20 Yohaannisi xillonne geeshsha asi gididayssa Heroodisi erida gisho iyaw babbidi loythi naagisees. Heroodisi Yohaannisi giyabaa si7anaw dosikkoka I giyabaa si7iya wode daro dagammees.
21 Heroodisi ba yelettida gallasa bonchchanaw deriya haareyssatas, shaalaqatasinne Galiilan de7iya gita asaas imato giigisis. Hessi Heroodiyadas injje gallas gidis.
22 Heroodiyada na7iya imathay mokettiya bessaa gela durada, Heroodisanne iya imathata ufayssasu. Kawoy na7iw, “Ne koyabaa aybaa gidikkoka tana oychcha, taani new immana” yaagis.
23 Qassi iw caaqqidi, “Neeni oychchiyabaa aybaa gidikkoka, taani new immana. Hari attoshin, ta kawotethaa baggaa gidikkoka taani new immana” yaagis.
24 Na7iya kare keyada ba aayeekko, “Ay imma go?” gada oychchasu. I aayyaa, “Xammaqiya Yohaannisa huu7iya imma ga” yaagasu.
25 Na7iya ellasada kawuwakko bada, “Xammaqiya Yohaannisa huu7iya saanen wothada ha77i taw immana mela koyays” yaagasu.
26 Yaanin Kawoy daro qiirottis, shin ba imathata gisho iw caaqqida ba caaquwa menthanaw koyibeenna.
27 Hessa gisho, ellesidi naageyssa Yohaannisa huu7iya ehana mela kiittis. Naageyssi qasho keethi bidi Yohaannisa qoodhiya qanxis.
28 He qanxettida huu7iya saanen wothi ehidi na7ees immis. Na7iya qassi ba aayes immasu.
29 Yohaannisa tamaareti hessa si7ida wode bidi iya ahaa ekki efidi moogidosona.
30 Tammanne nam77u hawaareti simmi yidi entti oothidabaanne tamaarssidabaa ubbaa Yesuusas odidosona.
31 Enttako yaa asaynne biya asay darida gisho Yesuusaranne iya tamaaretara, hari attoshin kathi maanawukka entta gathonna ixxis. Yaanin, Yesuusi enttako, “Nurkka guuthi shemppi ekkanaw asi baynna bessi yedhdhite” yaagis.
32 Hessa gisho, entti banttarkka wogolon gelidi asi baynna bessi bidosona.