5 Yihudaa biittaa Kawuwaa Heeroodisa wodiyan, Zakkaariyaasa yaagiyo issi qeesee de7ees. I Abiiya qeesetuppe issuwaa. A machchiyaanne qeesiyaa Aaroona zare; i sunttai Elssaabeexo.
Laappunttoi Haqqooxa gakkiis. Hosppunttoi Abiiya gakkiis.
GODAI Israa7eela Xoossai eta maizza aawaa Aaroona baggaara azazidoogaadan, eti GODAA Beeta Maqidasiyaa gelidi, kayan kayan oottanau xaafettidosona.
Abiiya yaraa halaqai Ziikira. Miniyaaminanne Ma7aadiyaa yaraa halaqai Pilxxaaya.
Idda, Ginnetoona, Abiiya,
Yesuusi Yihudaa biittan Beetaliheeme giyo kataman Heeroodisi kawotidi de7iyo wode yelettiis; hegaappe guyyiyan, xoolinttiyaa paidiya asati arshsho baggappe Yerusalaame yiidi,
kiitanchchai Zakkaariyaasa hagaadan yaagiis; “Yayyoppa; ne woosai siyettiis. Ne machchiyaa Elssaabeexa neessi attuma na7a yelana; neeni he na7aa Yohaannisa yaagada sunttana.
He wodiyaappe guyyiyan, a machchiyaa Elssaabeexa shahaarada, ichchashu aginau bana genttaasu.