23 Yesu kengila mne ing’anda ye Imulungu, na hayang’ali yolangulitsa, iwatambika wakulu na iwakulu we iwanu wamghendela, wamghutsa, "Kwa ukulu wachi kotenda ghano ghose? Yuhi yakwing’ile ukulu uno?"
24 Yesu kawedika, "Na nene nitsowaghutsa imbuli imwe, mng’anyidika, nitsowalongela notenda ghano kwa ukulu wachi. 25 Apfi ubatitso wa Yohane ulawile kwani? Tsaulawa kulanga au kwe iwanu?"
Wandusa kwighutsa iwenyegho kwe iwenyegho walonga, "Tung’alonga, ‘Ulawa kulanga,’ katsotughutsa, ‘Ule lelo ng’amumtoghole Yohane?’ 26 Lekeni tung’alonga, ‘Ulawa kwe iwanu,’ twopfuka iwanu, kwaapfila wose tsawatoghola Yohane kakala nabii." 27 Apfo wamwidika Yesu, "Ng’atumanyile bae."
Naye kawedika, "Na nene siwalongela bae kwa ukulu wachi notenda ipfinu apfi.