Luuk'aasa Mishiraachchuwaa 3:1-17

S'ibaariyoosa geetettiyaa kaatii kawuteedda tammanne ichcheshetsiyaa laytsaan P'ens's'enaawiyaa P'ilaas'oosi Yihudaa mooddiyaa wode, Heroodise Galiilaan oyddentsiyaa shaakuwaa mooddiyaa wode, Aa ishay Pilip'p'oosikka Is'uuriyaaninne S'irkkonddoosan oyddentsiyaa shaakuwaa mooddiyaa wode, Lisaaniyoosikka Abileenen oyddentsiyaa shaakuwaa mooddiyaawaa gidiide mooddi de'ishshin, Haanninne K'eyyaafay k'eesatuwaa kaappatuwaa gidiide de'ishshin, S'oossaa k'aalay Zakkaraasa na'aa Yohaannisakko mela biittaan yeedda. Yohaannisi Yorddaanoosa Shaafaa heeraa ubbaa biide, «Hintte nagaray atto geetettana mala nagaraa paas'iide s'ammak'ettite» yaagi tamaarisseedda. Nabiyaa Isiyaasa mas'aafan s'aafetteedda k'aalaadan, «Mela biittaan waassiyaa bitaniyaa kooshshay, ‹Godaw ogiyaa giigissite; Aa ogiyaakka suurissite. Ollay ubbay kumo; deriinne zoozii denbbaa gido, giigenna ogii ubbay giigo, hanchchiro ogii ubbay liik'o. Hewaa gidooppe, Asay ubbay S'oossay ashshiyaawaa be'ana› » yaageedda. Hawaa diraw Yohaannisi Aa kushiyan s'ammak'ettanaw keseedda asaw hawaadan oduwaa doommeedda, «Henttenoo, shooshshaa naatoo; yiyaa hank'k'uwaappe attana mala hinttentta ooni mak'k'eeddee? Simmi hinttenttu nagaraappe simmeeddawanttoo bessiyaa ayfiyaa ayfite. Hinttenttu wozanaan Abraahaamo nu aabbu de'ee gooppite. S'oossay Abraahaamoo naanaa ha shuchchatuwaappe dentsanaw danddayee yaagaade taani hinttenttoo oday. Ha"i ubbaa bees'i mitsaa s'ap'uwaan k'ans's'anaw giigi utteedda; simmi lo"o ayfiyaa ayfena mitsay ubbay k'ans's'ettiide tamaan olettanawaa.» «Yaatina ha"i nu ayaa udanee?» yaagiide Aa c'ora Asay oochcheedda. Yohaannisikka, «Laa"u mayuu de'iyaawe baynnawoo immo; k'umay de'iyaawekka baynnawoo gisho» yaagi zaareedda. K'aras'aa shiishshiyaawanttukka s'ammak'ettanaw yiide, «Tamaarissiyaawoo, nu ayaa udanee?» yaagi oochcheeddino. I unttunttoo, «Geetettowaappe aad'd'o k'aras'aa aatsi shiishshoppite» yaagi odeedda. Hewaappe kaala wotaadaratuu, «Nuunishi, ayaa udanee?» yaagi Aa oochcheeddino. Yohaannisikka, «Asaa shaluwaa naak'uwaan bonk'k'i akkoppite, oonanne wordduwaan mootoppite, hinttenttu dirgguu hinttenttoo gidana» yaagi zaareedda. He wode Asay ubbay Kiristtoosa yuussaa naagiidde de'iyaa diraw Yohaannisa, «Hawekka Kiristtoosa gidennaan attena» yaagiide barenttu wozanaan maleeddino. Yohaannisi ubbatuwaakka, «Taani haatsaan s'ammak'ay; gidoppe attin taappe wolk'k'aamaynne taanikka Aa c'aammaa k'ashuwaa billana danddayennawe biro yaanawaa; ikka Ayaanaa Geeshshaaninne tamaan s'ammak'anawaa; Aa kushiyan katsaa dalaappe shaakki geeshshiyaa layday de'ee. Katsaa uddumaan bukkowaa geeshshi punniide ayfiyaa diyiyaan k'olee; shin dalaa to'enna tamaan guuddee.»