19 Auno iwo ukalangama wa Yohane, iwakulu wa Wayahudi wa Yerusalemu hawawatumile iwatambika wakulu na Walawi waghende kwa Yohane, kumghutsa yeye tsakakala nani.
20 Yohane tsakatoghola na ng'alemile bae kuwedika mwatsimwatsi, tsakalonga, “Nene sili Kiristu bae, iyokombola iwanu.”
21 Wamghutsa, “Lelo ghweghwe uli nani? Pfii ghweghwe kwa Eliya?” Yohane kawedika, “Mbe, si nene bae.” Wamghutsa keli, “Lelo ghweghwe kwa ayula Nabii iyalongighwe katsakutsa?” Kawedika, “Bae.”
22 Kuya wamghutsa, “Lelo ghweghwe uli nani? Ghweghwe mwenyegho ulongatse? Tulongele lelo, na twetwe tukawalongele yawatutumile tukughutse.”
23 Yohane kawedika ka pfayalongile nabii Isaya, “Nene na ‘litsi lye imunu iyokema kunyika, Muigholose inzila ye Imtwatsa!’ ”
24 Kuya Mafarisayo wangi iwatumighwe
25 wamghutsa Yohane, “Ka ghweghwe si Kiristu, wala Eliya, wala ayula Nabii, ule kwobatitsa?”
26 Yohane kawedika, “Nene nobatitsa kwa ghamatsi, lekeni mghati mwenu kuna yumwe yang'amummanyile.
27 Ayo iyo yuyo iyakutsa kuchughu kwangu. Nene sibamighwa bae hata kudohola imitsabi ya imikwabatsa yake.”
28 Agha ghose ghalawila Betaniya, kumwambu kwa ghumto Yoridani, Yohane kwang'ali yobatitsa.
29 Litsuwa lya keli Yohane kamwona Yesu komtsila, kalonga, “Mlole! Imwana Ing'olo we Imulungu iyosola nzambi tse isi yose!
30 Ayuno iyo yuyo yanilongile mbuli tsake, haniwalongele pfino, ‘Imunu iyakutsa kuchughu kwangu mkulu kubita nene kwaapfila tsakabaha nene ng'ana nyelekighwe.’
31 Nene imwenyegho tsasimmanyile bae, ila nitsa kubatitsa kwa ghamatsi, ili iwanu wa Isiraeli wammanye.”
32 Kuya Yohane kalapfa ukalangama, “Nimwona Ghumuhe Mwenzeluka kohulumka kulawa kulanga ka injiwa, kakala mchanya mwake.
33 Nene tsasimmanyile bae, lekeni ayula iyanitumile kubatitsa kwa ghamatsi kanongela, ‘Imunu yutsomwona Ghumuhe Mwenzeluka komhulumkila na kukala mchanya mwake, ayo katsobatitsa kwa Ghumuhe Mwenzeluka.’ ”
34 Kuya Yohane kalonga, “Nichona chinu acho, na nene nowalongela ghendo, ayuno iyo yuyo Imwana we Imulungu.”
35 Litsuwa iliwinzile, Yohane tsakabahala keli ne iwanang'ina wake weli.
36 Hayamwonile Yesu koluta, kalonga, “Mlole! Imwana Ng'olo we Imulungu!”
37 Iwanang'ina weli hawamuhulike Yohane kolonga apfi, wamuwinza Yesu.
