3 Ye khuzukulela miti zooshi zaattameliyeeyo muuttho Yorotaani, awoozaka atthu yoori athupwiye twampi zaya aswaamihiwe ti Nnyizinku na oosiwe.
4 Nkhama etthiipo zaatikhiweezo nkithaapu ya napiyu Ezayiiya: “Owaapho ntthu ankhuwaaye n'yaara araka: ‘Mwaattalele tarikhi ya Mbwana, na mwishapweyise miphiitelo zaya.
5 Makunte ooshi asireliwe, nyaako na kulu zooshi zipwejiwe, tarikhi zoonyokowa zookoleliwe, epile zoothipeya zishottheliwe.
6 Atthu ooshi anteela woona nusura ya Nnyizinku.’”
7 Yaahaya khusala awooza atthu apale aari otaaye woosiwa araka: “Khapila za nyookha! Paani awuuziyeenini otthira hukhumu ya Nnyizinku entaaye?
8 Mwirette vitthu enthoonyezaaye yoori khweele mwathupwiya, khahiyo ojilupeza yoori ‘Eburahiima ti papeetthu’. Miiyo kiniwuuzani yoori khwa liwe ntthi Nnyizinku onwahi owaattala aana a Eburahiima.
9 Nshokha latthiiwa nshini wa mitathaari za miitthi, wakhula muutthi ohiniimaaye mishumo zooshapweya ontta oshijiwa weeseleliwe vamoottho.”
10 Atthu khusala amuuzela araka: “Apho nirette niini?”
11 Ye khuwaajipu yoori: “Otule ariina hempe piiri, moote amwinkhe otule ahina. Otule ariina etthu-yoojiwa awaameele apale ahina.”
12 Khulankha anamariphisa lumpuru yoori alawe oosiwe khumuuzela Yaahaya yoori: “Mwanliimu, khi fweeyo nirette niini?”
13 Ye khuwaajipu araka: “Mwihiriphise mwizitisa hisapu mwirumiweeyo.”
14 Anajanka na-yo khumuuzela yoori: “Khi fweeyo niri toovi?” Khuwaajipu yoori: “Mwihiwaanyakanye atthu mwiroromelaka kuvu zenu, wala mwihiwaalokoveze vitthu zoohiiyi etthiipo, mwishukhurwele ethiito mwimpatthaaye.”
15 Nroromelo wa atthu khusala ovira weekezeleyaka oonaka yoori Yaahaya ti Al-Masiihu.
16 Ye khuwooza ooshi apale aariivo yoori: “Weekhweele miiyo kiniwoosanani maati, ila onta nkina ariina owahi wookiziti miiyo, wala akinsuhi ofukula mikhoyi za jampala zawe. Ye onteela owoosani na Rooho Ttakatthiifu na moottho.
17 Onaaye fosholo mmakhono mwawe anttelaaye ophakulana tiriku na maveya. Athuule tiriku atthe vantthala vawe, maveya aya eeselele vamoottho ohinzimaaye.”
18 Khwa mattakhuzi makina a waatta, Yaahaya aari owaahirimiza na owaatafusirela atthu hapari zooshapweya.
19 Na khunshowera nsatoro Herooti mwaasa wonrala Herodiya muukha wa ttwiiye na oretta vitthu zootakhala za waatta.
20 Elottelanaka Herooti khweekezela zooshi epile, khuruma ofukeliwa Yaahaya nkalapooso.
21 Wakathi Yaahaya aari owoosaavo atthu ooshi apale, Yinsa na-ye khuta attaaphale oteela woosiwa. Ye alompaka pinku khufukuwa,
22 Rooho Ttakatthiifu khumwiishukhela nkhama jiwa. Khusiileya huula yoolankha pinkuuni eraka: “Weeyo o mwanaka kinuuphetachaaye na wookituvela channu.”
23 Yinsa wakathi aaziyeevo olaleya hapari zooshapweya, aarettiye arina nyaakha talaathiini. Ye aari mwaana wa Yuusufu nkhama etthiipo atthu aari waakanyeraazo, Yuusufu aari mwaana wa Heeli,
