24 Akɨnti gbete Yɔhana shɔ Batizima ãnɛ jashonɛyi i yaa ɗɔutɛ, Yesɔ gaa nyanwaanɛ a Yɔhana yuu a mɔɔyi ɗekɨn:<<Ɔ yɛ Yɔhana ɗɔbii aɗɔgbete shɔ ɓa ɗɔm yɛ, ɔ kasi ivi zɛnɛ viya? Ɔ kasi wisi pẽniba gbete sɔrɔ rooriyɛ zɛnɛ ya? 25 Ɔ yɛ ɗɔ ivi zɛnɛ viya? Ɔ yɛ shɔgbete ai tosi fãrã tɔ̃vɨn ɗɔ zɛnɛ ya? Shɔgbete ai tosi iri fãrãn yɛ i nta tɔ̃vɨn i ɔ̃ a kpati nyaba wɛrɛ! 26 Ɔ gelin pɛ, ɔ yɛkɛ ɗɔ ivi zɛnɛ viya? Ɗa jashonɛya? Nn nizɛ, ama ɔ zɛ vigbete au tɛɛ Ɗa jashonɛtɛ. 27 Yɔhana u pɛ shɔgbete a shɔ beeu ruubii a labeenɛ nɛ: <Ɗalapa shanɛ, n yɛn sho n jashonɛ aa ɗekɨn u ɓelɔɔ nyaba tɔ.> 28 Yesɔ geliyi nɛ, n gelɔɔtɛ, Yɔhana tɛɛ jaa gbete shɔ yeeyɛ tɛttɔ piti kpai a banɛni. Ama shɔgbete u pɛ̃tɛ̃rɛ̃ a ɗɔu Ɗa roo kpatiyɛ tɛɛ Yɔhana tɛ banɛni.>>
29 Mɔɔyi kpai i ntau ruutɔ; a shɔ saabɛnɛ tɛnɛyini i kasitɔ nɛ Ɗa nya ruubii pɛ ruu tɔ̃vɨn, i kasirɛ Yɔhana pɛliyi Batizima rɛ. 30 Ama shɔ farisiyayi a shɔmala nya ãsinɛ ni i bɛ̃ɛ Ɗa nya ruubi gɨnnɛ a noni ijo tɛ Batizima gbete Yɔhana pɛli shɔyɛ ɓa.