4 P'aulo akiamba, “Uryahu ubat'izo wa Johana h'e, were ni ubat'izo wa kuthubu. Iye Johana waambira at'u mamukuluhire iye ariyekala andakudza nyumaze, ambaye ni Jesu.”
Kwani Johana wabat'iza at'u kwa madzi, ela k'avindatoa bule ninwi mundabat'izwa kwa Roho Mweri.”
Ndo nikikumbukira garyahu arigoamba Bwana kukala, ‘Johana wabat'iza at'u kwa madzi, ela ninwi mundabat'izwa kwa Roho Mweri.’
Na iye bai ndiye adzaye nyuma yangu ambaye mimi siv̱irya hatha kumuvula virahuzhe.”
Mut'u yuyu wakudza kwamba aambirize at'u dzulu za wo mulangaza, kwamba kukirira kwa iye Johana at'u osi madime kukuluhira.
Kwa vizho Johana wamboza ushahidhi dzuluze, akiluta mumiro akiamba, “Yuyu nde yuyahu niriyekala ninamwamba nirihoamba kukala, ‘Iye adzaye nyuma zangu be ni mubomu kuriko mimi, kwa kukala wakalako hatha kabila mimi sidzakalako.’ ”
Johana akiadzigidzya akiamba, “Mimi ninabat'iza at'u kwa madzi, ela kahikahi zenu haimire mut'u musiyemumanya.