19 Nao wamwambukuya wamwamba, “Wangine wanakwamba u Yohana Mut̯opya. Ela wangine wanakwamba u nabii Eliya na wangine wanakwamba u mumodza jwa hawa manabii wangine wa kae afufukiye.”
D̯ubva kanena na hawa wakuu weokuwa nsii yakwe kawamba, “Jibaḍi huyo anawa ni Yohana Mut̯opya kafufuka kuyawa kwa wafu. Ndiyo maana anaweza kuhenda mafara ya kumakisa dzayohayo.”
Maagu dzuu ya Yesu yad̯achaa kula pfantu hat̯a yendayamufika Haju *Herod̯e. Wantu wangine wekyamba, “Yohana Mut̯opya kafufuka kuyawa kwa wafu, ndiyo maana anaweza kuhenda mafara ya kumakisa dzayahaya.”
Nsiku modza Yesu ewa pfantu chit̯u jeje na wanafund̯iwe. Yesu kayomba jeje heket̯u makisa kawauza hawa wanafund̯iwe kawamba, “Wantu wanakaa na kwamba mimi ni ga?”
Kisa hawa Mafarisayo wamuperukia kawii huyu muntu apfonyejwe, na wamuuza wamwamba, “Wewe kwamba wiwa ntumbu matso ela huyu muntu kakupfonya. Haya, una chuuwo ga cha kunena dzuu yakwe?” Nae kawambukuya kawamba, “Huyu muntu ni *nabii.”