1 Imiyaka mingi hambele Yohane Mbatitsa tsakaghenda mne inyika ya Yudeya, kandusa kuwapetela iwanu.
Nowalongelani ghendo, mne iwanu wose iwelekighwe ne iwapinga, kuduhu wowose iyali mkulu kubita Yohane Mbatitsa, pfipfila ayula iyali mdodo ghendo mne undewa wa kulanga, ka mkulu kubita yeye.
Iwanu iwamuwinzile Yohane hawang'ali wakuka, Yesu kandusa kuwalongela iwanu mbuli tsa Yohane, “Hamghendile kunyika, mghendile kulola choni? Lutsani pfaluhighisighwa na libeho?
Wamwidika, “Iwanu wangi wolonga Yohane Mbatitsa, wangi wolonga Eliya, wangi wolonga Yeremiya au yumwe wa nabii.”
Kwaapfila Yohane tsakatsa kuwalangusa inzila inoghile, namwe ng'amumtoghole bae, lekeni iwasola kodi na iwaghoni wamtoghola. Namwe hata hamwonile apfo, ng'amghaluke bae na kumtoghola.”
Mtende aghala igholangusa ka mtsileka nzambi tsenu.
Kalonga, “Ichipindi chitsa, Undewa we Imulungu wa habehi. Mtsileke nzambi tsenu muitoghole Imbuli Inoghile.”
Yakwandusa ka pfayandikighwe mne chitabu cha nabii Isaya. “Imulungu kalonga, ‘Nitsomtuma imtumighwa wangu yakulongole, ayo katsoyandaa inzila yako.’
Ghweghwe imwanangu, kutsokemighwa nabii we Imulungu yali Uchanya ng'ani. Kutsomlongolela Imtwatsa umgholosele inzila yake.
Hambele iwasenga wa Yohane hawokile, Yesu kandusa kuwalongela iwanu mbuli tsa Yohane, “Hamghendile kunyika, apfi mghendile kulola choni? Kululola lusinde ppfaluyughisighwa na libeho?
kulawa Yohane hayang'ali yobatitsa mbaka litsuwa lila Yesu hayasolighwe kulawa kuna twetwe kughenda kulanga. Imunu ayo kobamighwa yawe mkalangama miyetu wa kutsilihuka kwa Yesu.”