1 Ngelo xesha uHerode, umphathi wesahlulo sesiné selizwe, waluva udaba lukaYesu,
2 wathi kubakhonzi bakhe, Lo nguYohane umbhaptizi. Yena uvukile kwabafileyo; ngenxa yoko le misebenzi yamandla iyasebenza kuye.
3 Kuba uHerode wambamba uYohane, wambopha, wamfaka entolongweni ngenxa kaHerodiya, umfazi kaFilipu, umninawa wakhe.
4 Kuba wayethe uYohane kuye, Akuvumelekile ukuba ube naye.
5 Wathi efuna ukumbulala, woyika abantu; ngokuba babebambe ukuthi ungumprofeti.