9. Demo ratoiswa pamidzi yemiti, uye muti mumwe nomumwe usingabereki zvibereko zvakanaka uchatemwa ugokandwa mumoto.”
10. Vanhu vazhinji vakati, “Zvino toita seiko?”
11. Johani akapindura akati, “Munhu ane nguo mbiri ngaagovane neasina, uye naane zvokudya ngaaitewo saizvozvo.”
12. Vateresi vakauyawo kuzobhabhatidzwa. Vakamubvunza vakati, “Mudzidzisi, toita seiko?”
13. Akati kwavari, “Musatora mari inopfuura mwero wamunofanira kutora.”
14. Ipapo vamwe varwi vakamubvunza vakati, “Tinofanira kuita seiko?”Iye akati, “Musatorera vanhu mari nechisimba uye musapomera vanhu nhema, mugutsikane nomubayiro wenyu.”
15. Vanhu vakanga vakamirira vakatarisira, uye vose vakanga vachikahadzika mumwoyo mavo kuti zvimwe Johani akanga ari iye Kristu.
16. Johani akavapindura vose achiti, “Ini ndinokubhabhatidzai nemvura. Asi shure kwangu kunouya mumwe ane simba kundipfuura, ini handina kukodzera kuti ndisunungure rukanda rweshangu dzake. Iye achakubhabhatidzai noMweya Mutsvene nomoto.
17. Rusero rwake rwuri muruoko rwake kuti apepete paburiro rake uye agounganidza gorosi mudura, asi hundi achaipisa nomoto usingadzimwi.”
18. Uye namamwe mashoko mazhinji, Johani akakurudzira vanhu akaparidza vhangeri kwavari.
19. Asi Johani akati atsiura Herodhi mutongi nokuda kwaHerodhiasi, mukadzi womukoma wake, uye nezvimwe zvinhu zvose zvakaipa zvaakanga aita,
20. Herodhi akawedzera pazviri zvose nokuita izvi: Akapfigira Johani mutorongo.