Luuqaasa 1:55-75

⁵⁵Nu aawatoo I odeeddawaadan Abraahaamewunne A yaraw geeddawaa medhinaw naagana diraassa” yaagaaddu.

⁵⁶Mayraamakka heezzu agenaa keena Elssaabeexi matan gami77owaappe guyyiyan bare golle simmaaddu.

⁵⁷Elssaabeexiwukka yeliyaa wodii gakkina, attuma na7aa yelaaddu.

⁵⁸Izi shooratuunne izi dabbo gideeddawanttu, Goday maarotethaa iziw ootheeddawaa sisiide izinna ittippe nashetteeddino.

⁵⁹Hosppuntha gallassaan na7aa qaxxaranaw yeeddino; A, aawuwaa sunthaan Zakkaraasa giide sunthanaw koyyeeddino.

⁶⁰A daaya qassi, “Hanenna, Yohaannisa geetettanaw koshshee” yaagaaddu.

⁶¹Unttunttukka izo, “Ne dabbatuwaappe hachche gakkanaw ittuukka ha sunthaan xeesettibeenna” yaageeddino.

⁶²A aabba, oona giyaa sunthan xeegettanaw koyyintto xorssi oochcheeddino.

⁶³A aabbukka xaafiyaabaa oochchi akkiide, “Na7aa sunthay Yohaannisa” giide xaafina, ubbatuukka yewuwaan maalaletteeddino.

⁶⁴Hewankka Zakkaraasa doonay dooyetteedda, A inxxarssaykka bilettina haasayaa doommeedda, Xoossaakka galateedda.

⁶⁵A shooratuukka de7iyaasaa ubbaan yashshaan kumeeddino. Ha yewuukka zoozetiyaa Yihudaa gadiyaa ubbaan darii haasayetteedda.

⁶⁶Hawaakka siseeddawanttu ubbatuu, “Ha na7ay ayaa gidaneeshsha?” yaagiide yewuwaa barenttu wozanaan oyqqeeddino; Xoossaykka aananna de7iyaawaa ereeddino.

⁶⁷Yohaannisa aabbu Zakkaraasi Ayyaanaa Geeshshaan kumiide timbbitiyaa yaagi odeedda:

⁶⁸“Israa7eeliyaa Goday Xoossay anjjetto; yiide bare asaa xomooseeddanne wozeedda.

⁶⁹Bare aylliyaa Daawite golliyan; wolqqaama ashshiyaawaa nuussi giigisseedda.

⁷⁰Hawekka beni Godaa geeshsha nabatuwaa doonan odettowaadan,

⁷¹I nuuna, nu morkketuwaappenne nuunanna eqettiyaawanttu kushiyaappe ashshanaassa.

⁷²Hawaakka I ootheeddawe, nu aawatoo maarotethaa bessanaassanne, bare geeshsha caaquwaa wozanaa aathanaassa.

⁷³Nu aawuwaa Abraahaamossi caaqqeedda caaquwaa qoppanaw,

⁷⁴nu morkketuwaa kushiyaappe kesiide yashshay banttaan aw oothanaadan maataa nuussi immeedda.

⁷⁵Hawenneekka, nuuna nu wodiyaa ubbaan geeshshatethaaninne xillotethaan bare sinthaan essana diraassa.