14 Awo yaamwaakhula: “Akina aneera Yohaane mpatisa, akina Eliya, ni akinatho Yeremiya, hoye hoye mprofeeti mmoha.”
Masu a Yeremiya, mwaana mulopwana a Hilikiya, musaserdoti* mmoha a wAnatoti, elapo ya oBenyamini.
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.”
Yeesu aahaakoha: “Ankha nyuwo – munkeera Miyo taani?”
Oohusera yaamukoha: “Niwoko heeni anamawera a nlamulo* aneeraaya weera ontthuneya aweeke toko Eliya?”
Vamahuku ale aahoowa Yohaane mpatisa munikareni na oYudeiya, alaleiyaka:
Akina yeeratho: “Owo ti Eliya,” ni akinatho yaanaakhulela yeeraka: “Owo ti mprofeeti ntoko maprofeeti a khalayi.”
Awo yaamwaakhula: “Akina aneera Yohaane mpatisa, akina Eliya, ni akinatho mprofeeti mmoha.”
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.”
Waakhala waapa vancipale mwaha wa Yoowo variyari wa atthu ancipale. Akina yeera: “Ti Mulopwana ooreera.” Akina yaakhula: “Hoye, Owo onlokottha muloko wa atthu.”
Yaamukohatho oohoona: “Onghima eheeni weyo mwaha wa Yoowo? Ti maithwaawo Owo ohunlaawe.” Mulopwana aawaakhula: “Owo ti Mprofeeti!”