5 Hara vilongozi aphiya njama kpwendabisha, achiamba, “Huchiamba, ‘Wala mlunguni,’ andahuamba, ‘Sambi mbona tamyamkuluphira?’
Ela nyo abisha enye kpwa enye achiamba, “Anagomba higo kpwa sababu tahutsukurire mabofulo.”
Uwezo wa Johana wa kubatiza walaphi? Dze, wala kpwa Mlungu hebu wala kpwa atu?” Phahi, aphiya njama, achendabisha enye kpwa enye, “Huchiamba, ‘Wala mlunguni,’ andahuamba, ‘Sambi mbona tamyamkuluphira?’
dze, uwezo wa Johana wa kubatiza wala kpwa Mlungu hebu wala kpwa atu?”
Na huchiamba, ‘Wala kpwa atu,’ atu osi andahupiga mawe, mana kpwa kpweli anaamini kukala Johana kala ni nabii.”
Ndiye yekala nchikuambirani, ‘Ye edzaye nyuma zangu ni mkpwulu kuriko mimi, mana a kuko hangu sidzangbwevyalwa.’
Nikaona mwenye mambo higa gachihendeka, nami nashuhudiya kukala yuyu ndiye Mwana wa Mlungu.”
Phahi anafundzi a Johana akpwedza achimuamba, “Mwalimu, yuya mutu yekala naye ngʼambo ya Joridani ambaye wamshuhudiya, vivi sambi anabatiza na chila mutu anaphiya kpwakpwe.”
Yeyesi akuluphiraye Mwana ana uzima wa kare na kare. Ela asiyemuogopha kandakala na uzima mana Mlungu anaenderera kumreyera.”
Johana ariphokala anamarigiza kaziye, waamba, ‘Munafikiri mino ni ani? Mimi siye hiye mumgodzaye. Ela phundzani! Kuna mutu aredza bada ya mimi ambaye sifwaha hata kuvula virahuvye.’