Luqaasa 3:3-19

³Yohaannisi Yorddaanoosa SHaafaa heera biittaa ubban, “Intte nagaraa atto gaanaassi, nagaraappe simmidi xammaqettite” yaagidi yootiis.

⁴Hananabaa yootiya Isiyaasi ba maxaafan hagaadan xaafiis; “Issoi bazzon ba qaalaa xoqqu oottidi, ‘Godaa ogiyaa giigissite. I hemettana loossuwaakka ayyo sitti oottite.

⁵Gisa biitta ubbai kumana. Dereenne kerai ubbai baasettidi giigana. Geella ogee sitta gidana. Moorettida ogee salallana.

⁶Asai ubbai Xoossai ashshiyoogaa be7ana’ giis” yaagiis.

⁷Hegaa gishshau, Yohaannisi banan xammaqettana giidi yiida asaa, “Ha shooshshatoo, Xoossaa hanqqoi yaana haniyaagaappe baqatana mala, intteyyo oonee odidai?

⁸Intte nagaraappe simmidoogaa erissiyaabaa oottite. Abrahaami nu aawaa giidi, intte giddon haasayanau doommoppite. Aissi giikko, ‘Xoossai ha shuchchata Abrahaamassi na7a kessanaukka danddayees’ yaagada, taani inttessi odais.

⁹Beexee mittaa xaphuwan qanxxanau giigi uttiis. Simmi lo77o aifiyaa aifenna mitta ubbai qanxxettidi, taman yegettana” yaagiis.

¹⁰“Yaatin nu ai oottanee?” yaagidi, daro asai a oichchiis.

¹¹I asaassi zaaridi, “Naa77u qolee de7iyo urai issi qoliyaa aibinne bainna urau immo; qumai de7iyo uraikka hegaadan ootto” yaagiis.

¹²Qaraxaa shiishshiyaageeti xammaqettanau yiidi, “Tamaarissiyaagoo, nuuni ai oottanee?” yaagidosona.

¹³“Higgee azaziyoogaappe aattidi, ekkoppite” yaagiis.

¹⁴Wotaaddarati, “Qassi nuuni ai oottanee?” yaagidi a oichchidosona. Oichchin, “Wolqqan dafidi, woi wordduwan mootidi, ooppenne miishsha ekkoppite. Intte damoozai intteyyo gidana yaagidi, ufaittidi de7ite” yaagiis.

¹⁵Asai Godai tiyido Kiristtoosa naagiiddinne Yohaannisabaa bantta wozanaa giddon qoppiiddi, “Hagee Kiristtoosa gidennan aggenna” yaagidi, a mali wottidaashin,

¹⁶Yohaannisi eta ubbaassi zaaridi, “Taani inttena haattan xammaqais; shin taappe wolqqaamiyaagee yees. Taani a caammaa qashuwaa birshshanaukka bessikke. I inttena Geeshsha Ayyaanaaninne taman xammaqana.

¹⁷A kushiyan kattaa suraggiyo laidai de7ees. Kattaa qoxxidi, audiyaappe geeshshidi pittees; gisttiyaa gootaran qolees; shin dalaa to7enna taman xuuggana” yaagiis.

¹⁸Hegaa gishshau, Yohaannisi asaa daro dumma zoriyaa zoriiddi, wonggeliyaa mishiraachchuwaa asau yootees;

¹⁹shin deriyaa haariya Heeroodisi ba ishaa machchiyo Heeroodiyaado ekkido gishshaunne hara iitabaa oottido gishshau, Yohaannisi a hanqqettidi seeriis.