11 Na avandu vaali mu viduma vaativura, “Uyu nu muporofeti Yeso, kutura Nazareti, lidaala lia Galilaya.”
Yazia komenya mu lidaala lialangwa Nazareti. Na ndio gaduukizwa makuva gavoolwa kuvitira mu vaporofeti: “Alalaangwa Munazareti.”
Lwa Yeso yaali ni yingiraa Jerusalemi, lidaala liosi liali ni ligoonya. Avandu vateva, “Ivwaha uyu?”
Na ni kovora, ‘Vwatula ku avandu,’ kutizaa kiduma cha vandu, kigira vosi vavugilira ndi Yohana yaali muporofeti.”
Kulwayago venya inzira yu kumugumira. Navuzwa vaatia ividuma avavoora ndi, Yeso aveeye muporofeti.
Avandi navo vavoola, “Mundu uyu ni Elija.” Avandi vavoola, “Uyu aveeye muporofeti kuli mulala ku vaporofeti va kale.”
Kali ndio, kalunu, mugamba na mugamba guzaa, gaduukanaa nzizagiliri nologendo lwange, kigira sivuveeye vulahi muporofeti yitirwi ichova wa Jerusalemi mba.
Yeso yamuteeva, “Ni vindu ki?” Navo vativura, “Vindu viekoleka ku Yeso wa Nazareti, uwaali muporofeti, wizingulu ziu kokora nokovoora imbiri wa Nyasaye kandi imbiri wa vandu vosi.
Avandu vosi vaali nuvuti, nivakuminya Nyasaye. Nivavoora, “Umuporofeti munene yanyooleki mu kunyi. Nyasaye yaazi kohonyia avandu veve.”
Lwu Mufarisayo wamugenihiza yalora yaga, yaganagana mwene, navoora, “Niiva mundu uyu yakaveeye muporofeti, ngano yakamanyi mukali uyu nivwaha, umudiraa; yakamanyi ni liiva liu vwoni lia lugano ki liu mukali uyu amenyi mu!”
Vamuteeva, “Kunangwa ivi nivwaha? Ivi ni Elija?” Yohana yativura, “Awa, inzi simbeeye niye mba.” Vamuteeva, “Ivi oveeye muporofeti?” Yavativulira, “Awa!”
Maku, vateva Yohana, “Niiva ivi sioveeye Mesia kinga Elija, anoho muporofeti, kigira ki ubatizaa?”
Mukali yamuvolera, “Mwami, ndolaa ivi oveeye muporofeti.
Lwa avandu valora kelolekizu yiki icha Yeso yakola, vavoola, “Ligali uyu niyie muporofeti zana uzaa mu lirova.”
Lwa valala ku avandu mu kiduma vahulira amakuva yaga, vavoola, “Ligali mundu uyu niyie muporofeti zana!”
Avafarisayo vateva mboku oyo kandi, “Yee, ovola akohonyi livakula liilio; vulahi, ovola ki kuye?” Naye yavavolera, “Aveeye muporofeti!”
Musa oyo niyie wavolera avandu va Isiraeli, ‘Nyasaye alamutumira muporofeti kuli yanduma, kandi mulala ku avandu vinyu vene.’