26 Ivyo waita kwa Yohana nakugamba, “Mhinya, wakumbuka yudya mntu endaga hamwenga na weye ng'ambo yo mto Yolodani, yudya waukulaga mbuli zakwe? Kaula, haluse abatiza, naho chila mntu amwitila!”
Waunga kulamswa kwa kutunywa mwa magwilo na kunga kwitangwa ‘Mhinyi’.
Mna nyuwe msekuzumila kwitangwa ‘Wahinyi’, kwaviya nyuwe wose mwi walukolo, nanywi mna Mhinyi yumwenga du.
Yohana awaukwilaga wantu mbuli zakwe, akaguta, “Uyo nuyo nilongile hadya nalongaga, ‘Eza mntu yumwenga anomboke miye, uyo ni mkulu kujinka miye, kwaviya endaga uko sinati kwelekwa.’ ”
yudya ezaga kuwagambila wantu watimile ulangazi uwo. Ezaga chani wantu wose weve na kuzumila ulosi wakwe.
Uno nuwo ulangazi we chindedi, ulangazi ukwiza mwe isi na kuwamulikila wantu wose.
Chinamleka du ajendeleze, wantu wose nawamzumile, naho vilongozi wa Walumi nawo naweze kuibalanga inyumba yetu ya Chohile na wantu wetu wose!”
Mafalisayo niyo wagambilana, “Mwawona, Hachikudaha ng'o! Kaulani, isi yose wamtimila!”
Chilo chimwenga ambasaga Yesu nakumgamba, “Labi, chimanya kugamba weye wi mhinya usigilwe ni Chohile. Hahali akudaha kudamanya vilagiso ukudamanya uneva Chohile he hamwenga naye.”
Mafalisayo naweva kugamba Yesu nakahokela nakubatiza wanampina walozize kujinka Yohana.
Mna ichindedi, ni kugamba Yesu habatizaga mntu yoyose, nawakadamanya ivyo ni wanampina wakwe.
Ichipindi icho wanampina wakwe nawakamhembeleza Yesu, “Mhinyi, udye chochose!”
Nyuwe msigila wantu kwa Yohana, naye kaukula ichindedi.