M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan
John Da Baptiza Guy Teach Da Peopo
3 Afta Jesus wen grow up, John Da Baptiza guy show up inside da boonies Judea side, fo teach da peopo. 2 He say, “You guys gotta like pau all da kine bad stuff you stay doing now, an no do um no moa. Cuz God in da sky stay King hea now.” 3 Befo time, da guy who talk fo God, Isaiah, was talking bout John wen he say dis:
“He goin talk real loud inside da boonies,
‘Eh! Make da road ready fo da Good Boss Up Dea Inside Da Sky!
Make um strait fo him!’ ”
4 An you know, John, his clothes eh, come from da camel hair. He wen make one rope outa leather fo belt. He eat grasshoppa, an he get honey from da bees. 5 Had choke peopo, dey going by him ova dea, from Jerusalem, an from Judea, an from all ova from da Jordan River side. 6 Dey telling strait out all da kine bad stuff dey wen do, an he baptizing dem in da Jordan River.
7 Plenny Pharisee guys an Sadducee guys come so he can baptize dem too. He see um, an say, “Eh you guys! You guys jalike one snake ohana! God no goin take all da bad kine stuff you do. He goin punish you guys fo dat. No way you guys can get away! 8 Jalike one fruit tree give same kine fruit, you guys gotta do da kine good stuff dat show you like pau all da kine bad stuff you doing, an no do um no moa. 9 Eh! No tink an tell yoaself, ‘Us guys all right, cuz Abraham our main fadda.’ I telling you guys now, God can take dese rocks ova hea an make kids fo Abraham outa dem. 10 Awready get one guy wit one ax, all ready fo cut da tree roots. All da trees dat no make good fruit, he goin cut um, an throw um inside da fire.
11 “All you guys, I goin baptize you guys wit water. Dat goin show dat you guys like pau all da kine bad stuff you doing an no do um no moa. But afta me, goin come one nodda guy. He get mo power den me. An you know wat? I not even spesho nuff fo help him hemo his slippas. Da way he goin baptize you guys, jalike he goin baptize you guys wit Godʼs Good an Spesho Spirit fo take ova you, jalike he baptize you guys wit fire! 12 Jalike he goin put all da wheat inside da basket an let da wind blow all da no good parts from da wheat, an den he goin put dat wheat inside da storage place. Afta dat, he goin burn all da no good parts inside da fire dat neva eva goin go out.”
John Baptize Jesus
13 Dat time, Jesus come from Galilee side to da Jordan River wea John stay, so John can baptize him. 14 But John wen tell Jesus, “How come you come by me? Eh, me, I no can baptize you. Eh, mo betta you baptize me! I need dat.”
15 But Jesus say, “No need worry. Dis okay fo now, fo show we like do everyting da right way.”
So John say, “Okay, we go den.” An he baptize Jesus. 16 Right afta John baptize him, Jesus come out from da water, an you know wat? Da sky wen rip open. Jesus spock Godʼs Spirit coming down on top him. Look jalike one dove. 17 An wow! Had one voice from da sky wen say, “Dis my boy. I get love an aloha fo him fo real kine, an I stay good inside cuz a him!”
One Guy Dat No Can Walk Come Good
3 One time Peter an John wen go to da temple three clock. Dat was da time fo pray. 2 Had one guy ova dea dat no can walk from da time he was born. Some guys carry him by da temple gate every day. Dat gate, dey wen name um “Beautiful.” Dey put him dea so he can beg fo money from da peopo dat go inside da temple yard. 3 Wen he wen spock Peter an John going inside, he wen beg fo someting from dem. 4 Peter an John wen look him in da eye, an Peter say, “Look at us!” 5 So da guy wen look, tinking he goin get someting. 6 Peter tell um, “I no mo money, but wat I get, I give you. Jesus from Nazaret, da Spesho Guy God Wen Send, I his guy. Dass why I tell you, stand up an walk!” 7 Peter wen take his right hand an help him stand up. Right den an dea da guyʼs feet an ankles wen come strong. 8 He jump up on his feet an walk all ova da place. Den he wen go wit dem inside da temple yard. He walking, an jumping, an tanking God. 9 All da peopo see him walking an tanking God. 10 Dey know he da begga guy dat wen sit by da temple gate name “Beautiful.” Dey wen tink plenny, an dea jaws wen drop cuz a wat wen happen to him.
Peter Teach Inside Da Temple Yard
11 Da guy wen stay by Peter an John. All da peopo, wen blow dea minds, an dey wen run togedda by Peter guys inside da place name “Solomonʼs Lanai.” 12 Peter wen see da peopo, an he tell dem, “You Israel peopo, how come you guys all shock cuz a dis? How come you guys looking at us guys an tinking dat we wen make him walk wit our own power, o cuz we stay tight wit God? 13 Da same God fo Abraham, Isaac, an Jacob, he da same God fo our ancesta guys. He da One wen make da guy good. He da One wen make Jesus, his helpa, come awesome. You guys wen give ova Jesus so dey can kill him. Pilate wen like let him go, but den you guys wen tell Pilate dat Jesus not Godʼs Spesho Guy. 14 You guys wen give ova to Pilate da Spesho An Good Guy from God dat everytime do da right ting, an den you say you like Pilate fo hand ova one killa guy to you guys. 15 An so you guys wen kill Jesus, da One dat make everyting alive fo real kine. But God, he wen bring Jesus back alive. An us guys wen see all dis happen. 16 Dis guy you see hea, you guys know him. He wen find out wat kine guy Jesus, an he go trus him. Dass why he come good. Jesus, he da One dat wen make him come good all da way. An you guys can see dat he stay good.
17 “My bruddas, I know dat wat you guys an yoa leadas wen do to Jesus, you neva undastan wat you doing. 18 Da guys dat wen talk fo God long time ago wen tell inside da Bible dat da Spesho Guy God Goin Send gotta suffa. An dass how dat wen come true.
19 “So den, you guys gotta come sorry an stop doing all da bad kine stuff you do, an stick wit God, an den he goin take away yoa shame fo all da bad kine stuff you guys wen do. 20 An da Boss goin make you guys rest inside an make you guys strong inside yoa hearts. He goin send his Spesho Guy Jesus, da One he wen pick fo help you guys. 21 Jesus gotta stay inside da sky till da time come wen God goin make everyting new. Jalike da spesho guys dat wen talk fo God long time ago wen tell, dat God wen promise fo do dat. 22 Moses wen tell, you know, ‘God yoa Boss, he goin give you guys one Guy goin be jalike me, dat goin talk fo God. He goin come from da Jewish peopo. You guys gotta listen an do everyting he tell you.’ 23 Moses wen say dis too: ‘Anybody dat no like listen to dat Guy dat talk fo God, God goin wipe dem out from dea peopo.’ ”
24 Den Peter say, “Befo time, Samuel an all da odda guys dat wen talk fo God afta him, dey all wen tell bout wat stay happen now. 25 You guys da one wen get wat dey wen talk bout. Dass fo you guys, da deal God wen make wit yoa ancesta guys long time ago. God wen tell Abraham, ‘All da diffren peopos all ova da world, bumbye wen dey tink bout da peopos dat come from you, dey goin say, “We like God make everyting come good fo us guys, cuz we stay tight wit da Abraham ohana!” ’ 26 God wen pick his Spesho Helpa Jesus, an send him by you guys first. He send him so he can do good kine stuff fo you guys, an make you guys so you no do da bad kine stuff no moa.”
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