2 akabhʉʉrɨra abhahocha bhaazɨ, “Ʉmʉʉtʉ wuyo, ne‑Yoohana Ʉmʉbhatiizi! Hamwɨ aryukirɨ mʉbhaku, necho anʉ ʉbhʉnaja bhwo okokora ɨbhɨsɨgʉ ɨbhɨkʉrʉ.”
Nɨrabhabhʉʉrɨra amaheene, mʉbhaatʉ bhʉʉsi bhanʉ bhiibhwirɨ kʉʉsɨ, akɨɨrɨ kobhoneka ʉmʉkʉrʉ kʉkɨra Yoohana Ʉmʉbhatiizi. Nawe, ʉmʉʉtʉ umusuuhu kʉkɨra bhʉʉsi mʉbhʉtɨmi bhwa mwisaarʉ, newe ʉmʉkʉrʉ kʉkɨra Yoohana.
Bhakamʉgarukirya, “Abhandɨ bharabhuga, naawɨ Yoohana Ʉmʉbhatiizi, abhandɨ bharabhuga awɨ, nɨ‑Ɨɨriya na abhandɨ bharabhuga awɨ, nɨ‑Yɨrɨmiya hamwɨ nɨ‑wʉmwɨ waho wa abharʉʉtɨrɨri bha Mungu abhandɨ bhɨ ɨkarɨ.”
Zisikʉ nzaru zɨnʉ zihitirɨ, aareho ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉmwɨ wʉnʉ akubhirikirwa Yoohana Ʉmʉbhatiizi. Aarɨ ararwaza mwitɨrɨgʉ rya Yudeya arabhuga,
Ʉmʉtɨmi wi icharʉ kirya, iriina ryazɨ Heroode Antipaasi, akiigwa amangʼana ga Yɨɨsu, kʉ kʉbha aarɨ aramenyekana hʉʉsi. Abhandɨ bhaarɨ bharabhuga, “Ne‑Yoohana Ʉmʉbhatiizi aryukirɨ mʉbhaku, necho anʉ ʉbhʉnaja bhwo okokora ɨbhɨsɨgʉ ɨbhɨkʉrʉ.”
Bhakagarukirya, “Abhandɨ bharabhuga awɨ, ne‑Yoohana Ʉmʉbhatiizi, abhandɨ bharabhuga awɨ, nɨ‑Ɨɨriya, abhandɨ bharabhuga nɨ‑wʉmwɨ waho wa abharʉʉtɨrɨri bha Mungu abhandɨ bhɨ ɨkarɨ.”
Gʉʉsi ganʉ Yɨɨsu aarɨ akokora, ʉmʉtɨmi Heroode Antipaasi aarɨ ariigwa amangʼana gaazɨ, gakamoha ubhwʉbha. Akʉʉbhaha kʉ kʉbha abhaatʉ abhandɨ bhaarɨ bharabhuga kʉbha, Yɨɨsu newe Yoohana Ʉmʉbhatiizi aryukirɨ kurwa mʉbhaku.
Abhaatʉ bhaaru bhakamuuzaku, bhakabhuga, “Yoohana ataakʉrirɨ ichɨrɨkɨnʼyʉ nʉʉrʉ kɨmwɨ, nawe amangʼana gʉʉsi ganʉ aarɨ aragamba igʉrʉ wa Yɨɨsu, gaarɨ ga amaheene.”