2 Kyanatuma agabwira abalemberezi baage, ti: «Ulya mundu, nyiiji kwo ali Yohana woꞌkubatiiza! Ee! Ye wazuuka mu bafwiri, kyo kitumiri ali mwoꞌbushobozi bwoꞌkukizi gira ibitangaaza.»
Yesu anashubi deta: «Namùbwira ukuli, kwo mu booshi ábakabutwa, ndaaye úkuliiri Yohana woꞌkubatiiza. Kundu kwokwo, ngiisi útoohiri mu bwami bwa mwiꞌgulu, yeki ye múkuliiri!
Nabo, ti: «Baguma bali mu deta kwo uli Yohana woꞌkubatiiza. Naꞌbandi, kwo we Hiriya. Naꞌbandi, kwo uli Yeremiya, kandi iri muguma wa mu baleevi.»
Ku yikyo kyanya, mwiꞌshamba lyeꞌBuyahudi, mwanayiji hulukira Yohana woꞌkubatiiza. Ulya Yohana, anakizi bwira abandu kwokuno:
Umwazi gwa Yesu, gwanalumbuuka bweneene mu bandu. Kiri na mwami Heroode naye anaguyuvwa. Bandu baguma, banakizi deta: «E balya, Yohana woꞌkubatiiza, ye wazuuka mu bafwiri! Kyo kitumiri ali noꞌbushobozi bwoꞌkukizi gira ibitangaaza.»
Banamúshuvya: «Baguma, bali mu deta kwo we Yohana woꞌkubatiiza. Naꞌbandi, kwo we Hiriya. Naꞌbandi, kwo uli muguma wa mu baleevi.»
Yibyo byoshi, ikyanya Yesu âli kizi bigira, umutwali Heroode anabiyuvwa, byanamúgangaana. Mukuba, abandu baguma, bâli gweti bagaadeta kwo Yohana woꞌkubatiiza ye wazuuka mu bafwiri.
Abandu bingi banamúgwana ho, banakizi deta: «Kundu ndaakyo kyereso kyo Yohana akayerekana, haliko amagambo gooshi go âli kizi deta hiꞌgulu lyoꞌyu mundu, gâli riiri goꞌkuli.»