jippotooɓe he *Ibrahim, miin mi wi'an on : Alla no waawi waylii kaaƴe ɗee, ɗe laatoo taaniraaɓe *Ibrahim.
10 Joonin, jammbere aagaama ngam soppude ɗaɗi leɗɗe. Ndenne, lekki fuu ki rimataa ɓiɓɓe lobbe, no soppetee, faɗɗee nder hiite.
11 Miin, ndiyam ngaɗirananmi on *batisma ngam hollude ko on tuubii. Amma garoowo gaɗa am oon, no ɓuri kam baawɗe. Mi fotaay baa ɓortude paɗe makko. Kanko, *Ruuhu Ceniiɗo e hiite o waɗiranta on *batisma.
12 Omo jogii ƴarorde makko ngam ƴaraade alkamaari makko faa laaɓa. O hawra gabbe makko, o loowa nder ƴeelu. Nden o wula nyaane ndeen nder hiite nge nyifataa abada.
Batisma Iisa
13 Nder wakkati mum, Iisa wari ƴuwi Galili, o wari dow maayo Urdun to Yahaaya, ngam o waɗanee *batisma.
14 Amma Yahaaya hosi salaade, nden wi'i mo :
—Aan haani waɗande kam *batisma. Amma noy ngarirtaa to am, miin, faa mi waɗane *batisma ?
15 Iisa jaabii mo, wi'i :
—Accu ɗum laatoroo non joonin, ngam non kaanuɗen humnirde ko dartii fuu.
Nden, Yahaaya jaɓi
16 waɗani Iisa *batisma. Wakkati Iisa ummii dari nder ndiyam ɗam, kammu omti. O hi'i *Ruuhu Alla no jippoo nder nanndi wuugaanu, no wara dow makko.
17 Wakkati mum da, daane gom ƴuwi dow, wi'i :
—Oo woni Ɓiyam korsuɗo, mo nananmi belɗum mum.