2 Sunthay Zakkiyoosa geetettiyaa itti dure bitani hewaan de7ee. Ikka qaraxiyaawanttussi kaappuwaa. 3 Zakkiyoosi Yesuusa geetettiyaawe haqawentto be7anaw koyyishshin qantha gideeddawaa diraw, asaa coratethaappe denddowaan be7anaw danddayibeenna. 4 Yesuusi he ogiyanna aadhdhiyaa diraw, sinthaw aadhdhiide itti boo7iyaa bolla keseedda.
5 Yesuusi he sa7aa gakkiide, dhoqqu gi pude xeelliide, "Zakkiyoosa, hachche ne gollen peeshanaw bessiyaa diraw elle wodhdha" yaageedda. 6 Ikka elleelli boo7iyaappe wodhdhiide, nashechchaan Yesuusa mokkeedda. 7 Hewaan de7iyaa asaa ubbay hawaa be7iide, "Hawe nagaranchchaa gollen geliide imatha gidiide shoobettana hanee" giide ubbatuukka zuuzunthaa doommeeddino.
8 Zakkiyoosikka qassi eqqiide Godaa, "Godaw, simmi taw de7iyaawaa ubbaappe baggaa hiyyesatoo immana; ooppenneekka wordduwan akkeeddawaa gidooppe, ooyddu dakkuwaa udaade zaarana" yaageedda.