19 Iwo adatawira aciti: “Anango ambalewa kuti ndimwe Juwau M'batizi. Anango ambalewa kuti ndimwe Eriya. Ndipombo anango ambalewa kuti ndimwe mpolofita wakale-kale omwe adafa acimuka”.
ndipo adauza omwe akham'tumikira kuti: “Umweyu ni Juwau M'batizi. Iye adamuka kwa wakufa! Ndipo ali kucita bzidabwiso bzentsenebzi”.
Pantsiku zimwezire Juwau M'batizi adawoneka mucidambo ca Judeya acimbapalidza kuti:
Mambo Herodi akhadabzibva bzimwebzi, thangwe mbiri ya Jezu likhadabveka kwentse-kwentse. Wanthu winango akhati: “Juwau M'batizi adamuka kwa wakufa, ndipopa ali kucita bzidabwiso bzentsenebzi”.
Tsono winango akhati: “Ayai, omweyu ni Eriya”. Winango akhati: “Uyu ni mpolofiti ninga m'bodzi wa apolofiti wakale”.
Ntsiku inango Jezu akhapemba yekha, ateweri wace akhali pamwepo, ndipo adawabvundza kuti: “Kodi mithithi ya wanthu imbalewa kuti ine-pano ndine yani?”.
Jezu dawabvundza kuti: “Kodi imwepombo mumbalewa kuti ndine yani?” Pedru adatawira kuti: “Ndimwe Krixtu wa Mulungu”.
Ndipo adam'bvundza kuti: “Tsono ndiwe yani? Kodi ndiwe Eriya?” Iye adati: “Ndine lini”. Adam'bvundza pomwe: “Kodi ndiwe Mpolofita?” Iye adati: “Nee”.
Ndipo iwo adam'bvundza pomwe aciti: “Penu ndiwe lini Krixtu, nee Eliya, nee Mpolofita, thangwe ranyi uli kubatiza?”
Pamwepo azinji wa pamthithi ule pomwe iwo adabva mafalayo, adalewa aciti: “Uyu ni mpolofita cadidi!”
Ndipo adam'bvundza pomwe zimola ule adati “Kodi iwepo untiuza ciyani bza omwe wakufungula masoyo?” Ndipo Iye adati: “Ni mpolofeta”.