3 Ngokuba uHerode wayembambile uJohane, wambopha, wamfaka etilongweni ngenxa kaHerodiya umkaFiliphu umfowabo,
4 lokhu uJohane wayethe kuye: “Awuvunyelwe ube naye.”
5 Kuthe efuna ukumbulala, wesaba abantu, ngokuba bathi ungumprofethi.
6 Kepha ngosuku lokuzalwa kukaHerode indodakazi kaHerodiya yasina phambi kwabo, yamjabulisa uHerode,
7 kwenzeka ukuba ayithembise ngesifungo ukuyipha lokho engakucela.
8 Yona isifundisiwe ngunina yathi: “Ngiphe lapha ngoqwembe ikhanda likaJohane uMbhapathizi.”
9 Inkosi yadabuka, kepha ngenxa yezifungo zayo nangenxa yababehlezi nayo ekudleni yayaleza ukuba inikwe,