3 Herodi* abembophile Johane, wamvalela ejele ngenca yaHerodiyasi umfati waFiliphu umnakabo,+ 4 ngobe Johane abesolo amtjela atsi: “Akukavumeleki kutsi umtsatse abe ngumkakho.”+ 5 Nanobe Herodi abefuna kumbulala, kepha abesaba bantfu ngobe bebatsatsa Johane njengemphrofethi.+

17 Herodi bekatsite Johane akabanjwe futsi aboshwe aphindze avalelwe ejele, ngenca yaHerodiyasi umfati waFiliphu umnakabo labemtsetse.+ 18 Ngobe Johane bekahlale atsi kuHerodi: “Akukavumeleki kutsi utsatse umfati wemnakenu.”+ 19 Ngako Herodiyasi wabambela Johane emagcubu futsi bekafuna kumbulala, kodvwa abehluleka. 20 Ngobe Herodi bekamesaba Johane ngesizatfu sekutsi bekamati njengendvodza lelungile+ naletinikele kuNkulunkulu, ngako bekamvikela. Nakeva Johane akhuluma, bekangati kutsi kufanele amenteni, kodvwa bekachubeka amlalela.