16 Herodi hayahulike apfo, kalonga, “Yohane iyanimghanile litwi katsilihuka!”
17 Kwaapfila Herodi imwenyegho tsakalaghitsa Yohane yaghoghighwe, yekighwe mne chifungo. Tsakatenda apfo kwaajili ya Herodiya mwehe wake, ipinga ayo tsakakala mwehe wa ndughu yake Filipi.
18 Yohane Mbatitsa tsakaghendelela kumlongela Herodi, “Ng'apfinoghile bae ghweghwe kumkwela mwehe wa ndughu yako.”
19 Naye Herodiya tsakamhila Yohane na kabama amkome. Lekeni ng'adahile bae kwaajili ya Herodi.
20 Herodi tsakampfuka Yohane kwaapfila kamanya Yohane kakala imunu yanoghile na yenzeluke, apfo yang'ali yomlolesa. Tsayang'ali yonoghela kumhulikitsa, hata ka tsayang'ali yoghanzika ng'ani hayomalitsa kumhulikitsa.
21 Litsuwa limwe, Herodiya tsakapata nafasi mne ichihungo cha kwelekighwa kwa Herodi. Herodi tsakawatendela ichihungo iwatawala, iwakulu we asikali na ipfilongotsi we isi ya Galilaya.
22 Neghe Herodiya hayengile tsakapfina, kamdeng'elesa Herodi ne iwahenza wake. Apfo imndewa kamlongela imwana ayo, “Unilombe ichinu chochose chaubama, nitsokwing'a.”
23 Kelaha, “Nitsokwing'a chochose chaubama, hata ka inusu ya undewa wangu!”
24 Kuya imwana ayo kaghenda kumghutsa mai wake, “Nilombe choni?” Naye kamwidika, “Lomba litwi lya Yohane Mbatitsa.”
25 Imwana ayo katsuma mbaka kwa imndewa kamlomba, “Nobama ungaye litwi lya Yohane Mbatitsa mne lungo!”
26 Imndewa kona usungu ng'ani, lekeni ng'adahile bae kulema, kwaapfila tsakelaha hambele he iwahenza wake.
27 Bahala imndewa kamlaghitsa asikali, kamlongela aghale litwi lya Yohane. Asikali kaghenda mne chifungo, kamghana litwi Yohane.
28 Kuya kaghala litwi alyo mne lungo, kamwing'a imwana ayo. Naye kamwing'a mai wake.
29 Iwanang'ina wa Yohane hawahulike apfi, waghenda kulusola lukuli lwake, walutsika.
30 Iwatumighwa woya na wetingana kwa Yesu, wamlongela aghala ghose ghawatendile na kulangulitsa.
31 Yesu kawalongela, “Leka tughende tuliyeka hanu halihela imunu tukabwihile.” Kalonga apfo kwaapfila tsakukala ne iwanu wengi iwang'ali wakutsa na ukuka, mbaka Yesu ne iwanang'ina wake ng'awadahile bae kupata nafasi ya ukuja ichijo.
