9 Imndewa Herodi tsakona usungu sideke, lekeni kwaapfila tsakelaha hambele he iwahenza wake, kalaghitsa yeng'ighwe.
Yesu kawedika, “Mghende mumlongele ayu yumbwa wa kumuhulo, ‘Leloli na ilupfi nolapfa ipfinyamkela na kuwahonetsa iwanu, na mne litsuwa lya kadatu nitsomalitsa isang'ano yangu.’
Imndewa kona usungu ng'ani, lekeni ng'adahile bae kulema, kwaapfila tsakelaha hambele he iwahenza wake.
Herodi tsakampfuka Yohane kwaapfila kamanya Yohane kakala imunu yanoghile na yenzeluke, apfo yang'ali yomlolesa. Tsayang'ali yonoghela kumhulikitsa, hata ka tsayang'ali yoghanzika ng'ani hayomalitsa kumhulikitsa.
Imndewa Herodi kahulika mbuli atso, kwaapfila taghwa lya Yesu tsalimanyika chila hanu. Iwanu wangi walonga, “Yohane Mbatitsa katsilihuka. Ndo mana kana ngupfu tsa ukutenda ipfinu pfa kukangawatsa.”
Herodi tsakabama kumkoma Yohane, lekeni tsakapfuka iwanu, kwaapfila tsawamwona ka nabii.
Mne ghamatsuwa agho, mndewa Herodi tsakahulika mbuli tsa Yesu.
Kwa kuwinza ghamalaghitso gha mai wake mwana ayo kalonga. “Ungaye bahano litwi lya Yohane Mbatitsa mlungo.”
Apfo Herodi kamtuma imunu yamghane litwi Yohane akula mchifungo.