23 Yesu aahikela mutemplo, onawiixuttiha atthu. Okathi owo, makhulupale a anamukuttho ni makhulupale a ayuda, yaahimwaattamela anamukoha wiira: “Owerya wawani oniwiirihani opaka itthu iya? Murummwale naani?”+ 24 Yesu aahiwaakhula wiira: “Ni miyo-tho kinimookohani etthu emosa. Mwakileela, miyo-tho kinimooleelani ole okivanhe owerya wiira kipake itthu iya. 25 Opatiso wa Yohani waakhumme vai? Wa Muluku* aahiiso wa atthu?” Awo yaahipacerya ovaanela yaawo-ru ariki: “Naakhula wiira: ‘Wa Muluku’,* owo onoonikoha wiira: ‘Nto xeeni muhalaka ohimwaamini Yohani?’+ 26 Masi naakhula wiira: ‘Wa atthu’, nooveke muttitthi ola, maana atthu ala ootheene annimoona Yohani okhala profeta”. 27 Tivonto, yaahimwaakhula Yesu ariki: “Khaninsuwela”. Nto Yesu aahaaleela wiira: “Ni miyo-tho nkinooleelani ole okivanhe owerya wiira kipake itthu iya.

27 Awo yaahiphiya oYerusalemu. Nto okathi Yesu eetta awe mutemplo, makhulupale a anamukuttho ni alipa-oowiixuttiha nlamulo ni makhulupale a ayuda, yaahirwa, 28 anamukoha, yiiraka: “Niireke muheemereriwa opaka itthu iya? Murummwale naani?”+ 29 Yesu aahiwaakhula wiira: “Ni miyo kinimookohani etthu emosa. Mwakaakhula, miyo kinimooleelani ole okivanhe owerya wiira kipake itthu iya. 30 Opatiso wa Yohani,+ waakhumme wa Muluku* aahiiso wa atthu? Mukaakhule”.+ 31 Awo yaahipacerya ovaanela yaawo-ru ariki: “Naakhula wiira: ‘Wa Muluku’,* owo onoonikoha wiira: ‘Nto xeeni muhalaka ohimwaamini Yohani?’ 32 Masi niheererye waakhula wiira: ‘Wa atthu’”. Awo yaanoova muttitthi wa atthu, maana atthu awo ootheene yaanimoona Yohani okhala profeta eekeekhai.+ 33 Tivonto, yaahimwaakhula Yesu ariki: “Khaninsuwela”. Nto Yesu aahaaleela wiira: “Ni miyo-tho nkinooleelani ole okivanhe owerya wiira kipake itthu iya”.