John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying "this was He of whom I said 'He who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me."
15 Johannes okwe mu hepaulula nokwa ingida, ta ti: "Oye tuu ou nde mu tonga nda tile: 'ou te uya konima yange, ye okwa li komesho yange, osheshi Ye opo a li, fimbo ame ndiha li po.' " 16 Nomouyadi waye ofyeni atusheni twa tambula mo, efilonghenda la wedelwa kefilonghenda.