24 Pabhabhukite ahundwa bha Yohane, Yesu kakilughombela lula lumati lwa bhandu, mihalu ya kya Yohane, "Pamughendite kumanyahi nyahi mukighenda kulola niki? Bhuli, mukighenda kubhona lunyahi paluyukwa na liyegha? 25 Handa ng’obhe, mukighenda kubhona niki? Akakaa bhandu ahwalite maghwanda na mapinda matandamaho na kutama ulami ghwa utyahe angutama mu hitutubhi hya ghubhutwa. 26 Peni mukighenda kubhona niki? Mukighenda kummona mbuye? Kulyaghila ninguaghombela yunummonite kakibhegha kupitingana kwa mbuye ghwa Chapanga. 27 Kiyaha Yohane ndo mwene matyeko mang’anyimo ghangulongela kukita, ‘Nnole nungunlaghila nndumitumi ghwangu, kakaghulongolele kukutendekehela njila yako.’ " 28 Yesu kakiyomola kwa kulongela, "Nunguaghombela bhoha kukita mu anabhandu bhoha bha atamiteghe mu nnima kahone ywakabheghite nkulu kupitingana kwa Yohane, peni ywakabheghite nndokwa mu Ghubhutwa ghwa Chapanga aywo ndo nkulu kupitingana Yohane."
29 Bhandu bhoha na asumula sumu paayihwite mihalo ya Yesu, bhakiyitikila kukita nnando ghwa Chapanga ghukibha ghwa maha, abho ndo bhala bhaayitikilite kubatiswa na Yohane. 30 Peni, Akaafalisayo na ahunda bha malaghilo bhakighulema nnando ghwa Chapanga kwabhe, kiyaha bhakilema kubatiswa na Yohane.