19 kawatuma waghende kwe Imtwatsa wamghutse, “Apfi ghweghwe kwa yuyula yulongighwe na Yohane katsakutsa au tumbete imunu yungi?”
20 Hawapfikile kwa Yesu, walonga, “Yohane Mbatitsa katutuma tukughutse, ‘Apfi ghweghwe kwa yuyula yulongighwe na Yohane katsakutsa au tumbete munu yungi?’ ”
21 Ichipindi chichila, Yesu kawahonetsa iwatamu wengi ng'ani, kawalapfa ipfinyamkela na kawatenda ipfifita wengi wone.
22 Yesu kawedika iwanang'ina wa Yohane, “Mghende mkamlongele Yohane aghala ghamwonile na kughahulika; ipfifita sambi wakwona, ipfimbete woghenda, wane ukoma wohona, ipfitsiwi wohulika, iwanu iwafile wotsilihulighwa na mbuli tsinoghile tsopetighwa kwe wahingwa.
23 Kabweda imunu yula yang'onyihila nene.”
24 Hambele iwasenga wa Yohane hawokile, Yesu kandusa kuwalongela iwanu mbuli tsa Yohane, “Hamghendile kunyika, apfi mghendile kulola choni? Kululola lusinde ppfaluyughisighwa na libeho?
25 Apfi tsamghendile kulola choni? Imunu yapfalile lighwanda linoghile? Iwanu iwopfala ghamaghwanda ghanoghile na wane ughima unoghile wokala mne tsing'anda tse iwandewa!
26 Mnongele, apfi tsamghendile kulola choni? Nabii? Ona, lekeni tsamwona pfinu pfingi kubita nabii.
27 Kwaapfila Yohane iyo yuyo iyandikighwe mna Ghamaandiko Mahenzeluka, ‘Imulungu tsakalonga, nitsomtuma imtumighwa wangu akulongole, katsoigholosa nzila yako.’ ”
28 Kuya Yesu kawalongela, “Yohane kambala kubita imunu wowose, lekeni imunu wowose yali mdodo mne Undewa wa Imulungu kambala kumbita Yohane.”
29 Iwanu wose, na iwasola kodi, hawahulike agho wamtoghola Imulungu, kwaapfila tsawabatitsighwa na Yohane.
30 Lekeni Mafarisayo na iwolangulitsa Ghamalaghitso tsawalema aghala ghayawalaghitse Imulungu watende, kwaapfila ng'awabatitsighwe na Yohane bae.
