19Na awu ndo ulolezi Yohani nayaulavile mhela vilongozi wa Wayahudi kula Yelusalemu loyawalajize watambika wa Walawi kwa heye wamuuze, “Hegwe kwa whaani?”
20Yohani nahalemile kwidichila goyauzigwe, ila heye kalonga yodamla, “Heni siwele Kilistu Mlohozi.”
21Baho wamuuza, Lelo hegwe kwa whaani? Hegwe uli Eliya? Kawedichila, Hebu. Heni siwele Eliya! Wamuuza, Lelo hegwe kwa Mloli? Heye kedichila, Hebu!
22Ahyo wamuuza, “Lelo kwa whaani? Kwangulonga ndaze kwa hegwe gwegwe? Tulonjele leka tuwahilusile ko kowutulajize goukwidichila.”
23Yohani kawedichila, “Heni ndo yula mloli Isaya yalonjile mbuli za heye kuta, “ ‘Lizi lya munhu lyanguhulikwa hagunuche, mgongomanyileni Mkulu nzila ya heye!’ ”
24Awo wanhu wali watumigwa na chikundi chichemigwe Mafalisayo.
25Hamba wamuuza Yohani, “Wone hegwe huli Kilistu Mlohozi na huwele Eliya na huwele mloli wa Nguluwi, lelo Iekachoni kwangubatiza wanhu?”
26Yohani nakedichila, “Heni ndangubatiza kwa mazi, ila hali hemwe kabaho yumwe yo hamzelele.
27Kulawa heni kanguya yunji hambele hangu, na heni siganigwa hebu kudohola ng'weso za makwamba ga heye.”
28Geng'ha aga nagalawila akula Betaniya, kumwambu kwa lwanda lwa Yolodani, Yohani koyali yobatiza wanhu.
29Mitondo iyage, Yohani nakamona Yesu yokuya koyali, kata, Mlole, “Mwanaing'holo lya Nguluwi, yalingusa gehile ga wanhu wa isi yeng'ha!
30Ayu ndo munhu nandonjile mbuli za heye hala hondonjile, ‘Kanguya munhu kumbele kwa heni, yawele mkulu kwa heni, kwa vila nayalibaha heni sinavumbuka!’
31Heni hano nasimzelele, ila mbuya kuwabatiza kwa malenga leka wanhu wa Isilaeli wamzele.”
32Yohani kalavya ulolezi wa heye kalonga, “Nandimona Muhe Yelile yodulika kota ng'hunda kulawa kilanga ikwima kumutwi kwa heye.
33Heni nasimzelele, ila yula Yanhumile heni ndiwabatize wanhu kwa malenga nakandonjela, ‘Munhu yula youmona Muhe Yelile yomlagalila kulawa kilanga na kikala mchanya hake, ayu ndo yobatiza kwa Muhe Yelile.’
34Heni ndimona na kukunda kuta ayu ka Mwana wa Nguluwi.”
35Hamitondo, Yohani nayali yemile na Walanguswa wa heye weli.
36Vyowamuwene Yesu yokola, kalonga, “Mlole! Ayu ndo Mwanaing'holo wa Nguluwi!”
37Awala walanguswa weli nawamhulika Yohani yolonga ago, wamuwinza Yesu.