14 Mwomwo beegeseb̯wa ba Yohaana Mu̱bati̱zi̱ bei̱za hali Yesu̱ baamu̱b̯u̱u̱lya, “Hab̯waki twe na Bafalisaayo tusiibanga, bei̱tu̱ bo beegeseb̯wa baamu nibab̯ula kusiiba?”
“B̯umwakabbanga nimukusiiba, mutoolokyanga b̯u̱syo b̯wa b̯ujune, nka bantu bagobya kubeekora aleke boolokye bantu nka kubakusiiba. Mu mananu nkubaweera nti, bab̯wo bensei̱ baku̱toolya babawone, bamaari̱ kadei kusasulwa mpeera gyab̯u gyensei̱ kuraba mukuwonwa bantu.
Haabbeeri̱ho b̯utakengangana hakati̱ wa beegeseb̯wa bamwei̱ ba Yohaana, na Muyudaaya omwei̱, ha nsonga gya murwa gwa Bayudaaya gwa kunaaba mwa ku̱si̱i̱mwa mu mei̱so ga Ruhanga.
Bafalisaayo beegwi̱ri̱ bantu nibakoba nti Yesu̱ akutunga bantu banene bakumuhondera nibabatizib̯wa nibali banene kukira bab̯wo ba Yohaana Mu̱bati̱zi̱ baakubatiza,
Yohaana Mu̱bati̱zi̱ munyakubba naali mu nkomo, b̯u̱yeegwi̱ri̱ Ku̱ri̱si̱to byakukora, yaatuma beegeseb̯wa baamwe,
Yesu̱ yaabei̱ri̱ri̱mwo naabaweera, “Mwaweeni̱ho bagenyi̱ bei̱zi̱ri̱ ha b̯u̱genyi̱ b̯wa b̯ugole nibakuganya i̱baa mugole naali nabo? Bei̱tu̱ kasu̱mi̱ kalidwa, kei̱ba mugole kubarugaho, b̯u̱b̯wo mwomwo balisiiba nzala.