25 Na7iyaa eesuwan kawuwaakko baada a, “Xammaqiya Yohaannisa huuphiyaa soruwan wottada, neeni ha77i tau immanaagaa koyais” yaagaasu.
Aissi giikko, eti iitabaa oottanau woxxoosona; asaa suuttaa gussanau jaamoosona.
Na7asooni ehiido imoi erettida meezaanan wottin, issi kilo giraamenne bagga deexxiya biraappe medhdhido issi keriyaanne hosppun xeetu giraame deexxiya biraappe medhdhido issi kuixaaruwaa, naa77aikka kattaa yarshshuwaa yarshshanau liiqo xiillee zaitiyan munaqqidoogee kumidoogeeta;
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.
Na7iyaa kare kiyada ba aayyiyo, “Ai imma goo?” yaagada oichchaasu. Oichchin, i aayyiyaa, “Xammaqiya Yohaannisa huuphiyaa imma ga” yaagaasu.
Yaagin kawoi daro qarettiis; shin ba caaquwaa gishshaunne ba imattatu gishshau iyyo caaqqido caaquwaa maanau koyibeenna.
Eti suutta gussanau daro eesotoosona.