5 Yihudaa gadiyaa Kaatiyaa Heroodisa wodiyaan, Aabiyaa qeesatethaa oosuwaa baggappe gideedda Zakkaraasa geetettiyaa itti qeesay de7ee. Machchattakka Elssaabeexo geetettiyaa Aaroone yaraappe yeletteeddawunno.
6 Laa77atuukka Godaa azazuwanne seeraa darissiide naagiyaawanttanne kadhee banttaan Xoossaa sinthan de7iyaa xillatuwaa.
7 Gidoppe attin Elssaabeexa mantha gido diraw, yeluu unttunttoo baawa. Laa77atuukka laythaa sugeeddawantta.
8 Itti gallassi Zakkaraasi bare bagga kaallaan Xoossaa sinthan Qeesatethan oothiyaa wode,
9 bare Qeesatethaa wogaa dooyaadan Geeshsha Golliyaa geliide ixaanaa cuwissuwaa saamay A gakkeedda.
10 Ixaanay cuwiyaa wode asay ubbay karen eqqiide woossi de7ee.
11 Godaa kiitanchchay ixaanaa yarshshuwaasaappe ushechchanna eqqiide aw beetteedda.
12 Zakkaraasikka be7eedda wode dagammiide yashshaan mitetteedda.
13 Kiitanchchaykka qassi yaageedda, “Zakkaraasaa, yayyoppa; ne woosay sisetteedda, ne machchatta Elssaabeexa attuma na7aa yelanawunnu.
14 A yeletaan nashetaynne ishaluu new hananawaa; coratuukka I yeletto diraw hashshu gaanawantta;
15 Ikka Godaa sinthan dara gidanawaa. Mathoyiyaa woyiniyaa ushshaa gido haraa mathoyiyaa ushshaa aynne ushenna; bare daay uluwaan de7ishshin Ayyaanaa Geeshshay aani kumanawaa.
16 “Isra7eeliyaa asatuwaappekka coratuwaa unttunttu Godaa Xoossaakko, I zaaranawaa.
17 Ikka giigenna asaa Godaw giigissanaw, aawatuwaa wozanaa naanatuwaakko, azazettennawanttakka xillotethaa eraakko zaaranaw, Eelaasa ayyaanaaninne wolqqaan Godaappe sinthanna bee.”
18 Zakkaraasikka kiitanchchaa, “Taani cimaaddi, tamachchattakka bare laythaan sugeeddawunno, hawaa taani ayaan eranitaa?” geedda.
19 Kiitanchchaykka zaariide, “Taani Xoossaa sinthan eqqiyaa Gabreela; hawaa mishiraachchuwaa new odanaw neekko kiitettaaddi;
20 Hekko he wodiyaan hanana ta qaalaa ne ammana beenna diraw, ha yewuu hanana gallassay gakkanaw neeni duude gidanaassa; haasayanawukka danddayakka” geedda.
21 He wode asay, Zakkaraasi Geeshsha Golliyaappe kesennaan ayaw gami77eeddentto maalalettiidde naagiino.
22 Keseedda wodiyankka haasayanaw danddaybeenna; Geeshsha Golliyan saxaa I be7eeddawaa akeekeeddino; ikka haasayanaw danddayibeennawaa xorssi bessiide, duude gidiide de7eedda.
23 Zakkaraasikka bare oosuwaa wodiyaa wursso wode, bare golle simmeedda.
24 Hewaappe guyyiyan A machchatta Elssaabeexa shahaaraade ichcheshu agenaa barena genthaaddu.
25 Elssaabeexakka, “Ta tooshiyaa asaa giddoppe digganaw Goday bare maarotethaan taana xeello wode, hawaadan taw ootheedda” gaaddu.
26 Usuppuntha agenaan Xoossaa kiitanchchaa Gabreel Galiilaa gadiyaan Naazireete Katamaa
27 Daawita yaraappe gideedda Yooseefa geetettiyaa bitanew ooshetta qashetteedda wodorattikko Xoossaa matappe kiitetteedda; wodoratti sunthaykka Mayraamo geetettee.
28 Kiitanchchaykka Mayraamikko yiide, “Darissaade dosettawunne, sarotethay new gido; Godaykka neenanna gatho de7ee; Neenikka maccawanttu giddon anjjetteeddawunno” yaageedda.
29 Mayraamakka A haasayaappe denddowaan darissa dagammaade, “Hawe ayaa mala sarotaa gidanee” gaade yewuwaa qoppaaddu.
30 Kiitanchchay izo, “Hanne Mayraamee, Xoossaa matan sabaa demmaadda yayyoppa.
31 Neeni shahaaraade, attuma na7aa yelanaassa; A sunthaakka Yesuusa gaanaassa.
32 Ikka dara gidanawaa; Ubbaappe Dhoqqa Xoossaa Na7aa geetettana; Godaa Xoossay A aabbu Daawita kaawutethaa oydiyaa aw immanawaa.
