I n those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
3 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 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 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,
6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 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 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
9 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 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 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 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 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
15 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 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 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
1 Na nna no mu no, Yohane Baptistfoɔ baa Yudea sare so rekyerɛkyerɛ, Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
2 na ɔkae sɛ: Monyadwensakra: efisɛ ɔsoro ahennie no abɛn. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
3 Efisɛ ɔno ne nea wɔkaa ne ho asɛm nam Yesaia nkɔmhyɛfoɔ no so sɛ: Nea ɔteɛteɛm wɔ sare so no nne sɛ: Monsiesie Awurade kwan, momma ne nkwan no yɛ tɛtrɛtɛ. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
4 Na Yohane no ara wɔtadeɛ a ɛfiri yoma nwoma mu, na ne kyɛfa yɛ nhoma kyekyere; na ne aduan yɛ ntɛtea ne ɛwoa. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
5 Afei Yerusalem, ne Yudea nyinaa, ne asase a ɛwɔ Yordan ho nyinaa kɔɔ ne nkyɛn, Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
6 na ɔbɔɔ wɔn asu wɔ Yordan asubɔnten no mu, bere a wɔka wɔn bɔne ho asɛm. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
7 Nanso bere a ɔhunuu Farisifoɔ ne Sadukifoɔ pii sɛ wɔreba ne bɔ asu no mu no, ɔkaa kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Mo ɔwɔdam mma, hwan na ɔkyerɛɛ mo sɛ mommfa abufuo a ɛreba no nnwane? Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
8 Enti momfa adwuma a ɛfata adwensakra brɛ. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
9 Na monnsusuw sɛ mobɛka wɔ mo ho sɛ: Yɛwɔ Abraham sɛ yɛn agya: efisɛ meka kyerɛ mo sɛ, Onyankopɔn tumi ma ɔbɔ Abraham mma firi abo yi mu. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
10 Na afei mpo, wɔde akuma ato dua no ntini so: enti dua biara a ɛnso aba pa no, wɔbɛtwa no, na wɔde agu ogya mu. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
11 Me deɛ, me baptisii mo wɔ nsuo mu ma adwensakra: nanso nea ɔreba me akyi no, ɔwɔ tumi sen me, nea menfata sɛ me soa ne mpaboa: ɔno na ɔbɛbaptisii mo wɔ Kronkron Honhom ne ogya mu: Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
12 Ne fan wɔ ne nsa, na ɔbɛhohoro ne aduane afuo no, na ɔbɛboaboa atoko no ano akɔ ne akoraeɛ mu; nanso nwura no, ɔbɛhye no wɔ ogya a ɛnnum da mu. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
13 Afei Yesu firi Galilea baa Yohane nkyɛn wɔ Yordan, sɛ ɔbɛma ɔbɔ no asu. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
14 Nanso Yohane sii no kwan, sɛ: Me na ɛfata sɛ wo bɔ me asu, na wo na wobɛba me nkyɛn? Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
15 Na Yesu buaa no sɛ: Ma ɛnyɛ mprempren: efisɛ saa na ɛfata sɛ yɛma tenenee nyinaa ba mu. Afei ɔmaa no kwan. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
16 Na bere a wɔbɔɔ Yesu asu no, ɔfiri nsuo no mu pueeɛ ntɛm ara: na hwɛ, ɔsoro bueeɛ maa no, na ɔhunuu Onyankopɔn Honhom no sɛ ɔforɔ a ɔresiane aba ne so. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn
17 Na hwɛ, nne bi firi soro kae sɛ: Eyi ne me Ba dɔfoɔ, a m'ani gye ne ho. Under pastoral review Boa yɛn