Mebalimi Nabi Yahya mpau kadanna Nabi Yesaya kumua, “Aku'mo tee to metamba-tamba jio padang pallawangan nnajahhi tobuda kumua, ‘Ranteii to lalan la naola Puang!’ ”
Nakua lako Nabi Yahya kumua, “Ciapari pale' tajio' tau, ke tangngiaki' Raja Mangpasalama', tangngia tooki' Nabi Elia ba'tu nabi to napau Puang Allataala la ratu?”
Nasaba' ia to pahangna to-Saduki nasanga ia kumua te'da ia natuo pole' to tomate, te'da too ia malaeka' sola to disanga roh. Apa nakatappa'i ngasan ia to-Farisi kumua den.
Mellao jio mai naissenna'. Na ia sitonganna, ke la madoangngi, na wa'dingngi la mpangpeissenanni kumua mellao jiona mai, tuomo' susi to-Farisi to mata'da' nturu' atoran agamangki'.