2 nanena kwa anyamata ace, U yo ndiye Yohane Mbatizi; anauka kwa akufa; ndipo cifukwa ca ici zamphamvuzi zilimbalimba mwa iye.
3 Pakuti Herode adamgwira Yohane, nammanga, namuika m'nyumba yandende cifukwa ca Herodiya, mkazi wa mbale wace Filipo.
4 Pakuti Yohane ananena kwa iye, Sikuloledwa kwa iwe kukhala naye.
5 Ndipo pofuna kumupha iye, anaopa khamu la anthu, popeza anamuyesa iye mneneri.
6 Koma pakufika tsiku la kubadwa kwace kwa Herode, mwana wamkazi wa Herodiya anabvina pakati pao, namkondweretsa Herode.
7 Pomwepo iye anamlonjeza cilumbirire, kumpatsa iye cimene ciri conse akapempha.
8 Ndipo iye, atampangira amace, anati, Ndipatseni ine kuno m'mbizi mutu wa Yohane Mbatizi. Ndipo mfumuyo anagwidwa ndi cisoni;