Yohaannisa 3:23-35

²³Qassi Yohaannisi Saaleeme mataan de7iyaa Henoona giyaa saan wogga haathay de7iyaa diraw, asay aakko yiina xammaqee.

²⁴Hewe haneeddawe Yohaannisi qashettanaappe kasenna.

²⁵Hewaappe guyyiyan, Yohaannisa kaalliyaawanttunna amareedda Ayihudatuwaa meechchaa wogaabaa palumetteeddino.

²⁶Unttunttu Yohaannisakko biide, “Tamaarissiyaawoo, Yorddaanoosa Shaafaappe hefinthan neenanna de7iyaawe, neeni aabaa markkattowe, be7a ha77i xammaqee; asay ubbaykka aakko bee” yaageeddino.

²⁷Yohaannisi zaariide, “Xoossay immana dhayooppe, asay aynne akkanaw danddayenna.

²⁸‘Taani Kiristtoosa gidikke; shin taani aappe sinthaw kiitettaaddi’ geeddawaassi hintte hinttenttu huuphew markka.

²⁹Mishira maccawunna de7iya uray iikka mishiraa; he mishiraa miyaatay eqqiide, I giyaawaa sisiyaawe A haasayaan daro nashettee. Hewaa diraw, hawe ta nashechchay poletteedda.

³⁰I darina ta guuxxana bessee” yaageedda.

³¹Bollappe yiyaawe ubbaappe bollaa. Sa7aappe beetteeddawe sa7aassa. Ikka sa7aabaa haasayee. Saluwaappe yiyaawe ubbaappe bollaa.

³²I bare be7eeddabaanne siseeddabaa markkattee; shin A markkattethaa akkiyawe baawa.

³³A markkattethaa akkiya ooninne Xoossay tumanchcha gidiyaawaa hewan markkattee.

³⁴Xoossay kiitteeddawe Xoossaa qaalaa odee; ayissi gooppe, Xoossay bare Geeshsha Ayyaanaa palahissiide immee.

³⁵Xoossay bare Na7aa siiqiide ubbabaa A kushiyan wotheedda.