32 Kodvwa nasingatsi: ‘Kubantfu,’ ngeke silunge.” Phela babesaba bantfu, ngobe bonkhe bebabambelele ekutseni Johane abengumphrofethi cobo.
Kodvwa vele nje, nanisukele kuyawubonani, umphrofethi? Yebo, empeleni nabona lomkhulu kakhulu kunemphrofethi.
Herodi abefuna kumbulala, kodvwa wesaba bantfu, ngobe bebamtsatsa ngekutsi ngumphrofethi.
Ngako bafuna kumbopha. Kodvwa besaba ticumbi tebantfu, ngobe tatitsi ungumprofethi.
Bacale bakhulumisana bodvwana batsi: “Nasitsi: ‘KuNkulunkulu,’ utawutsi: ‘Animkholwanga ngani kepha?’
Ngako base baphendvula Jesu batsi: “Awu, asati.” Jesu-ke yena watsi: “Nami-ke ngeke nginitjele kutsi letintfo ngitenta ngaliphi ligunya.”
Betama kubamba Jesu, kodvwa besaba ticuku tebantfu, ngobe babona kahle kutsi ngalomfanekiso ukhuluma ngabo, base bayamshiya, bahamba.
Herodi bekamesaba Johane amati kahle kutsi ungumuntfu lolungile nalongcwele, ngako-ke abemvikela. Abetsi, nakamuva akhuluma, adzidzeke, noko ajabulele kumlalela.
Tati temtsetfo nebaphristi labakhulu betama kumbopha Jesu khona lapho, ngobe bebati kutsi lomfanekiso wawucondze kulahla bona; kodvwa besaba bantfu.
Baphristi labakhulu netati temtsetfo betama kwenta lisu lekubulala Jesu; noko babesaba bantfu.
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.