3 Do ŋgɔ na esia la, Herodes* lé Yohanes heblae de gaxɔ me le Herodia si nye nɔviaŋutsu Filipo srɔ̃ la ta.+ 4 Elabena Yohanes gblɔna nɛ enuenu be: “Mele se nu be nàxɔe aɖe o.”+ 5 Gake togbɔ be edi be yeawui hã la, enɔ vɔvɔ̃m na ameha la, elabena wobua Yohanes nyagblɔɖilae.+

17 Elabena do ŋgɔ la, Herodes ŋutɔ dɔ ame wolé Yohanes tu ɖe gaxɔ me le Herodia, si nye nɔvia Filipo srɔ̃ ta, elabe exɔe ɖe.+ 18 Elabena Yohanes gblɔ na Herodes enuenu be: “Se meɖe mɔ na wò be nàxɔ nɔviwò srɔ̃ aɖe o.”+ 19 Eya ta Herodia lé Yohanes ɖe dɔme, eye wòdi be yeawui, ke mete ŋui o. 20 Herodes vɔ̃na na Yohanes, elabena enyae be ame dzɔdzɔe kple ame kɔkɔe+ wònye, eye wòkpɔa egbɔ be ele dedie. Eye ne eɖo to se eƒe nyawo vɔ la, menyaa nu si wòawɔ o, ke hã esea eƒe nyawo kple dzidzɔ.