Kwathi uJohane esetilongweni ezwe imisebenzi kaKristu, wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe.
Kwathi-ke uJohane esetilongweni, ezwile ngemisebenzi kaKristu, wathumela ngabafundi bakhe,
Kuthe lapho uJohane esejele, ezwa ngemisebenzi kaKhristu wayesethumela ngabafundi bakhe,
Zonke izizukulwane ezisukela ku-Abrahama ziye kuDavide ziyizizukulwane eziyishumi nane; nezisukela kuDavide kuze kube sekuthunjelweni eBabiloni ziyizizukulwane eziyishumi nane; futhi kusukela ekuthunjelweni eBhabhiloni kuze kufike kuKristu ziyizizukulwane eziyishumi nane.
Ngokuba uHerode wayembambile uJohane, wambopha, wamfaka etilongweni ngenxa kaHerodiya umkaFiliphu umfowabo.
Kwathi uJesu esezwile ukuthi uJohane ubotshiwe, wasuka waya eGalili;
Khona beza kuye abafundi bakaJohane, bathi: “Kungani thina nabaFarisi sizila kaningi, kepha abafundi bakho abazili na?
Ngokuba uHerode uqobo wayethumele wambamba uJohane, wambopha etilongweni ngenxa kaHerodiya umkaFiliphu umfowabo, ngokuba wayemthathile.
Kodwa uHerodi umtetrarki, esolwa nguye ngoHerodiya umkaFiliphu umfowabo langakho konke okubi uHerodi abekwenzile;
Kepha uHerode umtetrarki wezwa konke okwenziwa nguye, wasambatheka, ngokuba abanye bathi uJohane uvukile kwabafileyo;
Ngakho iNkosi isibonile ukuthi abaFarisi sebezwile ukuthi uJesu wenza ebhabhathize abafundi abanengi kuloJohane,