3 Wanfala voice blo samwan hem singaot kam from wilderness:

“Iufala kliarem* road blo Jehovah!+

Mekem wanfala main road+ wea stret, wea go thru lo desert for God blo iumi.+

3 “Lukim! Mi bae sendem messenger blo mi, and hem bae go firstaem lo mi for redyim road.+ And seknomoa datfala tru Lord, wea iufala lukaotem hem, bae kam lo temple blo hem.+ And messenger blo datfala covenant bae kam, wea iufala hapi tumas for weitim hem. Lukim! Hem bae kam,” diswan nao wanem Jehovah, komanda blo olketa army, hem talem.

16 and hem bae helpem staka lo olketa son blo Israel for kam bak lo Jehovah,* God blo olketa.+ 17 And tu, hem bae go firstaem lo God witim sem spirit* and paoa olsem Elijah,+ for changem heart blo olketa dadi for kamap olsem heart blo olketa pikinini,+ and olketa wea no obey for olsem olketa raeteous wan wea garem wisdom, mekem olketa kamap pipol wea redi for Jehovah.”*+

23 Hem sei: “Mi nao wanfala voice blo samwan wea singaot kam from wilderness, ‘Mekem datfala road blo Jehovah* hem stret,’+ olsem profet Isaiah talem.”+