16 kweni wachivwa Herode, wanguti, “Mwenuyu ndi Yohane yo ndingumdumuwa mutu; wayuka ku ŵakufwa.”
Ehe ko ŵali, mu chitenthe chikuru, mu chitenthe chenicho nanga ndi kalikuti chikuŵapo cha! Pakuti Chiuta waparghang'enge viwanga vya wambura kuziŵa Chiuta; ŵalengeskekenge, pakuti Chiuta waŵapata.
Ndipo wanguŵanene ŵateŵeti ŵake, “Mwenuyu ndi Yohane Mbatizi yo; wayuka ku ŵakufwa; ndipo chifukwa chenicho vyanthazi ivi vichitika mwake.”
wakuti, “Ndalakwa, ndawakupachiya ndopa zizirakalema.” Kweni iwo ŵatinge, “Nchine, kwaku ifwe? Kweniko wamweni.”
Ŵanyake ŵanguti, “Ndi Eliya.” Ndipo ŵanyake ŵanguti, “Ndi mchimi, nge njumoza wa ŵamchimi,”
Chifukwa Herode iyo wangutuma ndi kumko Yohane, ndipo wangumuŵika mu ulinda, pa chifwa chaku Herodiya, muwoli waku Filipu mkuwake; akuti wangamto.
Kweni Herode wanguti, “Yohane ndingumdumuwa mutu ine: kweni njani mwenuyu paku mweniyo ine nthuvwa vyaviyo?” Ndipo wapenjanga kumwona.