19 Awo yaamwaakhula: “Akina aneera Yohaane mpatisa, akina Eliya ni akinatho weera mmoha a maprofeeti a khalayi oovenyerera.”
Moone, Miyo kinimoorumihelasani mprofeeti Eliya nihinaaye ophiyera nihuku ntokweene ni noowoopiha na Yave.
Yeesu, ni aahaaleela yaawo yaamurumeela: “Ole Yohaane mpatisa. Owo oovenyerera mookhwaani! Tivawo okhalannaawe ikuru soopaka sootikhiniha.”
Vamahuku ale aahoowa Yohaane mpatisa munikareni na oYudeiya, alaleiyaka:
Mwene Herodi aahiiwa suulummwaka itthu iye, niwoko Nsina na Yeesu naasuwanyeyaxa. Atthu akina yeera: “Yohaane mpatisa oovenyerera mookhwaani. Tivawo simpakeyaaya mwa yoowo ikuru sootikhiniheiya.”
Akina yeeratho: “Owo ti Eliya,” ni akinatho yaanaakhulela yeeraka: “Owo ti mprofeeti ntoko maprofeeti a khalayi.”
Emaara emoha Yeesu eera avekelaka meekhaawe. Vano, oohuseraawe yaari ni Yoowo, ni aahaakoha: “Atthu ankeerela Miyo taani?”
“Ankha nyuwo,” aahaakoha, “Munkeerela Miyo taani?” Pedru aamwaakhula: “Kristu a Muluku.”
Yaamukoha: “Vano, taani nyuwo? Eliya?” Owo aaheera: “Nkihiyono.” “Mprofeeti?” Owo aawaakhula: “Hoye.”
yaamukohakoha: “Vano, heeni mumpatisaanyu muhikhanle Kristu, hata Eliya, hata mprofeeti?”
Yiiwalaaya maswaawe, akina a muloko wa atthu yaaheera: “Vekhaikhai Mulopwana Ola ti Mprofeeti.”
Yaamukohatho oohoona: “Onghima eheeni weyo mwaha wa Yoowo? Ti maithwaawo Owo ohunlaawe.” Mulopwana aawaakhula: “Owo ti Mprofeeti!”