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Yet yalni naj Juan anican̈ haˈ iswiˈ anma Istzotiˈ Comam Dios

Yet huneˈ tiempohal tuˈ xin apni naj Juan anican̈ haˈ iswiˈ anma bey txˈotxˈ desierto, yul ismajul Judea. Yalni naj tet anma apni bey tuˈ:

―Bejwecano hewatxˈen istxˈojal, yuto yocxa Comam Dios ay yul satcan̈ yahawo teyin̈, ẍi naj.

Haˈ ton yin̈ naj Juan tiˈ bay yal naj Isaías, huneˈ ischejab Comam Dios yet payat, yet istzˈibn̈encano naj hacaˈ tiˈ:
    Ay huneˈ naj chiawi yin̈ caw ip bey huneˈ txˈotxˈ desierto, chalni naj: “Watxˈeweco heyanma yuto chihul Comam Dios Jahawil. Hacaˈ chu istoholban̈elax hunu beh yet chihul hunu naj jahaw, hac tuˈ cheyute hayanma,” ẍi naj, ẍi yul Yum Comam Dios.

Wal naj Juan tuˈ, xil noˈ camello watxˈebilayo xilo iskˈap naj, tzˈum noˈ xin ayco istxˈambalo naj. Haˈ tzet chislo naj haˈ ton noˈ niẍte nokˈ hacaˈ noˈ litˈ yeb noˈ cab ay xolaj telaj. Hantan̈e xin anma yul con̈ob Jerusalén yeb yul ismajul Judea, yebpaxo anma ayayo istila haˈ niman Jordán apni abeno tzet yal naj. Yet chalnati anma ismul xin, cat yahcano haˈ iswiˈ yu naj Juan yul haˈ niman Jordán.

Hayet yilni naj Juan tato txˈiˈal ebnaj fariseo yeb ebnaj saduceo apni iscˈatan̈ yu yah haˈ iswiˈ, yalni naj tet ebnaj:

―Hex tiˈ caw hacaˈtan̈e heyicˈal heba yeb noˈ laba, caw helanex hecolni heba. ¿Mac halni teyet ta yun̈e chˈah haˈ hewiˈ yuxin chexcolcha tet huneˈ isyaˈtajil chati Comam Dios? Tato caw yeli xaheyacano sunilal istxˈojal, yilal heyenilo yu iscˈulal chewatxˈe. Tajca chetxum hacaˈ tiˈ: “Han̈on̈tiˈan̈ jichmaman̈ ye icham Abraham, yuxin xacon̈colchahan̈ yalan̈ isyaˈtajil chatiˈ Comam Dios, tajca quexchi. Wal xin chiwalan teyet, tato choche Comam Dios chu yanico Comam huntekˈan chˈen chˈen tiˈ yuninalo icham Abraham heseleloj. 10 Cawilxa yeti huneˈ isyaˈtajil chati Comam Dios, lahan hacaˈ yet yocxa chˈen eche yich xeˈ hunu te teˈ yu istzˈocˈlaxayo teˈ. Yuxin sunil te teˈ mach cˈulo issatni chitzocˈlaxayo teˈ cat iskˈojlaxto teˈ yul kˈaˈ. 11 Yin̈ caw yeli hanintiˈan han̈e ha haˈ chiwakˈan yahbalo haˈ hewiˈ yun̈e isyenicanilo isba tato caw yeli xahebejcano istxˈojal. Yaj ay huneˈ naj tzujan yul wintajan, naj tuˈ chiyacan̈ naj haˈ hewiˈ, yaj yu iskˈakˈal yip Comam Espíritu Santo. Haˈ naj tuˈ caw ecˈbalcano yelapno ye naj insatajan, walinan xin caw matzet welapnojan chiwabehan, nitam intˈun̈nihan isxan̈ab naj. 12 Naj chul tuˈ lahan naj hacaˈ hunu naj chixunilo iskˈal ixim trigo, nan chakˈ naj ixim sat, nan chakˈpaxo naj ixim yoj, wal ixim sat tuˈ chiscˈubato naj ixim yul iscˈun̈a, haxa ixim yoj tuˈ xin chiskˈojto naj ixim xol kˈa kˈaˈ mach istan̈bal,” ẍi naj Juan tuˈ.

Yet yah haˈ iswiˈ Comam Jesús

13 Yet huneˈ tiempohal tuˈ el Comam Jesús bey Galilea, isto Comam istiˈ haˈ niman Jordán iscˈatan̈ naj Juan, yu yah haˈ iswiˈ Comam yu naj. 14 Wal naj Juan tuˈ mach chisje naj yakˈaˈcan̈ haˈ iswiˈ Comam. Yalni naj tet Comam:

―Machoj, wal xin haˈ hawet hach yilal hawanican̈ haˈ inwiˈan, maẍtajach chachhul incˈatan̈an yu wanican̈an haˈ hawiˈ, ẍi naj.

15 Yajaˈ takˈwi Comam tet naj:

―Mach chu haman̈cˈon huneˈ tiˈ, wal xin yilal coyijen tzet chal Comam Dios, ẍi Comam.

Hac tuˈ xin yu isyijen naj Juan yanican̈ haˈ iswiˈ Comam Jesús. 16 Yet lahwi yah haˈ iswiˈ Comam tuˈ, yahti Comam xol haˈ, yin̈n̈ena tuˈ ishajni isba satcan̈. Yilni Comam yayilo Comam Espíritu Santo yiban̈ hacaˈ hunu noˈ cuwis. 17 Yabelax huneˈ yul nukˈe satcan̈, halni hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Haˈ naj tiˈ Incˈaholan, caw xahan ay wuhan, caw chintzalahan yin̈ naj, ẍiaytij.

John the Baptist Prepares the Way(A)

In those days John the Baptist(B) came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven(C) has come near.” This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.’”[a](D)

John’s(E) clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist.(F) His food was locusts(G) and wild honey. People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. Confessing their sins, they were baptized(H) by him in the Jordan River.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers!(I) Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?(J) Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.(K) And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’(L) I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. 10 The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.(M)

11 “I baptize you with[b] water for repentance.(N) But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with[c] the Holy Spirit(O) and fire.(P) 12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”(Q)

The Baptism of Jesus(R)

13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.(S) 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”

15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.

16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened,(T) and he saw the Spirit of God(U) descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven(V) said, “This is my Son,(W) whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”(X)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:3 Isaiah 40:3
  2. Matthew 3:11 Or in
  3. Matthew 3:11 Or in