"እነሆ መንገድህን የሚያዘጋጅ መልእክተኛዬን በፊትህ እልካለሁ (ሚልክያስ) ፤ 'የጌታን መንገድ አዘጋጁ፤ጥርጊያውንም አስተካክሉ እያለ በበረሓ የሚጮኽ ድምፅ' (ኢሳያስ) "
As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way: the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths [in the desert] straight.'"