Raa ceyda ɗum Yahaya hokki carel ko ardiiɓe Yahuudanko'en nder Urucaliima lili woɓɓe ardiiɓe diina e Leewiyanko'en to maako ɓe ƴamamo kanko o moye.
O wanyaayi nootaakiɓe,
ammaa o wi'iɓe e njayri,
“Naa' min woni Almasiihu.”
Ɓe mbi'imo,
“To naa' an woni Almasiihu,
too,
an a moye?
An woni Iliya?”
Yahaya nootii wi'iɓe,
“Koo seɗɗa,
naa' ɗum min.”
Ɓe ƴamimo ɓe mbi'i,
“An woni on ɗon annabiijo?”
O wi'i,
“Aa'a.”
Sey ɓe mbi'imo,
“Too,
wi'umin,
an,
a moye?
Wi'umin ko min mbi'ata liloyɓemin.
Moye noddirtaa hoore maaɗa?”
Sey Yahaya wi'iɓe ko Annabi Icaaya wi'uno,
o wi'i,
“Min woni goɗɗo noddoowo nder ladde e wi'a,
‘Portee laawol ngam Joomiraawo.’ ”
Sey woɓɓe Faarisanko'en ɓe ɗum lili
ƴamimo mbi'i,
“To ni naa' an woni Almasiihu,
kadin naa' an woni Iliya,
koo on ɗon annabiijo,
ngam ɗume ngaɗantaa yimɓe baptisma?”
Yahaya wi'iɓe,
“E mi waɗira baptisma e ndiyam,
ammaa nder mooɗon e woodi goɗɗo mo on andaa,
garoyayɗo gaɗa am.
Mi fotaayi fittuki lokkulli paɗe maako.”
Fuu ɗu'um ɗum waɗii to Betani fongo Caangol Urdun,
to Yahaya waɗata baptisma.
Gaɗa ɗu'um waɗii nde fini Yahaya yi'i Yeesu e waroya to muuɗum,
o wi'i,
“Raa Karoori Allah,
ittayndi hakkeeji duuniyaaru!
O'o dow maako metaynoomi nde mbiimi,
‘Goɗɗo e wara gaɗa am o ɓuriiyam mangu,
ngam e mo ɗon ko mi danyee.’
Min e hoore am mi andaamo,
ammaa mi warii e mi waɗira baptisma e ndiyam ngam o wanginanee yimɓe Israa'iila.”
Sey Yahaya hokki ceyda wi'i,
“Mi yi'ii Ruuhu Allah e jippoyoo daga dow bo foondu,
ɗum jooɗii dow maako.
Min e hoore am mi andaamo,
ammaa liloyɗoyam mi waɗira baptisma e ndiyam wi'iyam,
‘Neɗɗo mo ngiiɗaa Ruuhu am jippoyake daga dow jooɗii dow maako,
kanko woni gaɗirayɗo baptisma e Ruuhu am.’ ”
Ɗonmaa Yahaya wi'i,
“Mi yi'iiɗum,
mi ceydake kanko woni Ɓiɗɗo Allah.”