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.
11Yohaannisikka, “Laa77u mayuu de7iyaawe baynnawoo immo; qumay de7iyaawekka baynnawoo gisho” yaagi zaareedda.
12Qaraxaa shiishshiyaawanttukka xammaqettanaw yiide, “Tamaarssiyaawoo, nu ayaa udanee?” yaagi oochcheeddino.
13I unttunttoo, “Geetettowaappe aadho qaraxaa aathi shiishshoppite” yaagi odeedda.
14Hewaappe kaalla wottaaddaratuu, “Nuunishi, ayaa udanee?” yaagi A oochcheeddino. Yohaannisikka, “Asaa shaluwaa naaquwaan bonqqi akkoppite, oonanne wordduwan mootoppite, hinttenttu dirgguu hinttenttoo gidana” yaagi zaareedda.
15He wode asay ubbay Kiristtoosa yuussaa naagiidde de7iyaa diraw Yohaannisa, “Hawekka Kiristtoosa gidennaan attenna” yaagiide barenttu wozanaan maleeddino.
16Yohaannisi ubbatuwaakka, “Taani haathaan xammaqay; gidoppe attin taappe wolqqaamaynne taanikka A caammaa qashuwaa billana danddayennawe biro yaanawaa; ikka Ayyaanaa Geeshshaaninne tamaan xammaqanawaa;
17A kushiyan kathaa dalaappe shaakki geeshshiyaa layday de7ee. Kathaa uddummaan bukkowaa geeshshi punniide ayfiyaa diyyiyan qolee; shin dalaa to7enna tamaan guuddee.”
18Yohaannisikka hara cora qaalaan cora asaa maqqiidde mishiraachchuwaa qaalaa odeedda.
Luuqaasa 3
Luuqaasa 3:4-18