14 Lo datfala taem datfala distrik ruler,* Herod herem nius abaotem Jesus,+ 2 and hem sei lo olketa wakaman blo hem: “Diswan hem John Baptaesa ia. Hem laef bak nao, dastawe hem savve duim olketa mirakol olsem.”+ 3 Herod* hem bin talem olketa man for go arrestim John and putim hem lo prison, bikos lo Herodias wea hem waef blo brata blo hem Philip.+ 4 Bikos staka taem nao John talem lo hem: “Hem no stret for iu tekem woman hia.”+ 5 Bat nomata Herod laek killim dae John, hem fraetem nao olketa pipol, bikos olketa tingim dat John hem wanfala profet.+

7 Herod,* datfala distrik ruler* herem nius abaotem evriting hia wea happen. And hem barava konfius bikos samfala pipol gohed for sei John nao hem laef bak,+ 8 bat olketa narawan sei Elijah nao hem kam bak, and samfala moa sei wanfala lo olketa profet lo bifor nao hem laef bak.+ 9 Herod hem sei: “Mi nao talem for olketa katemaot hed blo John.+ So, hu nao disfala man wea mi herem olketa samting hia abaotem hem?” From datwan, Herod laekem tumas for lukim Jesus.+