24 Na7iyaa kare kiyada ba aayyiyo, “Ai imma goo?” yaagada oichchaasu. Oichchin, i aayyiyaa, “Xammaqiya Yohaannisa huuphiyaa imma ga” yaagaasu.
Yonadaabi Aminoona, “Ba; baada sakettiyaabaa malatada hiixan zin77a baya. Ne aawai nena be7anau yiyo wode, 'Ta michchiyaa Taamaara yaada taayyo miyoobaa immu; taani o xeellishin qumaakka ta sinttan kattada tana barssu' yaagada oichcha” yaagiis.
Taani ubbaton imattaa mokkiyoogaa ta ashkkarati taayyo markkattoosona.
Iita asati, ta ixotinne ta morkketi tana woranau taakko horddofiyo wode, eti banttau xubettidi kunddana.
Iita asi xillo asa bolli maqetteesinne ba achchaa garccees.
Iita asati hiyyeesatanne metootanchchata ongganaunne suuretettan hemettiyaageeta woranau, bantta bisuwaa shoddidosonanne bantta wonddafiyaa dafidosona.
Na7iyaa ba aayee zoriyaa ekkada Heeroodisa, “Xammaqiya Yohaannisa huuphiyaa ha soruwan wottada tau imma” yaagaasu.
He wode Xammaqiya Yohaannisi asaa, “Saluwaa kawotettai matattido gishshau, intte nagaraappe simmite” yaagiiddi, Yihudaa Bazzuwan yootiiddi yiis.
Qassi iyyo daro caaqqidi, “Neeni oichchidobaa aiba gidikkokka, taani neeyyo immana; harai atto, ta kawotettaappe baggaa gidikkokka, taani neeyyo immana” yaagiis.
Na7iyaa eesuwan kawuwaakko baada a, “Xammaqiya Yohaannisa huuphiyaa soruwan wottada, neeni ha77i tau immanaagaa koyais” yaagaasu.