6:14 |
And king Herod heard of it, (for his name had become well-known) watsho: “John the Baptist has risen kwakhona from the dead, kwaye ngenxa yoko, miracles are at work in him.” |
6:15 |
But others were saying, “Because it is Elijah.” Still others were saying, “Because he is a prophet, like one of the prophets.” |
6:16 |
When Herod had heard it, uthe, “John whom I beheaded, the same has risen again from the dead.” |
6:17 |
Kuba uHerode ngokwakhe wayethumele ukuba kubanjwe uYohane, wamkhonkxa entolongweni, ngenxa kaHerodiya, umfazi kaFilipu, umninawa wakhe; ngokuba ebemzekile. |
6:18 |
Kuba wayesithi uYohane kuHerode, “Akuvumelekile ukuba ube nomfazi womntakwenu.” |
6:19 |
Ngoku Herodias was devising treachery against him; yayifuna ukumbulala, kodwa akazange akwazi. |
6:20 |
Kuba uHerode wayemoyika uYohane, bemazi ukuba uyindoda elilungisa, engcwele, wamgcina ke ngoko. Yaye weva ukuba zininzi izinto awayezenza, waza ke wamphulaphula ngokuvumayo. |
6:21 |
Kwaye xa ixesha elifanelekileyo lifikile, UHerode wenza itheko ngomhla wokuzalwa kwakhe, kunye neenkokheli, kunye namatyala, nabaphathi bokuqala kwelaseGalili. |
6:22 |
yakubon' ukuba ingene intombi kaHerodiya lowo, waza wadanisa, wamkholisa uHerode, kwanabo babehleli naye etafileni, Wathi ukumkani kwintombazana leyo, Celani kum nantoni na eniyifunayo;, ndokunika wena. |
6:23 |
Wamfungela ke, “Nantoni na oyicelayo, ndiya kukunika, kude kuse kwisiqingatha sobukumkani bam. |
6:24 |
Watsho ephuma, watsho kumama wakhe, Ndiya kucela ntoni na?” Kodwa unina wathi, “Intloko kaYohane umBhaptizi.” |
6:25 |
Kwaye ngoko nangoko, ekungeneni kwakhe buphuthuphuthu kukumkani, wambongoza, esithi: Ndithanda ukuba undinike kwaoko ngesitya intloko kaYohane umbhaptizi. |
6:26 |
Waba buhlungu kakhulu ukumkani. Kodwa ngenxa yesifungo sakhe, nangenxa yabo babehleli naye esithebeni, ebengazimiselanga ukumphoxa. |
6:27 |
Ngoko, ethumele umbulali, wayalela ukuba iziswe intloko yakhe ngesitya. |
6:28 |
Waza wamnqumla intloko entolongweni, Wayizisa intloko yakhe ngesitya. Waza wayinika intombazana leyo, yaza intombazana yayinika unina. |
6:29 |
Bathi bakuva abafundi bakhe, beza basithabatha isidumbu sakhe, bawubeka engcwabeni. |
Shiya iMpendulo
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