3 Yohaannisi Yorddaanoosa Shaafaa heeraa ubbaa biide, “Hintte nagaray atto geetettana mala nagaraa paaxiide xammaqettite” yaagi tamaarisseedda.
4 Nabiyaa Iisiyaasa maxaafan xaafetteedda qaalaadan, “Mela biittaan waassiyaa bitaniyaa kooshshay, ‘Godaw ogiyaa giigissite; A ogiyaakka suurissite.
5 “ ‘Ollay ubbay kumo; deriinne zoozii denbbaa gido, giigenna ogi ubbay giigo, hanchchiro ogi ubbay liiqo.
6 “ ‘Hewaa gidooppe Asay ubbay Xoossay ashshiyaawaa be7ana’ ” yaageedda.
7 Hawaa diraw Yohaannisi A kushiyan xammaqettanaw keseedda asaw hawaadan oduwaa doommeedda, “Hentteno, shooshshaa naatoo; yiyaa hanqquwaappe attana mala hinttentta ooni maqqeeddee?
8 Simmi hinttenttu nagaraappe simmeeddawanttoo bessiyaa ayfiyaa ayfite. Hinttenttu wozanaan Abraahaamo nu aabbu de7ee gooppite. Xoossay Abraahaamossi naanaa ha shuchchatuwaappe denthanaw danddayee yaagaade taani hinttenttoo oday.
9 Ha77i ubba beexi mithaa xaphuwan qanxxanaw giigi utteedda; simmi lo77o ayfiyaa ayfenna mithay ubbay qanxxettiide tamaan olettanawaa.”
10 “Yaatina ha77i nu ayaa udanee?” yaagiide A cora asay oochcheedda.