33 Ikka Yayiqooba gollen medhinaw kawutanawaa; A kawutethawukka wurssethay baawa” yaageedda.
34 Mayraamakka kiitanchchaa, “Taani wodoratto gido diraw, hawe wooti hananawee?” yaagaaddu.
35 Kiitanchchaykka zaariide iziw, “Ayyaanaa Geeshshay ne bolla yaanawaa; Dhoqqa Xoossaa wolqqay neenan shemppanawaa. Hewaa diraw, neeppe yelettiyaawe geeshsha Xoossaa Na7aa geetettana.
36 Ne dabbatta Elssaabeexa bare cimatethaa wodiyaan attuma na7aa shahaaraaddu. Mantha geetetteeddawunna Elssaabeexa shahaaroodeppe usuppuntha agenaa oyqqaaddu.
37 Xoossaa xooniyaa yewuu baawa” yaageedda.
38 Mayraamakka, “Taani Godaa ayllatto; neeni goowaadan hano” gaaddu. Hewaappe guyyiyan kiitanchchay izi matappe beedda.
39 Mayraamakka he agenaa giddon denddaade killi zoozetiyaa Yihudaa gaden de7iyaa itti katamaa elleella kesaaddu.
40 Zakkaraasa golle gelaade Elssaabeexo sarotaaddu.
41 Elssaabeexakka Mayraami sarotaa siseedda wode, izi uluwaan de7iyaa shahaaray guppeedda; Elssaabeexakka Ayyaanaa Geeshshaan kumaaddu.
42 Bare kooshshaakka dhoqqu oothaade, “Neeni maccawanttu giddoppe anjjetteeddawunno. Neeppe yelettiyaawekka anjjettowaa.
43 Neeni ta Godaa daaya taakko yaanaw taani oone?
44 Hekko ne sarotaa kooshshay ta haythaan sisetteedda wode, ta uluwaan de7iyaa shahaaray nashechchaan guppeedda.
45 Goday polettee giide iziw odeeddawaa ammaneeddawunna iza anjjetteeddawunno” yaagaaddu.
46 Mayraamakka,
47 Ta ayyaanaykka ta Xoossaa, ta dhaliyan
48 Ikka bare ayllatti tooshiyaa
49 Wolqqaama gideedda I daro
50 A maarotay yayyiyaawanttussi yeletaappe yeletay
51 Bare wolqqaan mino kiitaa kiitetteedda;
52 Mooddiyaawantta kawutethaa maataa oydiyaappe wotheedda;
53 Koshatteeddawantta lo77o yewuwaan kalisseedda;
54 Bare maarotethaa qoppiide
55 Nu aawatoo I odeeddawaadan
56 Mayraamakka heezzu agenaa keena Elssaabeexi matan gami77owaappe guyyiyan bare golle simmaaddu.
57 Elssaabeexiwukka yeliyaa wodii gakkina, attuma na7aa yelaaddu.
58 Izi shooratuunne izi dabbo gideeddawanttu, Goday maarotethaa iziw ootheeddawaa sisiide izinna ittippe nashetteeddino.
59 Hosppuntha gallassaan na7aa qaxxaranaw yeeddino; A, aawuwaa sunthaan Zakkaraasa giide sunthanaw koyyeeddino.
60 A daaya qassi, “Hanenna, Yohaannisa geetettanaw koshshee” yaagaaddu.
61 Unttunttukka izo, “Ne dabbatuwaappe hachche gakkanaw ittuukka ha sunthaan xeesettibeenna” yaageeddino.
62 A aabba, oona giyaa sunthan xeegettanaw koyyintto xorssi oochcheeddino.
63 A aabbukka xaafiyaabaa oochchi akkiide, “Na7aa sunthay Yohaannisa” giide xaafina, ubbatuukka yewuwaan maalaletteeddino.
64 Hewankka Zakkaraasa doonay dooyetteedda, A inxxarssaykka bilettina haasayaa doommeedda, Xoossaakka galateedda.
65 A shooratuukka de7iyaasaa ubbaan yashshaan kumeeddino. Ha yewuukka zoozetiyaa Yihudaa gadiyaa ubbaan darii haasayetteedda.
66 Hawaakka siseeddawanttu ubbatuu, “Ha na7ay ayaa gidaneeshsha?” yaagiide yewuwaa barenttu wozanaan oyqqeeddino; Xoossaykka aananna de7iyaawaa ereeddino.
67 Yohaannisa aabbu Zakkaraasi Ayyaanaa Geeshshaan kumiide timbbitiyaa yaagi odeedda:
68 “Israa7eeliyaa Goday Xoossay anjjetto;
69 Bare aylliyaa Daawite golliyan;
70 Hawekka beni Godaa geeshsha nabatuwaa
71 I nuuna, nu morkketuwaappenne
72 Hawaakka I ootheeddawe, nu aawatoo
73 Nu aawuwaa Abraahaamossi
74 nu morkketuwaa kushiyaappe kesiide
75 Hawenneekka, nuuna nu wodiyaa ubbaan
76 Zaariidekka, neenoo, ta na7aw,
77 Asaa nagaraa maariyaa atotethaa eraa
78 Hewekka killippe yeedda poo7uu,
79 A poo7uukka dhumaaninne hayquwaa kuwaan
80 Na7aykka dicciide, ayyaanaan minneedda; Israa7eeliyaa asaw beetteedda gallassay gakkanaw mela biittaan de7eedda.