19 “Yaana geetettiday neneyye? Woykko haraa naaginoo?” yaagidi oychchite gidi Godaakko kiittis.
20 Asati Yesuusakko bidi, Xammaqiya Yohaannisi, “Yaana geetettiday neneyye? Woykko haraa naaginoo?” giite gidi nuna neekko kiittis yaagidosona.
21 He saatenkka Yesuusi daro asaa harggiyafe pathis. Tuna ayyaanata kessis, qooqida ayfiyakka xeelisis.
22 Yohaannisa matappe kiitettidi yidayssatakko, “Bidi hintte be7idayssanne si7idayssa Yohaannisas odite. Ayfe qooqeti xeellosona, gunddati birshshettidi hamuttoosona, baro hargganchchoti geeyosona, tulleti si7oosona, hayqqidayssati hayqoppe denddoosona, manqotas Wonggelay sabbakettees.
23 Tanan dhubettonna oonikka anjjettidayssa.”
24 Yohaannisi kiittidayssati bidaappe guye Yesuusi asaas Yohaannisabaa yaagidi odis: “Hintte ay be7anaw bazzo biitta keyidetii? Carkkoy qaathiya maata be7anaaseye?
25 Yaatin, ay be7anaw keyidetii? Koyse ma7o ma77ida asaa be7anaaseyye? Koyse ma7o ma77idayssatinne sa7i injjetida asay kawo keethan de7oosona.
26 Yaatin, ay be7anaw keyidetii? Nabiya be7anaaseye? Ee, ta yaagays: hintte be7anaw keyiday nabeppe aadhdheyssa.
27 ‘Ne ogiya ne sinthan giigisiya ta kiitanchchuwa neeppe sinthe ta kiittana’ geetettidi xaafettiday iyassa.
28 Ta hinttew odays; maccasappe yelettidayssata giddofe Yohaannisappe aadhdhey baawa. Xoossaa kawotethan ubbaafe guuxeyssi, I ubbaafe gita gidana” yaagis.
29 Hari attoshin, Yesuusa qaala si7ida qaraxa qanxiseyssati ubbay Yohaannisa kushen xammaqettidi Xoossay xillo gideyssa qonccisidosona.
30 Shin Farisaawetinne higge asttamaareti Yohaannisa kushen xammaqettonna ixxidi Xoossaa zoriya leqisidosona.