16 Herode olwakiwulira yaakoba ati: “Yoanne ye natemaku omutwe n'oyo azuukiire!”
Aye ni, baidha kuba mu kutya okubitirivu, okutya kwe batabangamuuku mu bulamu bwaibwe. Katonda aidha kusuulasuula eyo atyo amagumba g'abazigu b'abantu be, abafuudhe ere, baswale.
era yaakoba abagheereza be ati: “Oyo ateekwa kuba nga ni Yoanne Omubatiza n'azuukiire mu bafu, kyava aghanga okukola ebyewuunhio ebyo.”
Yaabakoba ati: “Nayona okughaayo omusaayi ogw'omuntu azira musango.” Aye baamukoba bati: “Ebyo bibyo ife tibitugemaaku.”
Abandi baakoba bati: “Oyo Eliya.” Abandi baakoba bati: “Oyo mulanzi, ng'abalanzi abandi.”
Herode mwene oyo n'eyatuma bageme Yoanne, era yaamuta mu ikomera olwa Herodia ye yali asigwire ku muganda we Filipo
Aye Herode yaakoba ati: “Yoanne nze namutemaku omutwe, ate naani ono ye mpuliraku ebyaga agho?” Yaayenda okumubona.