Leemiso Maxaafa.
30.
Hayssafe kaallidi xaafettidayssi Yaaqe naa Agurey haasayda leemisota. Agurey Itti7eelessinne Ukaalas hayssa haasaydes. 
«Tani asa ubbaafekka eeya darays; asas de7iza akeekay taas baawa. 
Tani aadho erateth tamaarabeekke; Geeshshaza gishshassika tani eriza miishshi deenna. 
Salo pude ke7idi duge wodhdhiday oonee? Carko ba kushen oykkiday, haath ba afalan yiiciday sa7a gaxa iza soon soon woththiday oonee? Ane erikko iza sunth taas yoota; Iza naaza sunththi oona geetettizee? 
«Xoossay yootiza qaalay ubbay tuma; Izan ammanettiza ubbaas izi gondalle. 
Iza qaala bolla aykkoka gujjofa; gujjiko izi nena seerana; neni wordanchcha gididayssaka izi qonccisana. 
«GODAWU! Tani nena nam7u miish oychchays; tani hayqqana gakkanaas istta tana diggofa. 
Tani as cimmontta malanne wordo haasayontta mala tana naaga; tana dure woykko manqo histtofa; gido attiin hachchis hachchis gidiza kath taas imma. 
Histtontta aggiko tani keeha kallada nena kaddana; ‹GODAY izi oonee?› gaana; woykko manqada kaysana; histtada tani Xoossa sunththaa caysana. 
«Nena qanggontta malanne izi qanggiin nees gometontta mala, aylle iza goda sinththan iitan denththofa. 
Ba aawa qanggizanne ba aayokka anjjontta yeletay dees. 
Tuna gidi uttidi banttana geeshsha mala qoodiza asati deettes. 
Otoron kumida asatinne as kadhidi xeelliza asati deettes. 
Hiyeesatanne metotanchchata dere giddofe dhayssanaas istta achchay mashsha mala gidida istta gaaginay biillama mala gidida asati deettes. 
«Ulos nam7u macca nayti deettes. Istti, ‹Nuus imma! Nuus imma!› giidi waasseettes. Mulekka kalli erontta heedzdzati deettes; oydanththozi qasse mulera, ‹Gidana› gi erenna. 
Hessanttika duufo, maynida ulo, haaththi kalli erontta mela biittanne, ‹Taas gidana!› gi erontta tama. 
«Ba aawa qidhiza naa ayfenne, ba aayo kadhiza naa ayfe kelkan de7iza quuroti woocana; iza ashoza ankkoti maana. 
Tana keehi malalisiza heedzdzu miishshati deettes; oydanththozi ubbaarakka taas gelenna. 
Hessanttika golleti salora paalliza paalo, shooshshi shuchcha bollara sololu gi buus, markabey abbaa bollara biza buus addey macca naa siiqo demmanaas haniza hanota. 
«Layma maccassaya haniza hanoykka hessa mala. Iza muussa mawus; gido attiin midaappe guyen, ba doona quccada, ‹Tani aykkoka moorabeekke› gawus. 
«Heedzdzu yo7otan biittay qaaxxees; oydanththoza ubbaaka tookkanaas dandayenna. 
Hessanttika aylley kawotida wode, eeyay kath kallida wode, 
asi ixxida maccassaya adde gelida wodenne macca ashkariya ba godatteyo laattida wode haniza hanota. 
«Sa7a bolla oyddu guuththa medhetati deettes; gido attiin istti keehi aadho eranchchata. 
Hessanttika cunccalleti wolqqay baynda medheta; gido attiin banttas miza miish bone shiishshi dagaseettes. 
Guppaleti guuththa wolqqay de7izayta; gido attiin bantta keeth zaalla giddon keexxeettes. 
Booletas kawoy deenna; gido attiin istti ubbayka maaran maaran zatteettes. 
Zareti kushen oykkiinkka oyketteettes; gido attiin istti kawo keeththankka de7eettes. 
«Bantta maata bessishe hemettiza, heedzdzu medhetati deettes; oydanththozikka puulattidi hemettees. 
Hessanttika do7a ubbaafe wolqqamanne aykkoska yayyidi baqati erontta gaammo. 
Maccassata giddon kososi hemettiza adde kutto, deysha orgenne ba olanchchatan ajjabettida kawo. 
«Neni eeyada otorettidaa gidikkonne iita miish ooththanaas halchchidaa gidikko ane takki gaada qoppa. 
Maaththi bukkiin oysi ke7iza mala, siidhe iccinkka suuththi yiza mala hanqo denththeththiko oosh medhdhees.» 
