1 Ngalesikhatsi Herodi, inkhosi, wacala kutingela nekuhlupha emalunga elibandla.
Umbuso walababi ungeke ubuse eveni lalabalungile, funa nalabalungile bese benta lokubi.
Kwaba nguleso sikhatsi lapho Herodi, inkhosi yaseGalile, eva umbiko ngaJesu.
Ngobe phela Herodi abebambe Johane, wambopha wamfaka ejele, ngenca yaHerodiyasi, umkaFiliphu, umnakabo.
Kwatsi ngelilanga lekutalwa kwaHerodi indvodzakati yaHerodiyasi yeta yagidza embikwetivakashi tonkhe. Herodi wajabula kangangekutsi
“Lapho-ke bayawuninikela etinhlungwini, banibulale. Tonkhe tive tiyawunitondza ngenca yelibito lami.
Nganginani onkhe emalanga ethempelini, anizange netame kungibopha. Kodvwa lesikhatsi senu nesemandla ebumnyama.”
Khumbulani livi lenganitjela lona kutsi: ‘Kute sisebenti lesikhulu kunemcashi waso.’ Nangabe mine bangihlupha, nani futsi bayawunihlupha; nangabe bawagcina emavi ami, newenu bayakuwagcina.
Bayakunincuma emasinagogeni. Yebo, sikhatsi siyeta, lapho bayawunibulala, bacabange kutsi basebentela Nkulunkulu.
Bakwenta loko batfumela imali kubabonisi belibandla ngaboBhanabasi naSawula.
Wabulala Jakobe, umnakaboJohane, ngenkemba.
Yelula sandla sakho uphilise, uvume kutsi tibonakaliso netimangaliso tentiwe ngelibito leSisebenti sakho lesiNgcwele lesinguJesu.”
Ngako-ke libandla kulo lonkhe laseJudiya naseGalile naseSamariya laba nesikhatsi sekuthula. Lakhiwa, lakhula ngebunyenti ngekusitwa nguMoya Longcwele liphila imphilo yekwesaba iNkhosi.