Ngaleyo mihla kwavela uJohane uMbhapathizi eshumayela ehlane laseJudiya, ethi:

Kepha kusukela emihleni kaJohane uMbhapathizi kuze kube manje umbuso wezulu uyafuzulwa, nabafuzulayo bayawuphanga.

waze wathi ezincekwini zakhe : Lo nguJohane uMbhapathizi ; yena uvukile kwabafileyo; kungalokho lawa mandla asebenza kuye.

Yona isifundisiwe ngunina yathi : Ngiphe lapha ngoqwembe ikhanda likaJohane uMbhapathizi.

Bathi: Abanye basho uJohane uMbhapathizi; abanye basho u-Eliya; abanye basho uJeremiya noma omunye wabaprofethi.

Khona abafundi baqonda ukuba ubekhuluma kubo ngoJohane uMbhapathizi. Ukuphulukiswa komfana onesithuthwane (Mark. 9:14; Luk. 9:37)

Bakhipha amademoni amaningi , bagcoba abagulayo abaningi ngamafutha , babaphulukisa. Ukubulawa kukaJohane uMbhapathizi (Math. 14:1; Luk. 9:7)

Yayisikuzwa inkosi uHerode , ngokuba lalidumile igama lakhe . Kwathiwa uJohane uMbhapathizi uvukile kwabafileyo ; kungalokho lawa mandla asebenza kuye.

Yayisiphuma, yathi kunina : Ngizakucelani na ? Yena wathi : Ikhanda likaJohane uMbhapathizi.

Yakhawuleza yangena masinyane enkosini , yacela yathi: Ngithanda ukuba ungiphe khona manje ngoqwembe ikhanda likaJohane uMbhapathizi.

Bamtshela bathi: UJohane uMbhapathizi; abanye bathi: Ngu-Eliya; abanye bathi: Ngomunye wabaprofethi.

Amadoda esefikile kuyo athi : UJohane uMbhapathizi usithumele kuwe , ethi: Wena unguye ozayo, noma sobheka omunye na?

Ngokuba uJohane uMbhapathizi ufikile engadli sinkwa , engaphuzi wayini; nithi-ke: Unedemoni.

Bamuka-ke, bahamba imizi ngemizi beshumayela ivangeli , bephulukisa ezindaweni zonke. Ukubulawa kukaJohane uMbhapathizi (Math. 14:1; Mark. 6:14)

Baphendula bathi: UJohane uMbhapathizi; kepha abanye bathi : Ngu-Eliya; abanye kodwa bathi: Kuvukile umprofethi othile wabadala.