"There are but two such celebrations mentioned in the Scriptures, one of the heathen king Pharaoh of Egypt, in the days of Joseph, and the other of [Herod,] whose birthday cost John the Baptist his life.
"Hu na zwimima zwivhili zwa vhuṱambo ho raloho zwo ambiwaho Maṅwaloni, tshiṅwe ndi tsha khosi ya muhedeni Farao wa Egipita, tshifhingani tsha Yosefa, nahone tshiṅwe ndi tsha [Herode,] tshe khatsho ha fa Yohane Mulovhedzi.