3 Yohaannisi Yorddaanoosa Shaafaa heeraa ubbaa biide, “Hintte nagaray atto geetettana mala nagaraa paaxiide xammaqettite” yaagi tamaarisseedda.
4 Nabiyaa 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.
7 Hawaa diraw Yohaannisi A kushiyan xammaqettanaw keseedda asaw hawaadan oduwaa doommeedda, “Hentteno, shooshshaa naatoo; yiyaa hanqquwaappe attana mala hinttentta ooni maqqeeddee?
8 Simmi hinttenttu nagaraappe simmeeddawanttoo bessiyaa ayfiyaa ayfite. Hinttenttu wozanaan Abraahaamo nu aabbu de7ee gooppite. Xoossay Abraahaamossi naanaa ha shuchchatuwaappe denthanaw danddayee yaagaade taani hinttenttoo oday.
9 Ha77i 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.
11 Yohaannisikka, “Laa77u mayuu de7iyaawe baynnawoo immo; qumay de7iyaawekka baynnawoo gisho” yaagi zaareedda.
12 Qaraxaa shiishshiyaawanttukka xammaqettanaw yiide, “Tamaarssiyaawoo, nu ayaa udanee?” yaagi oochcheeddino.
13 I unttunttoo, “Geetettowaappe aadho qaraxaa aathi shiishshoppite” yaagi odeedda.
14 Hewaappe kaalla wottaaddaratuu, “Nuunishi, ayaa udanee?” yaagi A oochcheeddino. Yohaannisikka, “Asaa shaluwaa naaquwaan bonqqi akkoppite, oonanne wordduwan mootoppite, hinttenttu dirgguu hinttenttoo gidana” yaagi zaareedda.
15 He wode asay ubbay Kiristtoosa yuussaa naagiidde de7iyaa diraw Yohaannisa, “Hawekka Kiristtoosa gidennaan attenna” yaagiide barenttu wozanaan maleeddino.
16 Yohaannisi ubbatuwaakka, “Taani haathaan xammaqay; gidoppe attin taappe wolqqaamaynne taanikka A caammaa qashuwaa billana danddayennawe biro yaanawaa; ikka Ayyaanaa Geeshshaaninne tamaan xammaqanawaa;
17 A kushiyan kathaa dalaappe shaakki geeshshiyaa layday de7ee. Kathaa uddummaan bukkowaa geeshshi punniide ayfiyaa diyyiyan qolee; shin dalaa to7enna tamaan guuddee.”
18 Yohaannisikka hara cora qaalaan cora asaa maqqiidde mishiraachchuwaa qaalaa odeedda.
19 Galiilaa mooddiyaa Heroodisa qassi bare ishaa Piliphphoosa machchatto Herodiyaado I akkeedda dirawunne haraakka cora iita kiitaa kiitetto diraw, Yohaannisi seereedda.
20 Hawaa diraw ha ubbaa gujjiide Heroodise Yohaannisa qasho golle gelsseedda.
21 Asay ubbay xammaqetti simmowaappe guyyiyan Yesuusi xammaqetteedda. I woossi de7ishshinkka saluu dooyetti aggeedda.
22 Geeshsha Ayyaanaykka haraphphiya malatiide A bollaan wodhdheedda. Saluwaappekka, “Ta dosiyaa na7ay neena; neenan Taani nashettay” yaagiyaa qaalay yeedda.
23 Yesuusi tamaarssuwaa doommoode aw hattamu laythaa gideedda; cora asaykka barenttoo malatowaadan A Yooseefo na7aa yaagiino; Yooseefo Eele na7aa;