ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎹᏚ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 3
1 ᎾᎯᏳ ᎤᎷᏤ ᏣᏂ ᏗᏓᏬᏍᎩ ᎠᎵᏥᏙᎲᏍᎨ ᎢᎾᎨ ᏧᏗᏱ,
IN those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judæa,
2 ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎨᎢ; ᏗᏥᏁᏟᏴᎾ ᏕᏣᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᎿᎭᏉᏰᏃ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎡᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎡᏍᎦᏂᏳ ᏓᏯᎢ.
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
3 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ Ꮎ ᏥᎧᏁᎢᏍᏗᏍᎨ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᎢᏌᏯ, ᎯᎠ ᏥᏂᎦᏪᏍᎨᎢ; ᎤᏪᎷᎦ ᎩᎶ ᎢᎾᎨᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏪᎭ; ᎣᏍᏛ ᏂᏨᎦ ᏱᎰᏩ ᎤᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ, ᏚᏅᏅ ᏗᏥᏥᏃᎯᏍᏓ.
For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
4 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏣᏂ ᎤᏄᏪ ᎨᎻᎵ ᎤᏍᏘᏰᏅᎯ, ᎦᏃᏥᏃ ᎤᏓᏠᏍᏕᎢ, ᎤᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏃ ᎥᎴ ᎨᏎ ᎢᎾᎨᏃ ᎡᎯ ᏩᏚᎵᏏ.
And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
5 ᎾᏉᏃ ᏫᎬᏩᎷᏤᎴ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏧᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎾᏅᎾᏛ ᏦᏓᏂ,
Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judæa, and all the region round about Jordan,
6 ᏦᏓᏂᏃ ᏕᎤᏬᎡᎢ, ᎠᏂᏃᎲᏍᎨ ᎤᏂᏍᎦᏅᏨᎢ.
And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 ᎠᏎᏃ ᏚᎪᎲ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᎠᏂᏆᎵᏏ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏌᏚᏏ ᎠᏂᎷᎬ ᏓᏓᏬᏍᎬᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᎭᎴᎢ; Ᏺ! ᎢᎾᏛ ᏧᏁᏥ ᏂᎯ! ᎦᎪ ᎢᏤᏯᏔᏅ ᎡᏣᎵᎡᏗᏱ ᎤᏔᎳᏬᎯᏍᏗ ᏨᏣᎢ?
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 ᎢᏥᎾᏄᎪᏩᏲᎪ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᏕᏥᏁᏟᏴᏒ ᏕᏣᏓᏅᏛᎢ;
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
9 ᎠᎴ ᏝᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏅᏓᏲᏥᏪᏏ ᎢᏤᎵᏒᎩ ᏙᏗᏣᏓᏅᏛᎢ; ᎡᏆᎭᎻ ᎣᎩᏙᏓ; ᎢᏨᏲᏎᏰᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏰᎵᏉ ᎯᎠ ᏅᏯ ᏱᏕᎬᏓ ᏱᏕᎪᏢᎾ ᎡᏆᎭᎻ ᏧᏪᏥ.
And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
10 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎦᏳᎳ ᎦᎷᏯᏍᏗ ᎠᎭ ᏚᎿᎭᏍᏕᏢ ᏕᏡᎬᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏕᏡᎬ ᎠᏃᏍᏛ ᎾᎾᏓᏛᏍᎬᎾ ᏗᎦᎴᏴᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏥᎸᏱ ᏫᏓᏗᏅᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
11 ᎠᏴ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎠᎹ ᏕᏨᏯᏬᏍᏗᎭ ᏗᏥᏁᏟᏴᏍᏗᏱ ᏕᏣᏓᏅᏛ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎣᏂ ᏨᏓᏯᎢ ᎤᏟᎯᏳ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎠᏴ, ᏧᎳᏑᎶ ᎥᏝ ᏰᎵ ᏱᏂᎪᎢ ᏗᎩᏂᏓᏍᏗᏱ; ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏥᎸ ᏙᏓᏣᏬᏍᏔᏂ.
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
12 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎳᏐᏫᏍᏗ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎠᏰᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏓᎦᎳᏐᏫᏏ, ᎤᏤᎵᏃ ᎤᎦᏔᏔᏅᎯ ᏓᎦᏟᏌᏂ ᏛᏂ ᎠᏓᎾᏅᏗᏱ ᎤᏘᏴᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᏛᎪᎲᏍᏔᏂ ᏂᎬᏠᏍᎬᎾ ᎠᏥᎸᏱ.
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
13 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏥᏌ ᎨᎵᎵ ᏧᎶᏎᎢ, ᏦᏓᏂ ᎤᎷᏤ ᏣᏂ ᎡᏙᎲᎢ ᎠᎦᏬᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏰᎸᏎᎢ.
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
14 ᎠᏎᏃ ᏣᏂ ᏚᏢᏫᏎᎴᏉ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎠᏴᏍᎩᏂ ᏱᏍᏆᏬᎥ; ᏥᎪᏃ ᎢᏍᎩᎷᏤᎭ?
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
15 ᏥᏌᏃ ᏧᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎮᎳ ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎣᏏᏳᏰᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎩᎾᏛᏁᏗᏱ ᎩᏂᏍᏆᏗᏍᏗᏱ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ. ᎩᎳ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎤᏪᎵᏎᎴᎢ.
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
16 ᏥᏌᏃ ᎠᎦᏬᎥ, ᎩᎳᏉ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎤᎿᎭᎷᏎᎢ, ᎠᎹᏱ ᎤᏓᏅᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏣᏥᏍᏚᎩᎡᎴᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏭᎪᎮ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏓᏅᏙ ᎡᎳᏗ ᏅᏧᏛᎿᎭᏗᏎ ᎫᎴ-ᏗᏍᎪᏂᎯ ᏗᏤᎵᏛ; ᎠᎴ ᎤᏪᏯᎸᏤᎢ.
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
17 ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎯᎠ ᏅᏧᏪᏎ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ; ᎯᎠ ᏥᎨᏳᎢ ᎠᏇᏥ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏏᏳ ᏥᏥᏰᎸᎠ.
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
