3 Heroodisa shuumaa Kuuza machchiw Yohaanna, Soosinnaranne qassi hara daroti enttana miishen maaddeyssati de7oosona.
4 Daro asay dumma dumma katamaappe iyaakko shiiqin leemison enttaw odis.
5 “Issi goshshanchchoy zerethi zeranaw keyis. I zerishin issi issi zerethay oge gaxan wodhdhidi yedhdhettis, salo kafoti maxidosona.
6 Harati shaalloy garssan de7iya biitta bolla wodhdhidosona. Buroo dolida mela biittan laahoy baynna gisho miccidosona.
7 Hara zerethay qassi aguntha giddon wodhdhis. Agunthaara wolla diccida gisho agunthay cuullidi bessan ashshis.
8 Harati lo77o biitta bolla wodhdhidosona. Dolida wode xeetu kushe ayfidosona.” Hessa odi onggidi, ba qaala dhoqqu oothidi, “Si7iya haythi de7iya ubbay si7o” yaagis.
9 Iya tamaareti, “Ha leemisuwa birshshethay aybee?” yaagidi oychchidosona
10 I, “Xoossaa kawotethaa xuuraa erana mela hinttew imettis. Shin harati be7ishe demmonna mela, si7ishe akeekonna mela leemison odays.
11 “Hiza, ha leemisuwa birshshethay hayssa: zerethi yaagettiday Xoossaa qaala.
12 Oge gaxan wodhdhida zerethay qaala si7eyssata. Gidoshin, entti ammanidi attonna mela Xalahey qaala entta wozanaappe maxi digees.
13 Shaalloy garssan de7iya biitta bolla wodhdhida zerethay qaala si7idi ufayssan ekkeyssata. Entti ha77is ammanoosonappe attin xaphoy baynna gisho paacey gakkiya wode ellesidi kaddoosona.
14 Aguntha giddon zerettidayssati qaala si7eyssata. Enttika alamiya qofan, duretethaaninne sa7aa duussaa miikkotethan cuulettidi besseyssada ayfibookkona.
15 Lo77o biittan wodhdhida zerethay lo77o wozanan qaala si7idi naageyssatanne dandda7an minnidi ayfe ayfeyssata.
16 “Xomppe xomppidi, daachcho kammey woykko arssafe garssan wothey deenna. Geliya asi be7ana mela dhoqqa bessan wothees.
17 “Hessa gisho, qoncce keyonna qosettidi attiyaabay, erettonna geemmidi attiyaabay deenna.
18 “Hiza, hintte qaala waati si7iyakko akeekite. De7iya ubbaas guzhetidi imettana, baynnayssas hari attoshin iyaw de7iya guuthiyaka iyappe ekettana” yaagis.