2 kutani aku ku malandra yake: Lweyo hi Yohana Mubabatisi apfukiki kufeni. Hileswo-ke a mahlolana lawa mayentxiwa hi yene.
Nihlayelamfuri nili ku n'wine: amakari ka lava vabelekiwiki hi wansati, akungitumbuluka mhunu lweyi atlulaka Yohana Mubabatisi; kambe lweyi anga ntrongonyana a Mfun'wini wa Matilo awamutlula.
Vayangula vaku: Van'we vali i Yohana Mubabatisi; van'wana, vali i Eliya; van'wana, vali i Yeremiya, kumbe mun'wana wa vaprofeta.
Ankameni wolowo, kahumeleli Yohana Mubabatisi ahuleni dra Yudeya afaka arera aku:
A mufumi Heroda ayingeli swa Yesu, hikusa a vito drakwe afa dridrumile matlhelo hinkwawu, na van'we vaku: Yohana Mubabatisi apfukiki kufeni, hi swoswo-ke angani ntamu wa kuyentxa mahlolana.
Vaku ku yene: Van'we vali u Yohana Mubabatisi, a van'wana vali u Eliya, a van'wana kambe vali u mun'we wa vaprofeta.
Heroda mufumi wa Galileya afa ayingela vakhanela hi hinkwaswu leswi swihumeleliki, kutani aganaganeka hikusa van'we afa vahlaya leswaku Yohana Mubabatisi apfuki kufeni,
Lava va kutala vata ku yene, vaku: Yohana angayentxanga xikombiso ni xin'we, kambe hinkwaswu leswi Yohana angahlaya henhla ka mhunu lweyi, switiyile.