19 Awu waveli utovileli wa Yohani mbatisha kwa vakomi va Vayawudi va Yelusalemu vavalayisha vatambika vamu pamu na Valawi vayendi kwa Yohani mbatisha vakamdashi mweni kava ghani.
20 Yohani alemili ha, ila kavayangula lipala hela padeta, “Nenga Kilistu ha, yalayishiwili na Chapanga”
21 Pambeli vamdasha, “Ponopa yuwi ghani? Yuwi kuva Eliya?” Yohani kavayangula, “Nenga mweni ha.” Vamdasha kandi, “Yuwi kuva yula mbuyi yulayishiwili na Chapanga yula yitumulembilela?” Kavayangula, “Ng'odu!”
22 Pambeli vamudasha, “Topi yuwi kuva ghani? Mweni ukuyiwombela liki umweni? Tuwombeli ili tukavawombeli vala vatulayishili.”
23 Yohani kavayangula padeta fila fyawombili Isaya yaveli mbuyi wa Chapanga, “Nenga lishu lya mundu likukema kucheja, ‘Muhololi deha ya Bambu!’ ”
24 Vandu vala valayishiwili na Mafwalisayu
25 vamudasha Yohani, “Leki yuwi kuva Kilistu ng'odu, wala Eliya, wala yula Mbuyi, nongwa liki ukubatisha?”
26 Yohani mbatisha kavayangula, “Nenga ngubatisha kwa machi, lakini gati ya yumwi kawoloka mweni mungajila kumumanya.
27 Mweni ndi yayisa kumbeli ya nenga. Nenga ngujakwa ha hata kuwopola ng'oyi sha mikobasi yaki.”
28 Milandu yosi ayi yabwitukili aku Betaniya, kumwambu ya lweni Yoludani, pahala paghaveyi akubatisha Yohani mbatisha.
29 Chilawu yaki, Yohani kamuwona Yesu akumwisila, kadeta, “Loli! Mwana fungami wa Chapanga yawusha sambi sha mlimawu!
30 Ayu ndi yideteyi milandu yaki padetili, ‘Mundu yayisa kumbeli ya nenga ndi mkomi kupita nenga, kwanongwa mweni avelili chipindi nenga ngalihela kuwoneka!’
31 Ndimweni baha ngamumanyili ng'odu, ila nyisa kubatisha kwa machi ili vandu va Isilaeli vamumanyi.”
32 Pambeli Yohani mbatisha kadeta utovileli awu, “Ndimuwona Mfuki Mng'alili pasunuka kufuma kumbindi kwa Chapanga kucha njiva na kayikala kumbindi yaki.
33 Nenga ndamumanyili ha kucha mweni ghani, ila yula yandumili kubatisha kwa machi ang'ombilili, ‘Dawumuwoni Mfuki Mng'alili akusunuka kufuma kumbindi na kutula pambindi ya mundu. Mundoyu ndi mweni yabatisha kwa Mfuki Mng'alili!’
34 Ng'ona chindu achi,” Yohani kadeta, “na nenga nguvatovilela nakaka, kucha ayu ndi Mwana wa Chapanga.”
35 Chilawu yaki, Yohani mbatisha aveli bahala kandi pamu na vandundami vaki vavili.
36 Pamuwonili Yesu papita, kadeta, “Loli! Mwana fungami wa Chapanga!”
37 Vala vandundami vavili pavapikanishili filongu fila, vamukovikela Yesu.
