6 Lesa atumine umuntu umo, ishina lyakwe ni Yohane.
Mwebo muli bakamboni banji, mulishibile ifyo nasosele ati, ‘Nebo tanshilipo Uwasubwa waku Lesa, kuntu natuminwe ukuba pantanshi yakwe.’
Nangu chali mfi, nebo nshamwishibilepo ati eye. Nomba Lesa, uwantumine ukubatisha namenshi, ewasosele kuli nebo ati, ‘Ulo wakwisa kubona Mupashi Wabuta ukufuma kumulu nokwikala pamuntu, ngu eye uwakwisa mukubatisha no Mupashi Wabuta.’
Ulo Yesu atalatatika umulimo wakwe, Yohane alikubilisha kubena Isilaeli bonse ukuti balapile nokubatishiwa.
“Mwandi, wemwana wanji, wakwitwa umusoseshi waku Lesa, uwapamulu pali fyonse. Wakwisa kutanjila pantanshi yaku Bashikulu, ukuya kuwamya inshila yabo.
Pakuti Yohane eye Amalembo asosapo ati, ‘Nakutuma intumi yanji, nakwituma pantanshi yobe, ukuti ikuwamishe inshila yobe.’
Nomba umungelo amwebele ati, “Witina, Sekaliya! Lesa alyumfwile ukulomba kobe. Echo nomukashi obe Elisabeti akoyisa kukufyalila umwana umwalalume. Ukoyisa kumwinika ishina lyakwe Yohane.
Napo ulubatisho lwakwa Yohane nikuli Lesa lwafumine nangula nikubantu?” Elo batatikile ukutalikishanya bati, “Nga twaeba ati, ‘Lwafumine kuli Lesa,’ Yesu akutufumba ati, ‘Mba nindo mutachetekele Yohane?’