3 Kaat Herodoosa yeya si7ii dagameeza. Yerusalaame yez as ubbaykka dagameeza. 4 Herodoosa qeese halaqitannee higge asitamaarita faako xeegii «Kiristtoosa aba yelinttodeshsha?» yeegii unttan oyceeza. 5 Unttikka, «Yihuda Beeteleme nabay,
6 « ‹Yihuda yez Beeteleme,2:6 Mika. 5:2
Yihuda yez gade aqisizitaypp,
ne abarakka kawuzhooya.
Ta woya Isreele haarizay,
neepp kezoda eekka ta woya Isreele heenggiza maaqqada›
gi xaafeeza» yeegeeza.
7 Yeypp guye, Herodoosa awa kess baggapp ye7eez asita geemar xeegii, xoolintto u be7eez layitha unttapp lo7ithii oyicii ereeza. 8 E unttan Beeteleme dakkittar, «Yhanigii yelintteez na7a miinthii kozhoytta; eza yi denggiko taakka yhanigii ezisi goynnodgarkk maaqqittar taasi odoytta» yeegeeza.