14 Okathi ole, mwene Herodi aahiiwa silavuliwaka itthu Yesu aapanke awe.+ 2 Vano Herodi aahaahimeerya arumeyi awe wiira: “Owo ti Yohani Mpatisa. Oroohihimuxiwa mookhwaani! Tivo orina awe owerya wa ovara miteko sootikiniha”.+ 3 Herodi* owo aahiruma wiira Yohani ovariwe, otthukiwe ni oriheliwe mukhatteya, mwaha wa Herodiya, mwaarawe Filipe, yoowo aari munnawe Herodi.+ 4 Yohani aanimuhimeerya Herodi wiira: “Nyuwo khamuneemereriwa omuthela muthiyana ola”.+ 5 Masi, nnaamwi Herodi aaphavela omwiiva Yohani, aanoova muttitthi wa atthu, maana atthu awo yaanimoona Yohani okhala profeta.+

7 Mwene Herodi,* aahiiwa itthu sootheene siiraneya, nto aahixanka vanceene, okhala wiira atthu akina yaahimya wiira Yohani oohihimuxiwa mookhwaani.+ 8 Masi atthu akina yaahimya wiira aari Eliya, nave-tho akina yaahimya wiira aari profeta mmosa a khalai aahihimuxiwe mookhwaani.+ 9 Herodi aahihimya wiira: “Miyo kooruma wiira Yohani iikitthiwe muru.+ Nto, ti pani ola, kiniiwa aka wiira onnipaka itthu iya sootheene?” Tivo, Herodi aaniphavela onweha.+