11 Herodi nemabutfo akhe bahlekisa ngaJesu bamhhalatisa ngekwedzelela bamembesa umjiva wengubo, bambuyisela kuPhilatu.
Kepha mine angisesiye muntfu walutfo, sengaba ngumbungu nje, ngisetfuko sebantfu, nenhlekisa esiveni.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, uMhlengi, naLongcwele waka-Israyeli, kuye lowake wedzelelwa wenyanywa sive, kuyo inceku yebabusi, utsi: “Emakhosi ayawukubona asukume, tikhulu tiyawukubona tikhotsame, ngenca yaSimakadze lowetsembekile, Longcwele waka-Israyeli, lokukhetsile.”
Yedzelelwa yaliwa bantfu, umuntfu wetinsizi labekwetayele kuhlupheka. Njengemuntfu bantfu labangafuni kumbuka, yedzelelwa, asizange siyishaye mkhuba.
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
Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Vele, Elija uyabuya kutawubuyisela tonkhe tintfo ngabolonina. Pho, isho kutsini imiBhalo nayitsi iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ifanele kuhlushwa ngetintfo letinyenti, yedzelelwe?
Baphristi labakhulu netati temtsetfo tasondzela ngembili titfukutsele, tacindzetela Jesu ngemacala lamanyenti.
Ngako-ke Jesu waphuma asatfwele umchele wemanyeva, embetse umjiva lobovu webukhosi. Philatu watsi kubo: “Bukani! Nangu lomuntfu!”
Nangabe emhlanganweni wenu kungena umuntfu lofake indandatho yegolide, agcoke kahle, kuphindze kungene nalomunye lophuyile, agcoke kabi,
bese-ke nine ninaka lona logcoke tingubo leticwebetelako ngekutsi: “Hlala lapha, kunasi situlo,” kulona lophuyile nitsi: “Mani lapho,” nome: “Hlala lapha, entinyaweni tami,”