15 Akina yeeratho: “Owo ti Eliya,” ni akinatho yaanaakhulela yeeraka: “Owo ti mprofeeti ntoko maprofeeti a khalayi.”
Moone, Miyo kinimoorumihelasani mprofeeti Eliya nihinaaye ophiyera nihuku ntokweene ni noowoopiha na Yave.
Awo yaamwaakhula: “Akina aneera Yohaane mpatisa, akina Eliya, ni akinatho Yeremiya, hoye hoye mprofeeti mmoha.”
Atthu ancipale yaavolongwe yaahaakhula: “Ola ti Yeesu, mprofeeti a oNasarete, elapo ya oGalileiya.”
Iiwalaawetho Herodi itthu iye, aaheera: “Yohaane – mulopwana kaamuhitalaaka – oovenyerera mookhwaani.”
Awo yaamwaakhula: “Akina aneera Yohaane mpatisa, akina Eliya, ni akinatho mprofeeti mmoha.”
Anaahoole Apwiya mmunepani ni mukuruni sa Eliya. Anaahokoloxe mirima sa asitiithi wa asinamwanaaya, ni mirima sa oohiiwelela wa miruku sa atthu a ekhaikhai. Owo anaahiyere Apwiya muloko wooreherereiya.”
Ootheene yaasareya ni woova ni yaamuttottopela Muluku. Awo yaaheera: “Mprofeeti Mutokweene oonikhumelela variyariwahu. Muluku aaxekura muloko wa atthwaawe.”
Oonaka yeeyo, muFarisi* aamwiitthanne Yeesu aahiixeerela: “Mulopwana Ola aari mprofeeti, aamusuwela taani onimutava ni muthiyana heeni yoola: namattheka!”
Awo yaamwaakhula: “Akina aneera Yohaane mpatisa, akina Eliya ni akinatho weera mmoha a maprofeeti a khalayi oovenyerera.”
Akina yeera weera Eliya aahiixoonihera, ni akinatho weera mmoha a maprofeeti a khalayi aahokoleela mookumini.
Yaamukoha: “Vano, taani nyuwo? Eliya?” Owo aaheera: “Nkihiyono.” “Mprofeeti?” Owo aawaakhula: “Hoye.”
yaamukohakoha: “Vano, heeni mumpatisaanyu muhikhanle Kristu, hata Eliya, hata mprofeeti?”
Woonaka eneneero yootikhiniheya Yeesu aapankaawe, muloko wa atthu waapacera weera: “Vekhaikhai, Ola ti Mprofeeti eera awe mweelaponi ya vathi.”
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!”