17-18 Hipho awali Herode walagiza Johana agbwirwe na afungbwe jela. Wahenda hivyo kpwa mana Johana kala akamuambira kala chishariya ni makosa sana kumlóla Herodiya, ambaye kala ni mkpwaza nduguye Filipu.
Mwaka wa kumi na tsano wa utawala wa Kaisari Tiberiyo, mfalume mkpwulu wa tsi zosi zotawalwa ni Arumi, Pontio Pilato kala anatawala jimbo ra Judea. Herode kala anatawala jimbo ra Galilaya, na nduguye Filipu kala anatawala majimbo ga Iturea na Tirakoniti, naye Lusania kala anatawala Abilene.