3Yohaannisi Yorddaanoosa Shaafaa heeraa ubbaa biide, “Hintte nagaray atto geetettana mala nagaraa paaxiide xammaqettite” yaagi tamaarisseedda.
4Nabiyaa Iisiyaasa maxaafan xaafetteedda qaalaadan, “Mela biittaan waassiyaa bitaniyaa kooshshay, ‘Godaw ogiyaa giigissite; A ogiyaakka suurissite.
5“ ‘Ollay ubbay kumo; deriinne zoozii denbbaa gido, giigenna ogi ubbay giigo, hanchchiro ogi ubbay liiqo.
6“ ‘Hewaa gidooppe Asay ubbay Xoossay ashshiyaawaa be7ana’ ” yaageedda.
7Hawaa diraw Yohaannisi A kushiyan xammaqettanaw keseedda asaw hawaadan oduwaa doommeedda, “Hentteno, shooshshaa naatoo; yiyaa hanqquwaappe attana mala hinttentta ooni maqqeeddee?
8Simmi hinttenttu nagaraappe simmeeddawanttoo bessiyaa ayfiyaa ayfite. Hinttenttu wozanaan Abraahaamo nu aabbu de7ee gooppite. Xoossay Abraahaamossi naanaa ha shuchchatuwaappe denthanaw danddayee yaagaade taani hinttenttoo oday.
9Ha77i ubba beexi mithaa xaphuwan qanxxanaw giigi utteedda; simmi lo77o ayfiyaa ayfenna mithay ubbay qanxxettiide tamaan olettanawaa.”
10“Yaatina ha77i nu ayaa udanee?” yaagiide A cora asay oochcheedda.
Luuqaasa 3
Luuqaasa 3:3-10