18 Viyo ŵaYuda ŵangumwamuka ŵangumunene, “Utirongo chisimikizgu nichi, po uchita vyenivi?”
Ndipo wangupereka chiziŵisku zuŵa lenilo wakuti, “Ichi nchiziŵisku cho Ambuya akamba, ‘Ehe, chiguŵa cha sembe chikapasukiyanga pasi, ndipo choto cho che pachanya po chikadikanga.’ ”
“Farao wachamkamba namwe kuti, ‘Rongoni minthondwi mwakuti ndimugomezgeni sono,’ wangukuti kwaku Aroni. ‘To ndodo yako ndi uyipong'e pasi paurongo paku Farao, kuti yisanduke njoka.’ ”
Ndipo wati waza mu kasopi, ŵanguza kwaku iyo, ŵazukuru ŵara ndi ŵaraŵa khamu lo, wachisambizga, wakuti, “Uchita vyenivi ndi mtufu nuwu? Ndipo yo wakukupaska mtufu wo njani?”
Ndipo ŵanguza ŵaFarisi, wangwamba kufumbana nayo, ŵakulembe kwaku iyo chisimikizgu chakutuwiya kuchanya, pakumwesa.
Ndipo yati yawungana mizinda yo, wangwamba kunena, “Mphapu iyi ndi mphapu yiheni: yipenja chisimikizgu, ndipo kuti chisimikizgu chipaskikenge kwaku iyo cha, kweni chisimikizgu cho pe chaku Yona.
Ndipo chenichi nchisimisimi chaku Yohane, penipo ŵaYuda ku Yerusalemu ŵangutuma ŵazukuru ndi ŵaLevi kuti ŵakamfumbe, “Iwe ndiwe yani?”
Ndipo wangumfumba, “Na ubatiziyanji asani iwe kuti ndiwe Kristu cha, chingana ndi Eliya chingana ndi mchimi yo?”
Viyo ŵangumnene, “Na, muchita chisimisimi chakutinji, alinga tiwone, ndi tivwaniye mwinu? Mutata mlimu uli?
ndipo ŵati ŵaŵamika mukati mo, ŵafumbanga, “Mu nthazi uli, pamwenga zina uli, mwachitiya chenichi?”
wakuti, “Kulangula tingulanguliya imwe kusambizgiya mu zina lo cha: ndipo, awonani mwazaza Yerusalemu ndi chisambizgu chinu, ndipo mukhumba kutole paku ifwe ndopa za munthu mweniyo.”