14 Ngaleso sikhatsi, iNkhosi Herodi yeva ngaJesu,+ 2 yase itsi etincekwini tayo: “Lomuntfu nguJohane uMbhabhatisi. Uvukile ekufeni, kungako enta letimangaliso letingaka.”+ 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.+

7 INkhosi Herodi* yeva ngato tonkhe letintfo lebetenteka, ngako yadideka futsi yakhatsateka kakhulu ngobe labanye bebatsi Johane uvukile ekufeni,+ 8 labanye bebatsi kubonakele Elija, kantsi labanye bebatsi lomunye webaphrofethi basendvulo uvusiwe.+ 9 Herodi watsi: “Johane ngamjuba inhloko,+ manje-ke sengubani lona lokukhulunywa ngaye?” Ngako wafuna kumbona.+