10 Ngako-ke kwatfunyelwa, Johane wajutjwa inhloko ejele.
Kodvwa baphukuta letitfunywa taNkulunkulu, bawedzelela emavi akhe, babahhalatisa nalabaphrofethi, lwadzimate lulaka lwaNkulunkulu lwavukela bantfu bakhe, futsi kwabate nalobasindzisako.
“Ngajezisa bantfu bakini, kodvwa akukanisiti, abakaphendvuki nasekujezisweni kwabo. Inkemba yenu ishwabudzele baphrofethi benu, njengelibhubesi lelifukutsako.
Inhloko yakhe yaletfwa ngemgcwembe, yanikwa intfombatana, yona yabe seyiyimikisa kunina.
Inkhosi yadzabuka kakhulu, kepha ngenca yesifungo sayo lebeseyisentile embikwabo bonkhe lebeyihleti nabo ekudleni, yayaleta kutsi inikwe njengekufisa kwayo.
Kepha ngitsi kini: Elija sewefika, kuphela nje kutsi bantfu abazange bamati, kodvwa benta kuye konkhe labakutsandzako. Kanjalo-ke neNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawuhlushwa ngabo.”
Kodvwa ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Elija sewefika, noko bantfu benta kuye konkhe labakutsandzako, njengaloku kubhaliwe ngaye.”
Herodi watsi: “Ngayijuba inhloko yaJohane; kodvwa manje sengubani lona lesengiva ngaye konkhe loku?” Wase wetama kumbona.
Nase bacedze kufakaza, silo lesiphuma emgodzini longenamkhawulo siyawulwa nabo, sibehlule, sibabulale.