Daannata Maxaafa.
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Dawiti Sa7oolera haasayetti giigida mala Yoonataaney Dawites shemppo lagge gidides; ba hu7e mala iza siiqides. 
He gallassafe doommidi Sa7ooli Dawite banara woththides attiin gede iza aawa soo iza yeddibeenna. Isttika Efreeme deren shaara menththo bolla diza Mikiyaasa soo gakki aqida. 
Yoonataaney Dawite mala siiqida gishshas izara caaqettides. 
Yoonataaney ba may7ida kaabbaza kessidi ola may7oza, giththa mashshaa, wondafezanne danccoza immides. 
Sa7ooli kiittidaso awankka Dawiti ba kiitettidayssa bessida mala poliza gishshas ba olanchchata bolla shuumides; hessi deraa ubbaanne Sa7oole ola shuumeta ufayssides. 
Dawiti Filisxeeme addeza wodhidaappe guye asay baso baso simmishin maccassati karabenne maasinqo oykkidi yexxishe, kaa7ishe, ililishe kawo mokkanaas Isra7eele katamata ubbaafe kezida. 
Maccassatikka sorshenne eeddishe, «Sa7ooli shii wodhides; Dawiti gidikko tammu shii wodhides» gi yexxida. 
Hayssi ha hanozi iza ufayssontta gishshas Sa7ooli keehi hanqettides; izikka, «Dawites tammu shii, taas shii xalla! gida. Histtiin izas kawoteththafe attiin aazi attidee!» gides. 
He gallassafe haa simmiin Sa7ooli Dawite miqqayneteththa ayfen xeelo doommides. 
Wonteththa gallas Xoossafe azazettida iita ayana wolqqay Sa7oole bolla wodhdhides; he wode Dawiti kase ooththizayssaththo bagana shocishin Sa7ooli bason uttidi tinbite haasayees; Sa7ooli toora ba kushen oykki uttides; 
Izikka, «Dawite godaara oyseththaa gaana» gi qoppidi tooraza iza bolla xongides; gido attiin Dawiti nam7uto iza sinththafe sher7i gides. 
Yuhuda biittan diza Qiriyaate-Yi7aarime geetettiza katamaappe arshey wulliza baggara dunkaanida; hessa gishshas he sohoy hach gakkanaas Daane Mooth geetettees. 
Hessafe dendidi Efreeme deren zumbulla bolla diza Mikiyaasa soo yida. 
Laysha biitta xomosanaas bida ichchashu asati bantta ishatas, «Ha keeththatappe issaan eefude, terafime, miththafe masettida mislenne seerisi medhdhida eeqa xoossi dizayssa ereetii? Histtiko nu ay ooththanaas bessizaakko ane qopite» gida. 
Ogeppe simmidi Lewe zare gidida yelaga qeesey diza Mikiyaasa soo biidi iza sarokkida. 
He wode Daane qommofe olas giigetti yida 600 asay gibbe geliza pengen eqqides. 
Qeesezi isttara gibbe pengen eqon dishin biitta xomosida 5 asati Mikiyaasa soo gelidi, eefude, terafime, miththafe masettida mislenne seerisi medhdhida eeqa xoossaa ekkida. 
Istti ekki bishin qeesezi isttas, «Wostteetii?» gides. 
Istti izas, «Co7u ga! Issi qaalakka qaattofa! Nunara baada nuus qeesenne nuna zorizaade gida. Issi keeththa asas qeese gidanaappe Isra7eele deraa garsafe issi qommossinne issi zarkkes ne qeese gidikko nees lo7ennee?» gida. 
Histtiin qeesezi ufayettidi eefude, terafime, miththafe masettida mislenne seerisi medhdhida eeqa xoossaa ekkidi derezara issife bides. 
Hessafe dendidi bantta nayta, bantta mehenne banttas dizayssa sinth aaththi ekki kase ba yidaso guye simmi bida. 
Istti Mikiyaasa keeththafe haakkidi bidaappe guye Mikiyaasi ba shooron diza asata xeygiin olas kezida; Daane asata kaallidi gakkida. 
Histtidi istti guyera waassida; Daane qommofe yida asati guye simmidi Mikiyaasa, «Waanadii? Ha asaa ubbaa ays shiishshadii?» gi oychchida. 
Mikiyaasi zaaridi, «Tani medhdhida eeqa xoossatanne taas ooththiza qeeseza intte bonqqi ekkichchiin taas haray aazee attiday? Histtiin intte tana, ‹Waanadii?› geetii?» gides. 
Daane qommofe yida ola asati, «Issi qaala qaattada nena era! Hayssa yiilloti uttida asaa ne denththeththiko, istti ne bolla dendananne ne soo asaa ubbaa wursana» gida. 
Hessafe guye Daane qommofe yida asati bantta oge bida. Mikiyaasikka isttara eqettanaas dandayonttayssa eridi ba soo guye simmi bides. 
Daane qommofe yida asati Mikiyaasi medhdhida xoossatanne iza qeeseza ekkidi Laysha kataman oonakka sidhontta saro diza asataakko bida; he katamaan diza ubbaa giththa mashshan suppu histti wodhida; katamayokka taman xuuggida. 
Laysha katamay Sidoona katamaappe haakki diza gishshassinne asay hara asara gaytti erontta gishshas istta ashshiza asi oonikka beettibeenna; Laysha katamay Beeti-Rahoobe matan diza zullen dees. Daane qommoti katamaa zaari ooththidi baas duussaso kessida. 
He katamayssi kase Laysha geetettiza sunththaa laammidi Yaaqoobe naytappe issaa sunththan, «Daane» gi sunththida. 
Daane qommoti baas goynnanaas eeqa xoossata essida; Muse naa Gershoomeppe yelettida Yoonataane bantta qeese ooththida. Iza zareti asay di7etti bida wode gakkanaas isttas qeese gidida. 
Hessa malan hanidi Xoossa Dunkaaney Seelon de7ida layththatan ubbaan Mikiyaasi ooththida eeqa xoossa mislezi heen gam7ides. 
