46 Mayraamakka, “Ta shemppatta ta Godaa bonchchaw,
47 Ta ayyaanaykka ta Xoossaa, ta dhaliyan loytha nashettaw.
48 Ikka bare ayllatti tooshiyaa xeelleedda. Hachcheppe dommiide yeletay ubbay anjjetteeddawunnee giino.
49 Wolqqaama gideedda I daro yewuwaa taw ootheedda; A sunthaykka geeshshaa.
50 A maarotay yayyiyaawanttussi yeletaappe yeletay gakkanaw de7ee.
51 Bare wolqqaan mino kiitaa kiitetteedda; barenttu wozanaa qofaan otorettiyaawantta laaleedda.
52 Mooddiyaawantta kawutethaa maataa oydiyaappe wotheedda; ashikkatuwaakka qassi dhoqqu dhoqqu ootheedda.
53 Koshatteeddawantta lo77o yewuwaan kalisseedda; duratuwaa qassi mela yedersseedda
54 Bare maarotethaa qoppiide bare aylliyaa Israa7eeliyaa maaddeedda.
55 Nu aawatoo I odeeddawaadan Abraahaamewunne A yaraw geeddawaa medhinaw naagana diraassa” yaagaaddu.
56 Mayraamakka heezzu agenaa keena Elssaabeexi matan gami77owaappe guyyiyan bare golle simmaaddu.
57 Elssaabeexiwukka yeliyaa wodii gakkina, attuma na7aa yelaaddu.
58 Izi shooratuunne izi dabbo gideeddawanttu, Goday maarotethaa iziw ootheeddawaa sisiide izinna ittippe nashetteeddino.
59 Hosppuntha gallassaan na7aa qaxxaranaw yeeddino; A, aawuwaa sunthaan Zakkaraasa giide sunthanaw koyyeeddino.
60 A daaya qassi, “Hanenna, Yohaannisa geetettanaw koshshee” yaagaaddu.
61 Unttunttukka izo, “Ne dabbatuwaappe hachche gakkanaw ittuukka ha sunthaan xeesettibeenna” yaageeddino.
62 A aabba, oona giyaa sunthan xeegettanaw koyyintto xorssi oochcheeddino.
63 A aabbukka xaafiyaabaa oochchi akkiide, “Na7aa sunthay Yohaannisa” giide xaafina, ubbatuukka yewuwaan maalaletteeddino.
64 Hewankka Zakkaraasa doonay dooyetteedda, A inxxarssaykka bilettina haasayaa doommeedda, Xoossaakka galateedda.
65 A shooratuukka de7iyaasaa ubbaan yashshaan kumeeddino. Ha yewuukka zoozetiyaa Yihudaa gadiyaa ubbaan darii haasayetteedda.
66 Hawaakka siseeddawanttu ubbatuu, “Ha na7ay ayaa gidaneeshsha?” yaagiide yewuwaa barenttu wozanaan oyqqeeddino; Xoossaykka aananna de7iyaawaa ereeddino.
67 Yohaannisa aabbu Zakkaraasi Ayyaanaa Geeshshaan kumiide timbbitiyaa yaagi odeedda:
68 “Israa7eeliyaa Goday Xoossay anjjetto; yiide bare asaa xomooseeddanne wozeedda.
69 Bare aylliyaa Daawite golliyan; wolqqaama ashshiyaawaa nuussi giigisseedda.
70 Hawekka beni Godaa geeshsha nabatuwaa doonan odettowaadan,
71 I nuuna, nu morkketuwaappenne nuunanna eqettiyaawanttu kushiyaappe ashshanaassa.
72 Hawaakka I ootheeddawe, nu aawatoo maarotethaa bessanaassanne, bare geeshsha caaquwaa wozanaa aathanaassa.
73 Nu aawuwaa Abraahaamossi caaqqeedda caaquwaa qoppanaw,
74 nu morkketuwaa kushiyaappe kesiide yashshay banttaan aw oothanaadan maataa nuussi immeedda.
75 Hawenneekka, nuuna nu wodiyaa ubbaan geeshshatethaaninne xillotethaan bare sinthaan essana diraassa.
76 Zaariidekka, neenoo, ta na7aw, Dhoqqa Xoossaa nabiyaa geetettanaassa; ogiyaa giigissanaw Godaappe sinthanna baanaassa.
77 Asaa nagaraa maariyaa atotethaa eraa unttunttoo immanaassa.
78 Hewekka killippe yeedda poo7uu, nuuna xomooseeddawe nu Xoossaa maarotethaanne qaretaa gaasuwana.
79 A poo7uukka dhumaaninne hayquwaa kuwaan utteeddawanttoo poo7issee; nu gediyaakka sarotethaa ogiyaan suurissee.”