21 Bambuta batsi: “Pho, ungubani? Ungu-Elija yini?” Waphendvula watsi: “Cha, angisiye.” Bambuta batsi: “Ungumphrofethi yini?” Waphendvula watsi: “Cha.”
“Bukani la, ngiyawunitfumelela umphrofethi Elija, lingakefiki lelo langa lelikhulu nalelesabekako laSimakadze.
Nanivuma kukwemukela loko, ngu-Elija lona labetawufika.
Bamphendvula batsi: “Labanye batsi inguJohane uMbhabhatisi, labanye batsi ingu-Elija, kantsi labanye batsi inguJeremiya nome ingulomunye nje webaphrofethi.”
Ticumbi taphendvula tatsi: “Lona nguJesu, umphrofethi waseNazaretha yaseGalile.”
Uyawuhamba embikwakhe ngemoya nangemandla njengemphrofethi Elija. Uyawuhlanganisa boyise nebantfwana babo babuye babe nebudlelwane, agucule bantfu labangalaleli babe ngulabalungile; uyakwenta bantfu balungele kuta kweNkhosi yabo.”
Base batsi kuye: “Kepha ungubani? Tisho wena kutsi ungubani, khona sitebaphendvula laba labasitfumile.”
Bambuta-ke batsi: “Pho, ubhabhatiselani nangabe awusiye Khristu, nome Elija, nome umphrofethi?”
Kwatsi bantfu nababona lesibonakaliso lasenta Jesu, batsi: “Impela, lona ngumphrofethi labefanele kuta emhlabeni.”
Batsi nabaweva lamavi, labanye kulabo bantfu batsi: “Ngempela lomuntfu ungumphrofethi.”