19 Wa raddu wa gaalu, “Yuuḥanna al Mavmadaan. Wa taanyiin biguulu Iiliyya. Wa taanyiin, nabi min zamaan gaam.”
Wa gaal le xaddaamiinu, “Da huwa Yuuḥanna al Mavmadaan. Hu gaam min been al meyyitiin! Da as sabab hu vindu guwwa ’an yavmil al guwwaat di.”
Wa fi_l aiyaam deelaak, Yuuḥanna al Mavmadaan ja yabashshir fi xala_l Yahuudiyya
Wa_l malik Hiiruudus simiv beehu, valashaan ism Yasuuv biga mavruuf. Bavḍ min an naas gaalu, “Yuuḥanna al Mavmadaan gaam min been al meyyitiin. Wa valashaan kida, al guwwaat di bishtaghilu fiihu.”
Wa laakin naas taanyiin gaalu, “Huwa Iiliyya.” Wa bavḍ minnahum gaalu, “Huwa nabi, zei waaḥid min al anbiya.”
Wa ḥaṣal, lamma hu kaan yaṣalli, wa_t talaamiiz kaanu mavaahu, hu sa’alum wa gaal, “An naas biguulu ana minu?”
Wa gaal leehum, “Wa intu taguulu ana minu?” Wa Buṭrus radda wa gaal, “Inta Masiiḥ Allaah.”
Wa gaalu leehu, “Vala kida, inta minu? Inta Iiliyya?” Gaal leehum, “Laa, mush ana.” Wa hum gaalu, “Inta an nabi?” Hu radda valeehum, “Laa.”
Bavdeen sa’aloohu, “Ṭaiyib, le shinu bitvammid iza inta maa al Masiiḥ, wa laa Iiliyya, wa laa_n nabi?”
Lamma bavḍ min an naas simivu_l kalaam da, gaalu, “Da be_l ḥagiiga huwa_n nabi.”
Gaalu le_l vamyaan marra taanya, “Wa inta taguul vannu shinu, vashaan fataḥ vuyuunak?” Wa gaal, “Huwa nabi.”