1Deg wussan-nni, iban-ed Yeḥya aɣeṭṭas, yețbecciṛ deg unezṛuf n tmurt n Yahuda, 2iqqaṛ-ed : Tubet, beddlet tikli, axaṭer tagelda n igenwan tqeṛṛeb-ed.

3Fell-as i d-immeslay nnbi Iceɛya mi d-yenna : Ț-țaɣect n win ițɛeggiḍen di lxali : Heggit abrid n Sidi Ṛebbi, ssemsawit iberdan-is.

4Yeḥya yelsa llebsa yețwaxedmen s ccɛeṛ n welɣem, tabagust n weglim ɣef wammas-is, tamɛict-is d ibẓaẓ akk-d tament n lexla. 5Imezdaɣ meṛṛa n temdint n Lquds, tamurt n Yahuda akk-d tmura i d-yezzin i wasif n Urdun, țțasen-d ɣuṛ-es 6iwakken a d-qiṛṛen s ddnubat nsen, nețța yesseɣḍas-iten deg wasif nni n Urdun.

7Mi gwala aṭas n at ifariziyen d isaduqiyen i d-ițasen ad țwaɣeḍsen, yenna-yasen : A ccetla n izerman, anwa i kkun isfaqen belli tzemrem aț-țrewlem i lḥisab i d-iteddun ? 8Sbeggnet-ed s lecɣal-nwen belli tettubem, tbeddlem tikli. 9Ur qqaṛet ara i yiman-nwen : « Sidna Ibṛahim d jeddi-tneɣ » ! Axaṭer, a wen-iniɣ : SSidi Ṛebbi yezmer a d-yefk dderya i Ibṛahim seg idɣaɣen-agi. 10Ațan ihi tcaquṛt thegga ɣer izuṛan n ttjuṛ, yal ttejṛa ur d-nețțak ara lfakya lɛali, aț-țețwagzem, aț-țețwaḍeggeṛ ɣer tmes.

11Nekk sseɣḍaseɣ-kkun deg waman iwakken aț-țetubem, lameɛna a d-yas yiwen yesɛan tazmert akteṛ-iw, ur uklaleɣ ara a s-fsiɣ ula d arkasen is. Nețța a kkun-yesseɣḍes s Ṛṛuḥ iqedsen ț-țmes. 12Tazzert deg ufus-is, ad yebrez annar-is, ad ijmeɛ irden-is ɣer ikuffan, ma d alim a t-yesseṛɣ di tmes ur nxețți.

13Sidna Ɛisa yusa-d si tmurt n Jlili ɣer wasif n Urdun iwakken a t- yesseɣḍes Yeḥya. 14Yeḥya yugi, yenna-yas : D nekk i geḥwaǧen ad iyi- tesɣeḍseḍ, kečč tusiḍ-ed ɣuṛ-i iwakken a k-sɣeḍseɣ ! 15Sidna Ɛisa yerra-yas : Anef tura ! Akkagi i glaq a nexdem lebɣi n Sidi Ṛebbi ! DDɣa Yeḥya yunef-as. 16Mi gețwaɣḍes Sidna Ɛisa, yeffeɣ-ed seg waman ; imiren kan ldin igenwan, yers-ed fell-as Ṛṛuḥ n Sidi Ṛebbi s ṣṣifa n tetbirt. 17Tekka-d yiwet n taɣect seg igenwan, tenna-d : «` Wagi d Mmi ameɛzuz, deg-s i gella lfeṛḥ-iw ! »