24 Yaphuma ke intombi, yaya kunina, yathi: “Ndicelè ntoni, mama?”Wathi yena: “Cela intloko kaYohane umbhaptizi.”
25 Kwangoko intombi leyo yaya kungena ngokungxama kukumkani, yacela isithi: “Ndifuna undinike intloko kaYohane umbhaptizi ngesitya ngoku.”
26 Waba buhlungu kakhulu ukumkani, kodwa akabanga nakulandula, kuba wayefunge phambi kwabo bonke ababesethekweni.
27 Kwangoko ke ukumkani wathuma umxhomi, emyalela ukuba azise intloko kaYohane. Waya ke, wamnqumla intloko entolongweni apho,
28 waza wayizisa ngesitya intloko yakhe, wayinika intombi leyo; yaza yona yayinika unina.
29 Bekuvile oko abafundi bakaYohane, beza basithatha isidumbu sakhe, baya kusingcwaba.
30 *Abathunywa ke babuyele kuYesu, bamxelela zonke izinto ababezenzile kwanababezifundisile.