He cried out, saying, "This is the one I spoke about when I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.'" 16 Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.
O ṱanziela nga u tou huwelela a ri, "Uyu-ha ndi Ene we nda vha ndi tshi khou amba Ene zwiḽa ndi tshi ri, 'Onoyo ane a ntevhela u a mphira, ngauri o vha e hone nṋe ndi sa athu bebwa.' " 16 O ḓi ri itela vhuthu roṱhe a ḓi dovha na u dovha, zwi tshi bva tshisikuni tshawe tsho ḓalaho vhuthu.