23 Phexiroosinne Yohaannisi birshshettidi bantta dabbotakko bidi, kahine halaqatinne cimati banttako gidabaa ubbaa enttaw odidosona.
24 Entti hessa si7ida wode issi wozanan gididi Xoossaa hayssada yaagidi woossidosona: “Ubbaa Haariya Godaw, saluwa, sa7aa, abbaanne entta giddon de7iya ubbabaa medhdhidaysso,
25 Neeni ne aylliya, nu aawa Dawite doonan Geeshsha Ayyaanan, ‘Derey ays yilotidonaa? Asay ays coo maqettidonaa?
26 Sa7aa kawotinne deriya haareyssati issife Godaa bollanne Kiristtoosa bolla denddidosona’ yaagadasa.
27 “Tumakka, Heroodisinne Phenxe Philaaxoosi Ayhude gidonna asaaranne Isra7eele asaara ne doorida ne geeshsha Na7aa Yesuusa bolla denddanaw ha kataman shiiqidosona.
28 Qassi neeni ne wolqqaaninne ne sheniyan oothana gada qoppa uttidabaa ubbaa polidosona.
29 Ha77ika Godaw, entta manddethaa be7a; nuuni ne aylleti ne qaala kumetha wozanan odana mela nuna dandda7isa.
30 Ne geeshsha na7aa Yesuusa sunthan hargganchchota pathanaw, oorathabaynne malaatati oosettana mela ne kushiya micca” gidi woossidosona.
31 Entti Xoossaa woossidaappe guye he entti shiiqidasoy qaaxxis. Entta ubban Geeshsha Ayyaani kumin Xoossaa qaala minotethan odidosona.
32 Ammaneysati ubbay qofaninne wozanan issino gididosona. Entti banttaw de7iyabaa tabaa goonnashin issife shaakettoosona.
33 Hawaarti Godaa Yesuusi hayqoppe denddidayssa gita wolqqan markkattosona. Xoossay entta ubbaas aadho keehatethaa darssidi immis.
34 Biitti woykko keethi de7eyssati ubbay bayzi ekkida miishiya ehiya gisho ammaneyssata giddon metootanchchoy issoykka baawa.