17 Iya sunthay Yihudaninne he heeran de7iya biitta ubban si7ettis.
18 Xammaqiya Yohaannisa tamaareti hessa ubbaa Yohaannisas odidosona. I entta giddofe nam77ata xeegidi,
19 “Yaana geetettiday neneyye? Woykko haraa naaginoo?” yaagidi oychchite gidi Godaakko kiittis.
20 Asati Yesuusakko bidi, Xammaqiya Yohaannisi, “Yaana geetettiday neneyye? Woykko haraa naaginoo?” giite gidi nuna neekko kiittis yaagidosona.
21 He saatenkka Yesuusi daro asaa harggiyafe pathis. Tuna ayyaanata kessis, qooqida ayfiyakka xeelisis.
22 Yohaannisa matappe kiitettidi yidayssatakko, “Bidi hintte be7idayssanne si7idayssa Yohaannisas odite. Ayfe qooqeti xeellosona, gunddati birshshettidi hamuttoosona, baro hargganchchoti geeyosona, tulleti si7oosona, hayqqidayssati hayqoppe denddoosona, manqotas Wonggelay sabbakettees.
23 Tanan dhubettonna oonikka anjjettidayssa.”
24 Yohaannisi kiittidayssati bidaappe guye Yesuusi asaas Yohaannisabaa yaagidi odis: “Hintte ay be7anaw bazzo biitta keyidetii? Carkkoy qaathiya maata be7anaaseye?
25 Yaatin, ay be7anaw keyidetii? Koyse ma7o ma77ida asaa be7anaaseyye? Koyse ma7o ma77idayssatinne sa7i injjetida asay kawo keethan de7oosona.
26 Yaatin, ay be7anaw keyidetii? Nabiya be7anaaseye? Ee, ta yaagays: hintte be7anaw keyiday nabeppe aadhdheyssa.
27 ‘Ne ogiya ne sinthan giigisiya ta kiitanchchuwa neeppe sinthe ta kiittana’ geetettidi xaafettiday iyassa.
28 Ta hinttew odays; maccasappe yelettidayssata giddofe Yohaannisappe aadhdhey baawa. Xoossaa kawotethan ubbaafe guuxeyssi, I ubbaafe gita gidana” yaagis.
29 Hari attoshin, Yesuusa qaala si7ida qaraxa qanxiseyssati ubbay Yohaannisa kushen xammaqettidi Xoossay xillo gideyssa qonccisidosona.
30 Shin Farisaawetinne higge asttamaareti Yohaannisa kushen xammaqettonna ixxidi Xoossaa zoriya leqisidosona.
31 Yesuusi kaallidi hayssada yaagis: “Hiza, ha wodiya yeletethaa aybira daaniso? Enttika oona daanoona?
32 Giya giddon uttidi woli xeegidi, ‘Nu hinttew suusul77e punnin, hintte yexxeketa. Nu sabbidi zeleelin, hintte yeekkeketa’ yaagiya nayta daanosona.
33 Xammaqiya Yohaannisi moonnanne uyonna yin, ‘Iita ayyaanara de7ees gideta.’
34 Asa Na7ay mishenne uyishe yin, ‘Yarambbanne ushshanchcho, qaraxa qanxiseyssatanne nagaranchchota dabbo’ gideta.
35 Hiza, cinccatethaa tumatethay iya nayta ubbaa matan erettis” yaagis.
36 Issi Farisaawey Yesuusa kathi muzanaw ba soo xeegis. I Farisaawiya soo bidi gayta bolla uttis.
37 He kataman issi nagaranchcho maccasi de7iyara Yesuusi Farisaawiya son gibira bolla de7eyssa si7ida wode daro al77o philqqaaxe shitto ekkada yasu.
38 Yesuusas guye baggara, iya tohuwa matan eqqada yeekkashe iya tohuwa ba afuthaara laakethawsu. Ba binaanara iya tohuwa quchchashenne yeerashe shitto tiyasu.
39 Gibira giigisida Farisaawey hessa be7ida wode ba wozanan, “Hayssi nabe gidiyakko ha maccasiya iya bochchiyara ooneekko qassi iya nagaranchcho gideyssakka I eranashin” yaagis.
40 Yesuusi, “Simoona, ta new odiyabay de7ees” yaagis. I, “Asttamaariyaw, taw oda” yaagis.