23 Pfipfila Yohane yang'ali yobatitsa Ainoni habehi ne Salemu, kwaapfila hanu aho tsahana ghamatsi mengi. Iwanu wang'ali womghendela, naye yang'ali yowabatitsa.
24 Ghamatsuwa agho Yohane tsakakala ng'ana yohighwe mchifungo.
25 Iwanang'ina wangi wa Yohane na Myahudi yumwe wang'ali weghutsaghutsa kwa mbuli ya ukuhopfugha ghamaghulu na ghamoko.
26 Apfo wamghendela Yohane, wamlongela, “Mlangulitsi, imunu yula iyakalile naghwe kumwambu kwe tsiwa Yoridani, ayula yutulongele mbuli tsake, sambi kobatitsa na iwanu wose womghendela.”
27 Yohane kawedika, “Kuduhu imunu iyodaha kubokela ichinu ka ng'eng'ighwe bae ne Imulungu iyali kulanga.
28 Mwemwe iwenyegho mwa iwakalangama haniwalongele, ‘Nene si Kiristu Mkombotsi bae, ila nene nitumighwa nimlongole.’
29 Iyali na pinga iyokwelighwa, ayo iyo immale iyomkwela. Sale wake immale iyokwela kombeta na komtegheletsa, kodeng'elela hayohulika litsi lyake. Sambi ndeng'elo yangu itimila.
30 Yeye kobamighwa awe mkulu, nene nobamighwa niwe mdodo.”
