"Who are you?" was the first question they addressed to John, who was surrounded by a penitent crowd listening to him attentively. "Who authorized you to speak? Have you studied the Law and Theology? Do you consider yourself commissioned by God, or do you even see yourself as the Messiah?"
“Wewe u nani?” ilikuwa ni swali la kwanza waliomwuliza Yohana, aliyekuwa amezungukwa na mkusanyiko wa kutubu na kumsikiliza kwa makini. “Ni nani aliyekupa ruhusa ya kunena? Wewe umesoma sheria na mafundisho ya dini? Wewe unajiona kuwa umetumwa na Mungu, ama unajiona kuwa wewe ndiye Masihi?”