no noho i roto he matakaina hokotahi i Nasaret. Tena na tattara na profet nei raa ku hakamaoni: “Te Tamariki raa e me ki kanna ria pera ma he tama i Nasaret.”
Emeia kame taatou e mee ma, ‘Ni mahi koi na tama,’ taatou e mattaku hoki hea te kanohenua raa e me ki ppena i taatou, maitaname na tama raa hakaatoa e hakattina pera ma Jon he profet.”
Tena te aho nei, taiao ia ma teeraa aho; Anau e me ki tuui sara peeraa i Jerusalem, maitaname se tonu ma na profet raa ki mmate i alaa kina, na tama raa e me ki mmate i Jerusalem koi.
Tena Jisas ki vahiri ake ma, “Ni mee peehee?” Kito tokorua raa ki meake, “Na mee tera ni kapihi ake iaa Jisas te Tama i Nasaret raa. Te Tama nei he profet, tena TeAtua ia ma na tama hakaatoa e hakattina pera ma te Tama nei e isi na mahi i roto na tattara Aia ia ma na mee hakaatoa Aia ni ppena raa.
Na tama raa hakaatoa ku mahharo, tena ki hakammaha TeAtua. Na tama raa e tattara ma, “Te profet hakanaaniu raa ku tae mai. TeAtua ku hamai ki tokonaki te kanohenua Aia raa ki ora!”
Te saaita te Farisi raa ni kite te mee nei, aia ku tattara hokoia ma, “Kame te Tama nei he profet hakamaoni, Aia e me ki iroa na tiputipu te hine tera e tataohi Aia raa; Aia e lavaa te iroa te ora sakkino te hine nei e isi raa.”
Kito na tama raa ki vahiri ake hoki ma, “Tena kaa akoe koai? Akoe ko Elaija?” Tena Jon ki meake, “Seai, anau seai ma ko Elaija.” Kito na tama raa ki vahiri ake hoki ma, “Akoe ko te Profet maatou e hakattari raa?” Tena Jon ki meake, “Seai hoki.”
Te kanohenua raa ku kkite te mirakol Jisas ni ppena raa, tena na tama raa ki tattara ma, “Hakamaoni, teenei ko te Profet: te Tama te Launiu Tapu raa e tattara ma e me ki hamai i te maarama nei raa!”
Kito na Farisi raa ki vahiri ake hakaraoi te tama ku kite raa ma, “Akoe e mee ma Tama raa e tokonaki akoe no kite, tena kaa akoe e maanatu ma Aia koai?” Tena te tama raa ki meake, “Te Tama raa he Profet.”
Moses ko te tama ni meake te kanohenua Israel raa ma, ‘TeAtua e me ki kauna ria atu he profet e ssau pera ma Aia e kauna ria mai anau raa, te Tama naa e me ki hamai i roto koi kootou.’