2 Yavolera avatumikiri veve, “Mundu uyu ligali niyie Yohana Mubatizi asimuguki kutura mu vakuzu! Yiki ni kigira aveeye ni zinguru yizi kokora vilolekizu.”
Agiligali muvooleraa, ku avana va vakali viivula, akikiri kuvaho oveeye umunene kuvita Yohana Mubatizi. Kali ndio, oyo oveeye umukekeke ligali mu vwami vwu mwigulu aveeye umunene kuvita Yohana.
Aviigi vaamutivulira, “Valala vavoola ndi ni Yohana Mubatizi, avandi Elija, avandi vavoola Jeremia, anoho mulala ku avaporofeti vandi.”
Mu madiku yago Yohana Mubatizi yaza, natanga kwilwaza mwigendanyama lie Vuyuda navoora,
Kalunu Umwami Herodi yahulira amakuva yago, kigira lusuma lwi lizominywa lia Yeso lwalanda mu kivala choosi. Avandu valala vavoola “Yohana Mubatizi usimuguki kutura mu vakuzu! Yicho nicho kivuni kigira naveeye ni zinguru yizi okokora vilolekizu vinene yivi muye.”
Navo vaamutivulira, “Valala vavoola ivi ni Yohana Mubatizi, avandi Elija, na vandi vavoola oveeye mulala ku Vaporofeti.”
Lwa Herodi, Mwamihi wa Galilaya, yahulira vindu viosi iviekolekaa, yahenda mwoyo ligali, kigira avandu valala vavoola ndi Yohana Mubatizi usimuguki kutura mu vakuzu.
Avandu vanyingi vazia kuye nivavoora, “Yohana si yakola kelolekizu choosi mba. Navuzwa goosi aga Yohana yavoola ku mundu uyu gaveeye agiligali.”