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Xammaqiyaa Yohaannisi Qaalaa Odeedda 
(Mar 1:1-8; Luq 3:1-18; Yoh 1:19-28) 
 1-2 He wode Xammaqiyaa Yohaannisi asaa, <<Saluwaa kawutethay matatteedda diraw, hintte nagaraappe simmite>> yaagiidde, Yihudaa mela biittaan odiidde yeedda.  Mat 4:17; Mar 1:15  3 Ayissi gooppe, nabiyaa Iisiyaase, Yohaannisabaa odiidde, 
<<Ittuu mela biittaan bare qaalaa dhoqqu udiide, 
<Godaa ogiyaa giigissite. 
I hemettana loossuwaakka 
aw sitti udite> geedda>> 
yaageedda.  Isa 40:3 
 4 Yohaannisaw gaaluwaa iskiyan dadetteedda mayuu de7ee; qassi bare xeessan dafuwaa dancceedda; I miyaa qumaykka booliyaanne bazzuwaa eessaa.  1Kat 1:8  5 Asay he wode Yeerusalaameppe, Yihudaa gadiyaa ubba saappenne Yorddaanoosa Shaafaa heeran de7iyaa gadiya ubbaappe aakko yiino.  6 Barenttu nagaraa paaxina, Yorddaanoosa Shaafan asaa xammaqeedda. 
 7 Shin Yohaannisi daro Parisaawatuunne * Parisaawatuwaa, guussay Ayihuda asatuwaa kaalethiyaa asatuwaa giddoppe gidiide Geeshsha Qaalaan kase Eca Caaquwaa giddon de7iyaa Qaalaa Wogaa ubbaan ammaniyaawantta. Saduqaawanatuu † Saduqaawanatuwaa, guussay Ayihuda asatuwaa kaalethiyaa asatuwaa giddoppe gidiide Geeshsha Qaalaan kase Eca Caaquwaa giddon de7iyaa Qaalaa Wogaappe Muse xaafeedda koyro ichcheshu maxaafatuwaa giddon de7iyaa Wogatuwaa xalalaan ammaniyaawantta. xammaqettanaw barekko yiyaawantta be7iide, <<Ha shooshshatoo, Xoossaa hanqquu yaana haniyawaappe attana mala, hinttew oone odeeddawe?  8 Simmi hintte, hinttenttu nagaraappe simmeeddawaa erissiyaa oosuwaa, oothite.  9 Hintte hinttenttu wozanaan, <Abraahaame nu aabba> giide qoppiyaawaa hinttew malatoppo. Ayissi gooppe, taani hinttenttussi oday; Xoossay ha shuchchatuwaappe Abraahaamossi naanaa udi denthanaw danddayee.  10 Beexi mithaa xaphuwan qanxxanaw giigi utteedda; lo77o ayfiyaa ayfenna mithaa ubbay qanxxettiide, tamaan yegettana. 
 11 <<Hintte hinttenttu nagaraappe simmiyaawaa bessanaw, taani hinttena haathaan xammaqay; shin taappe guyyenna yiyaawe, hinttentta Geeshsha Ayyaanaaninne tamaan xammaqana. ‡ Geeshsha Ayyaanaaninne tamaan xammaqana, guussay Yesuusi yiide asaa garssa ayyaanaa asatethaa laammiyaawaa tamaarissiyaawaa. I taappe daro minnee; A caammaa tookkanawukka taani bessiyaa asa gidikke.  12 A kushiyan kathaa sexxiyaa layday de7ee. Uddummaan de7iyaa kaathaa loythi geeshshee; bare zarggaa diyyiyan qolana; shin dalaa to7enna tamaan guuddana>> yaageedda. 
Yesuusi Xammaqetteedda 
(Mar 1:9-11; Luq 3:21-22) 
 13 Yesuusi he wode Yohaannisan xammaqettanaw, Galiilaappe Yorddaanoosa geetettiyaa shaafaa aakko beedda.  14 Shin Yohaannisi, <<Taani neenan xammaqettanaw bessiyaa wode, neeni taakko yay?>> yaagiide, A digganaw koyyeedda. 
 15 Shin Yesuusi zaariide A, <<Nuuni xillotethaa oosuwaa ubbaa hawaadan polanaw bessiyaa diraw, ha77i taw eeno ga>> yaageedda. Yohaannisikka aw eeno geedda. 
 16 Yesuusi xammaqettowaappe guyyiyan, ellekka haathaappe keseedda; saluu dooyettina, Xoossaa Ayyaanay haraphphiyaadan saluwaappe wodhdhiide bare bolla yiyaa wode be7eedda;  17 qassi saluwaappe, <<Taani siiqiyaa, taana nashechchiyaa, ta Na7ay hawaa>> yaagiyaa qaalay yeedda.  Dom 22:2; Maz 2:7; Isa 42:1; Mat 12:18; 17:5; Mar 1:11; Luq 9:35 
3:1-2 Mat 4:17; Mar 1:15
3:3 Isa 40:3
3:4 1Kat 1:8
*3:7 Parisaawatuwaa, guussay Ayihuda asatuwaa kaalethiyaa asatuwaa giddoppe gidiide Geeshsha Qaalaan kase Eca Caaquwaa giddon de7iyaa Qaalaa Wogaa ubbaan ammaniyaawantta.
†3:7 Saduqaawanatuwaa, guussay Ayihuda asatuwaa kaalethiyaa asatuwaa giddoppe gidiide Geeshsha Qaalaan kase Eca Caaquwaa giddon de7iyaa Qaalaa Wogaappe Muse xaafeedda koyro ichcheshu maxaafatuwaa giddon de7iyaa Wogatuwaa xalalaan ammaniyaawantta.
‡3:11 Geeshsha Ayyaanaaninne tamaan xammaqana, guussay Yesuusi yiide asaa garssa ayyaanaa asatethaa laammiyaawaa tamaarissiyaawaa.
3:17 Dom 22:2; Maz 2:7; Isa 42:1; Mat 12:18; 17:5; Mar 1:11; Luq 9:35