1 Kawoy Xibaryoosi Roome biittan kawotin, tammanne ichashantho laythan, Phenxe Philaxoosi Yihuda haariya wode, Herodiisi Galila haariya wode, iya ishaa Filphoosi Ixuuriyasanne Xirakondoosa haariya wode, Lisaniyoosi Ablaanisa haariya wode, 2 Haannaranne Qayyaafara kahine halaqa gidi de7ishin, Xoossaa qaalay Zakaryaasa na7aa Yohaanisako mela biitta yis. 3 Yohaanisi, “Hinte nagaraape simmitenne xammaqetite. Xoossay hinte nagaraa atto gaana” yaagidi tamaarsishe Yordaanose Shaafa heeran de7iya biitta ubbaa bis. 4 Hessika nabey Isayaasi ba maxaafan,[a]
7 Yohaanisi, ba kushen xammaqetanaw yida asaako, “Hinteno, shoosha nayto yaanaw de7iya hanquwafe attana mela hintena zoriday oonee?[b] 8 Hiza, hinte simuwa qoncisiya lo77o ooso oothite, hinte wozanan, ‘Nuus, nu aaway Abrahaamey de7ees gidi ceeqetofite.’ Haa si7ite, ha shuchatape Xoossay Abrahaames na7a kessanaw danda7ees.[c] 9 Heko, beexey mithaa xaphon de7ees. Hiza, lo77o ayfe ayfonna mitha ubbay qanxetidi taman yegetana” yaagis.[d]
10 Asay, “Yaatin nuuni ay oothinoo?” yaagidi oychidosona.
11 Yohaanisi zaaridi, “Nam7u afili de7iya asi baynaysas immo. Kathi de7eysi baynaysas immo” yaagis.
12 Qaraxa qanxiseysati xammaqetanaw yidi, “Astamaariyaw, nuuni ay oothinoo?” yaagidosona.[e]
13 I zaaridi, “Hinte qanxisanaw kiitetoysafe aathidi ekofite” yaagis. 14 Qassi wotaadareti yidi, “Nuuni ay oothinoo” yaagidi oychidosona.
15 Asay Kiristoosa naagishe de7iya gisho, Yohaanisa, “I Kiristoosa gidandesha?” gidi qopidosona. 16 Yohaanisi ubbaas zaaridi, “Taani hintena haathan xammaqayis, shin taape aadhidi wolqaameysi yaana. Taani iya caammaa wodoruwa billanaw bessonna asi. I hintena Geeshsha Ayyaananinne taman xammaqana. 17 Wudumman de7iya kathaa polo geeshshanaw pithey iya kushen de7ees. Geeshsha kathaa ba shaaliyan qolana; kaliya dhayonna taman xuuggana” yaagis.
18 Qassi Yohaanisi asaa daro zore zoridi Wongela[f] odis.
19 Shin Yohaanisi Herodiisi ba ishaa machiw, Herodiyada, ekida gishonne haraa iita oosota gisho hanqeetida wode,[g] 20 Herodiisi kaseysa bolla haraba ubbaa gujidi Yohaanisa woyne gelsis.
21 Yohaanisi qashetanaape sinthe asaa ubbaa xammaqidi simmin, qasi Yesuusika xammaqetis. I woossishin saloy dooyetis. 22 Geeshsha Ayyaanay holleda bentishe iya bolla uttis. Salope “Taani dosiya na7ay nena; ne tana ufaysaasa” giya qaalay yis.[h]
23 Yesuusi tamaarso oykiya wode iyaw hastamu laythi gidishin, asay iya Yoosefa na7a gidi qopis.
- a Isa 40:3-5.
- b Maato 12:34; 23:33.
- c Yoha 8:33.
- d Maato 7:19.
- e Luqa 7:29.
- f Wongela: Girike doonan Wongela geetetiya qaalay daro ufaysiya oda woyko mishiraacho guussu. He mishiraachoyka Kiristoosi asa koche ubbaa merinaa pirdaafe ashshanaw kiitetidi yida gita ufaysaa (Luqa 1:19; 2:10).
- g Maato 14:3-4; Mar 6:17-18.
- h Medhe 22:2; Maz 2:7; Isa 42:1; Maato 3:17; Mar 1:11; Luqa 9:35.
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