As John wrote, "This was He of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was 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.