22 Biti yake Helodia viyengile na kuvina, Helode kadeng’helelea na waja wagonekigwe wakalile mui ndia. Mfaume Helode kamulongela biti yake, "Mhule jojose duulonda, nanie nokwing’ha." 23 Kaidi kailahila na kumulongela, "Chochose chuupula nokwing’ha, hata kama nusu ya wa ufaume wangu."
24 Biti ija kalawa hanze kaita kumuuza mami yake, "Mhule choni?
Mami yake kamwidika kamlongela,"Pula ditwi da Yohana Mbatizi."
25 Biti ija kalopola kabwela kwa Mfaume na kamlongela, "Nolonda uning’he sambi baha ditwi da Yohana Mbatizi mditanda!"
26 Mfaume kagwa giogio ng’hani kwa mbuli iyo, mbali kwavija kakala yailahile na kaidi haulongozi ha waja wagonekigwe ivo halondile kumlemela. 27 Bahaja mfaume kamlagiza mwamilizi wake imwe yakamkane ditwi Yohana muja mdigeleza akigale hamwake. Ija mwamilizi kaita mdigeleza kamkanha ditwi Yohana Mbatizi, 28 baho kadigala dija ditwi da Yohana mditanda na kumwing’ha biti ija, nayo biti kamgalila mami yake.