11 Penu kumbuto kwinango wanthu an'kutambirani lini, acilamba kubva mafala yanu, pakucoka kwanu mukunkhumule pfumbi la minyendo yanu. Cimweci cin'dzakhala cizindikiro cakuti wa-na mulandu.”
12 Tsono wakupfundzira wale adayenda, acimbalalikira wanthu kuti asandulike mtima.
13 Akhacosa mizimu yakuipa mizinji, ndipombo acimbadzoza mafuta wanthu wakudwala azinji acimbawalimbisa.
14 Mambo Herodi akhadabzibva bzimwebzi, thangwe mbiri ya Jezu likhadabveka kwentse-kwentse. Wanthu winango akhati, “Juwau M'batizi adamuka kwa wakufa, ndipopa ali kucita bzidabwiso bzentsenebzi.”
15 Tsono winango akhati, “Ayai, omweyu ni Eliya.” winango akhati, “Uyu ni mpolofiti ninga m'bodzi wa apolofiti wakale.”
16 Pomwe Herodi adabva bzomwebzo, adati, “Adamuka kwa wakufa ule, ni Juwau omwe ndidagwata khosi.”
17 Thangwe Herodiyo kale adatuma acikunda wace kuti akam'phate Juwau, akam'mange acithusa m'kaidi. Adacita bzimwebzire thangwe ra Herodiasi, m'kazi wa Filipe, m'bale wace. na kuti Herodi akhadamulowola m'kaziyo.
18 Ndipo Juwau akhambamuuza kuti, “Nkhuponya Mtemo kupsokhonyola m'kazi wa m'bale wanu.”
19 ndipo Herodiasi akhambawenga Juwau, na tenepopo akhafuna kuti amuphe. Tsono akhataza,
20 thangwe Herodi akhambamgopa Juwau, pakudziwa kuti akhali munthu wakulungama acilungama. ndipopo akhamkoya bwino. Akhafuna kumbabva mafala yace, ngakhale kuti akumubva tenepo, akhamala ndzeru naye.
