6 Kodvwa nasitsi: ‘Laliphuma kubantfu,’ sonkhe lesicumbi sebantfu sitasigcoba ngematje, ngobe bayakholwa kutsi Johane abengumphrofethi.”
Kodvwa vele nje, nanisukele kuyawubonani, umphrofethi? Yebo, empeleni nabona lomkhulu kakhulu kunemphrofethi.
Herodi abefuna kumbulala, kodvwa wesaba bantfu, ngobe bebamtsatsa ngekutsi ngumphrofethi.
Kodvwa nasitsi: ‘Kubantfu,’ sicuku siyasesaba, ngobe bonkhe bavumelana ngekutsi Johane abengumphrofethi.”
Ngako bafuna kumbopha. Kodvwa besaba ticumbi tebantfu, ngobe tatitsi ungumprofethi.
Kepha batsi: “Kufanele singakwenti ngesikhatsi semkhosi, ngobe bantfu bangahle bente siphitsiphitsi.”
Betama kubamba Jesu, kodvwa besaba ticuku tebantfu, ngobe babona kahle kutsi ngalomfanekiso ukhuluma ngabo, base bayamshiya, bahamba.
Nawe-ke, mntfwana, uyawubitwa ngekutsi ungumphrofethi waNkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe; uyakwendvulela iNkhosi kulungisa tindlela tayo,
Base baphikisana bodvwana batsi: “Sitawutsini? Nasitsi: ‘Laphuma kuNkulunkulu,’ utawutsi: ‘Pho, anikholwanga ngani kuJohane?’
Ngako baphendvula batsi: “Awu, asati kutsi laliphuma kubani lelo gunya.”
Kodvwa baFarisi netati temtsetfo atiyemukelanga injongo yaNkulunkulu ngato, bala kubhajatiswa nguJohane.
Bantfu labanyenti beta kuye batsi: “Ngempela Johane akazange asente nasinye sibonakaliso, kepha konkhe Johane lakusho ngalomuntfu kuliciniso.”
Ngako lesiphatsimandla sahamba netinceku taso, sefike satsatsa baphostoli sababuyisa. Kodvwa ababaphocanga ngenkhani, ngobe babesaba kutsi bantfu babengahle babagcobe ngematje.