John 1:22-24

²²Umu yise meeoo oo netamma, “Haga yise u? Ha'yoo saa'a numme mu numu numme tayadu tuukwedooa? U sakwa uusoo nakwitu ne tuukwe.”

²³Soo John mee mu nanekwegea, “Nu yow soo nana Te Naa'a Pooha-tookwi, numu-wana nobe-ga'yoo mu numu nu-baa petudyana nu meeoo mu netamma, ‘Ka suda mu tumaduguna nematzagakwuni, ka Te Pabe'e pudusoo petukwuna tugana'a tzage'e manekena ne mu numu tunesootabue.’ Ka Te Naa yadooawabe, Isaiah mee naneadu e manena nanemamakwupu-witu oo nabotugupu.”

²⁴Mu Jew nanesootuhidu-nagatu Pharisee mee nananeadu, ka mu Jew numu moohedu-nagatu-no ka John-matoo nataya. Ka baa hooodu Jordan mee naneadu-kwi soo John baa-wi numu matzakayakwe, ka Bethany mee naneadu tzage'e'yoona. Mu Pharisee meeoo ka John netamma, “U gi Elijah, u gi Te Pabe'e, u gi tuwazoo Te Naa yadooawabe-matu, how yise manena u numu baa-wi matzakayakwe? Hownnekoo pooha tooha-kwi, yise haga mu numu baa-wi u matzaka tuungu?” Soo John yise mu nanekwegea, “Nu ka mu numu, baa-wi sukwe matzaka. Soo Te Pabe'e mu-noo'yoopana mu gi oo soopedakwatoo-wa'ne'yoo.”