3 Kawoy Heroodisi hessa si7ida wode dagammis. Yerusalaamen de7iya asay ubbayka dagammidosona. 4 Heroodisi kahine halaqatanne higge asttamaareta baakko xeegidi, "Kiristtoosi awun yelettanddeshsha?" yaagidi entta oychchis.
5 Enttika, "Yihuda Beetelemena; nabey,
6 ‘Yihudan de7iya Beeteleme,2:6 Mik 5:2
Yihudan de7iya gooba katamatappe,
neeni aybinkka guuxaka.
Ta deriya Isra7eele aysanayssi,
neeppe keyana’ gidi xaafis"
yaagidosona.
7 Hessafe guye, Heroodisi dolohappe yida asata geeman xeegidi, xoolinttuwa entti be7ida wodiya enttafe geeshshidi eris. 8 I enttana Beeteleme yeddishe, "Bidi yelettida na7aa minthidi koyite; iya hintte demmida wode takka bada iyaw goynnana mela simmidi yishe taw odite" yaagis.