17 Helode mwenyego kakala yalagize Yohana yagodekigwe nzabi, abaho yekigwe mkifungo. Katenda avo mbuli ya Helodiya iyamsolile, hamoja kakala mwehe wa Filipo, mdodo wake. 18 Yohana Mbatizaji kakala yomulongela Helode, "Malagizo golonga, havinogile bule gweye umsole mwehe wa mdodo wako!"
19 Avo Helodiya kakala komwihila Yohana, na kalonda kumkoma. Lakini hadahile bule, 20 kwavija Helode kakala komdumba Yohana na kajuwa kamba kakala munhu yanogile na yang’alile avo kamkaliza. Kakala konogelwa kumuhulika, hamoja moyo umuluma ng’hani kila viyamalile kumuhulika.