2 lakea i taki e huriki a vora vona i ta maea, “Ra bakovi iea, e Ioanes a mari ni vahilolo, i pesi rike mule na matenga! I mavonga i tahoka a nitora ni rata a nivakasiri.”
“A taki muholi mua, i uka tara viri i bele koea na malala ge rangia e Ioanes a mari ni vahilolo. Pali a viri i manga a bakovi tavula pololilo na harikianga na hunu i rangia e Ioanes.
Ri koli ri ta maea, “E huriki ranga ri taki ioe ta ioe e Ioanes a mari ni vahilolo. E huriki ranga ri taki ioe ta ioe e Elaisa. Pali e huriki ranga ri taki ioe ta ioe e Ieremaia, o a propet hosi tara.”
E Herod a hariki i longo a maka maki e Isu i rata, a vuhuna a rane Isu ni lohoka vona pali na tanga lobo. E huriki ranga ri ta maea, “Ra viri iea e Ioanes, a mari ni vahilolo, a Vure i vakamahuri mulea na matenga, lakea i tahoka a nitora ni rata a nivakasiri.”
Ri ta maea ria, “E huriki ranga ri taki ioe, ta ioe e Ioanes a mari ni vahilolo. I ranga ri taki ioe, ta ioe e Elaisa. Pali e huriki ranga tabu ri taki ioe, ta ioe a propet hosi tara.”