Yohannisa Ajjuuta.
18.
Hessafe guye godateththi izas diza hara kiitanchchay saloppe duge wodhdhishin beyadis; iza bonchcho poo7oppe dendidayssan biittayka poo7ides. 
Izi dhoqqa qaalan, «Gita Baabiloona kundadus! Kundadus! kundadus! Daydanththa duussaso gidadus! Tuna ayanatas aqoso gidadus! Harassiza iita kafotas shemposo, iitanne harassiza do7ataska aqoso gidadus. 
Dere asaa wursa maththosiza ba laymateththa woyne cajjeza ushshadus; biitta bolla diza kawoti izira laymatida; biitta bolla diza zal7anchchati izis diza ishalo duussaafe dendidayssan daro duretida» gi waassides. 
Qasseka hara qaalay saloppe, «Ta deretoo! Intte izira izi nagaran zuppetontta malanne izo gakkiza boshaa intte izira gishetti ekkontta mala izippe shaaketti kezite. 
Izi nagaray doorettidi pude salo gakkides; Xoossika izi mooroza akeekides. 
Iza immidaari gina izis kushe zaarite; izi ooso gishshas izis nam7u kushe ciggite; izis nam7u kushe iziyssafe aaththi walakkite. 
Iza baas, ba bonchchossinne baas giigana mala immoyssa gina waayenne muuzoteth izis immite; iza ba wozinara, ‹Tani kawo machchi mala uttadis attiin am7i mala gidikke; tana muuzoteththi mulekka gakkenna› gaada ceeqettawus. 
Hessa gishshas izi bolla boshay wurikka issi gallas gakkana; hayqoy, muuzoteththinne gafay izo gakkana; iza taman xuugettana; izi bolla pirdiza Goday Xoossi izi mino» gishin tani siyadis. 
Izira laymatishe ishalo duus de7ida ha biittaa kawoti iza xuugettishin cuwattiza cuwa be7idi izi gishshas waassidi yeekkana. 
Izi waayezas babbida gishshas haahon eqqidi, «Hanne gita katamayee! Hanne mino katamaye Baabiloonee! Ne pirday mexi issi saate giddon yida gishshas nees Aayye ana! Aayye ana!» gaana. 
Hayssafe guye istta markaben caanettidayssa shammiza asi baynda gishshas biitta bolla diza zal7anchchati izis yeekkananne kayottana. 
Istta markaben caanettiday worqqa, bira, al7o shuch, inqqu, lee7e may7o, galal7o mala may7o, haare geetettiza may7o, zo7o may7onne lo7o sawo sawiza mith ubbaa, danggarsa zaale, al7o miththafe, xarqimalappe biratappenne woliwojjofe oosettida miish ubbaa, 
qarafa, sawo, sawiza mith, karbbe, exaane, woyne cajje, wogara zayte, dhiille, gistte, miiz, dorsata, parata, para-gaareta, aylletanne hara asataakko. 
Zal7anchchati, «Hanne neni amottida lo7o miishshati wurikka neeppe haakkida; ne haaroynne ne geexey wurikka dhaydes; hayssafe guye neni heytantta mulekka zaara demmaka!» gaana. 
Heytantta wursi shammi shammidi duretida; zal7anchchati izi bolla gakkida waayezas babbidi haahon eqqana; yeekkishenne muuzottishe, 
«Kase lee7e may7onne galal7o may7o qasseka zo7o may7o may7izaaris, worqqaninne bonchcho shuchchan, inqqunkka phoollida gita katamays aayye ana! Aayye ana! 
Hessa mala haaroy issi saate garsan dhaydes» gaana. Markabe azazizayti wuri markaben bizayti wuri markabe giddon ooththizayti wurikka abba giddon zal7anchchati wurikka haahon eqqana. 
Iza xuugettishin cuwattiza cuwaza be7idi, «Hanno ha gita katamayo misatiza katamay haray awan daandee?» gishe waassida. 
Ba hu7en gudulla qolidi yeekkishenne muuzottishe, «Abba bolla markabey dizayti wurikka izi miishshaan duretidayti, hinna gita katamaya issi saate giddon mulera dhayda gishshas izis Aayye ana! Aayye ana!» gi waassida. 
Salozoo! Izi gaason ne ufayetta; Xoossi intte gishshas izi bolla pirdida gishshas intte geeshshati, Hawaaretinne nabetikka ufayettite. 
Hessafe guye issi mino kiitanchchay wolqqama woxa shuch misatiza issi shuch denththidi, «Gita katamaya Baabiloona hessaththoka wolqqara sugettada kundana; hayssafe guye mulekka beettuku. 
Diith misatiza bagana geetettizayssa shocizaytanne mazamure yexxizayta yeththa susul7e susul7iza asaynne dinke punnizayta giirissi nam7anththo nenan siyettenna; kushe hiillateththi diza ay asikka hayssafe guye nenan beettenna; woxa giirissi hayssafe guye nenan siyettenna. 
Tama poo7oy hayssafe guye nenan poo7enna; addenne macca mishira qaalay hayssafe guye nenan seetettenna; ne zal7anchchati kase alamen erettidayta; neni qasse asaa wursa muurennon baleththadasa. 
«Izi giddon nabeta sunththi, geeshshata sunththinne biitta bolla asa kushen hayqqidayta ubbata sunththi beettides» gishe duge abba giddo yeggides. 
