Asteri Maxaafa.
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Heedzdzanththo gallas Astera ba bonchcho may7oza may7ada kawoza araataas sinththa baggara diza kawoteththa keeththas giddo dabaaban gela eqqadus. Kawozi gede keeththaa gelizaso ginara ba araata bolla utti dees. 
Godatteya Astera dabaaban eqqidaaro kawozi be7idi ufayettides. Ba kushen oykkida worqqa guufeza izis denththides; Asterakka shiiqada guufeza xeera bochchadus. 
Hessafe guye kawozi izo, «Godatto Asteree, Ays yadii? Qasse ta nees ay ooththana mala koyay? Ta kawoteththaafe baggaa gidikkoka ta nees immana» gides. 
Astera zaarada, «Kawozoo! Nena ufayssizayssa gidikko, tani nees giigsida gibira maanaas neninne Haamay gibirason beetterketii» gadus. 
Kawozikka, «Nuni Astera gidayssa polana mala Haama eeson xeygite» gides. Hessa gishshas kawozinne Haamay Astera giigsida gibiraaso bida. 
Istti woyne ushshu uyishin qasseka kawozi Astero, «Ane ne koyzayssi aazee? Izi nees imettana; qasseka ne hara oychchizay aazee? Ta kawoteththaafe baggaa gidikkoka ta nees immana» gides. 
Asterakka izas zaarada, 
«Ta woosaynne ta oyshay hayssafe kaallizayssa; tani kawo matan ayyoteth demmidaa gidikkonne ta koyidayssa imoynne ta woosaa poloy kawoza ufayssizaa gidikko kawozinne Haamay ta giigsiza gibiraan wonto taas beettetto; histtiko tani kawozi oychchida oyshaas zaaro immana» gadus. 
He gallas Haamay kawoza achchafe ufayettishe kezi bides; gido attiin izi Mardikiyoosa kawoza pengen be7ishin izi uttoosappe dendontta ixxidayssanne izas bonchcho immontta aggidayssa be7ida mala iza hanqoy Mardikiyoosa bolla tama mala eexxides. 
Gidikkoka Haamay coo gencecidi baso bides. Ba laggetanne ba machcho Zosaara xeygisidi issi bolla shiishshidaappe guye, 
Haamay ba dureteththaanne gitateththaa, ba nayta daroteththaa, kawozi iza ay mala bonchchidaakko, hankko mokkonnetappenne shuumetappe ay mala iza dhoqqisidaakko nashetti yootides. 
Haamay, «Hessa xalla gidenna; godatteya Astera giigsida gibirason beettanaas taappe attiin haray xeygettibeenna. Wontos kawozara tana xalla xeygadus. 
Gido attiin Ayhuda dere as Mardikiyoosi kawoza pengen uttidayssa ta be7ishin hayssi ubbayka tana ufayssenna» gides. 
Iza machcheya Zosaaraynne iza laggeti ubbay, «Neni 50 wadha adussa koca esisa; histtada wonto wonttara Mardikiyoosi he kocaa bolla kaqettana mala kawozas yoota. Hessafe guye ufayettashe kawozara issife gibiraaso baandasa» gida. He qofazi Haama keehi ufayssiin kaqqanaasozakka giigsides. 
