24 Naratu sirempun to pekaamberan to-Yahudi ngguririkki Puang Isa, nakutanaii nakua, “Piranpara masainki' la mangtangngah? Pauan pissenmokan manassana ke Kita'mo to Raja Mangpasalama'.”
Ia joo wattu buda tau ntajanni to karatuan-Na Raja Mangpasalama' to nabasse jolomo Puang Allataala tonna anu'. Iamo joo ia to tobuda mangpikkiri' kumua, “Mbai na iamo Raja Mangpasalama' tee Nabi Yahya to masaimo ditajan.”
Susimi tee pangngakuanna Nabi Yahya lako ba'tu pira-pira imang sola to-Lewi, to nasua pekaamberan to-Yahudi jio kota Yerusalem ngkutanaii kumua, “Indariki'?”
Mebalii to to-Yahudi nakua, “Te'da na ia to panggaukan melota' angkilalekko'ki', apa iara to ncapa'ki' Puang Allataala. Mesa'ki' tolino, tapapadai Puang Allataala to kale-Ta'.”
Mpatarruhhi kadan-Na Puang Isa nakua, “Sininna tee kupauan kamu', kupakean ngasan pangpasusian. Apa la den wattunna nate'damo kupakeanni pangpasusian, apa kupau manassa bangmo lako kamu', mpamanassai to Ambe'.
Ia to tojoloki' Nabi Ibrahim mangkamo mate, sola to sininna nabi mangka toomo mate. Indara tapapadanni to kale-Ta'? Te'da antalala'bih matonggo na ia to Nabi Ibrahim!”
Naanggai' to tomatuanna mangkada susi joo, sanga malaja'i lako pekaamberan to-Yahudi. Mangkamo nasituru'i kumua, ia to tonnakui kumua Raja Mangpasalama' to Puang Isa, la dipassala, na te'damo nadieloran mentama bola passambajangan.