Iyyasu.
17.
Yoosefa bayra na7aa Minaase kochaas imetida laata biittay kaallidi de7eysa; Galada aaway Makiri Minaase bayra na7a. Makiri mino olancho gidida gisho, Galadanne Baasane biitta ekidosona. 
Yordaanose shaafape wuloha baggara de7iya biittay hanko attida Minaase kochaas, Abi7ezeras, Heleqas, Asir7eelas, Seekemas, Hefeerasinne Shamida7as imetis. Haysati Yoosefa na7aa Minaase kochata. 
Hefeera na7aa Selophaada, Galada na7aa Hefeera, Makira na7aa Galada, Minaase na7aa Makira. Selophaadas macca na7ape attishin, adde na7i baawa. He macca nayta sunthay Mahilo, No7o, Hoglo, Milkonne Tirxo. 
Enti kahiniya Alaazarako, Nawe na7aa Iyyasukonne deriya cimatako bidi, “Nu dabbotada nuuska laata biitta immana mela Goday Muse kiittis” yaagidosona. Yaatin, Goday kiitidaysada enta dabbotada entawuka laata biitta immis. 
Minaase kochati Yordaanose shaafape doloha baggan de7iya Galadanne Baasane bolla gujidi tammu biittata saaman ekidosona. 
Hessa gisho, Minaase kochaafe macca nayti adde naytara issife laata biitta shaaketidosona. Galada biittay attida Minaase kochaas gidis. 
Minaase kochaa biitta zaway Aseerape bidi, Seekemape doloha baggan de7iya Mikmaatata gakees. He zaway yaape kanthidi, dugeha baggan Antapuhan de7iya deriya gujees. 
Tapuha biittay Minaase kochaasa, shin Minaase zawan de7iya Tapuha katamay Efreema kochaasa. 
Qassi he zaway yaape bidi, Qaana shaafan zawatees. Minaase katamata giddon Efreema katamatika de7oosona. Shin Minaase zaway Qaana shaafape pudeha baggara bidi Medetiraane abban eqees. 
Shaafape dugeha baggan de7iya biittay Efreemasa; qassi pudeha baggan de7iya biittay Minaasesa. Minaase biitta zaway Medetiraane abba gakees. Iyaw pudeha baggara Aseeri, qassi doloha baggara Yisakoori zawatees. 
Yisakooranne Aseera biittata giddon, Beet-Saana, Yiblaama, Doora, Endoora, Tanakanne Magido geetetiya katamatinne gutati Minaasesa. 
Shin Minaase kochati he katamatan de7iya asata kessidi katamata oykanaw danda7ibookona. Hessa gisho, Kanaaneti yan duussi oykidosona. 
Isra7eele asay wolqan minnikoka, Kanaaneti wolqa ooso oothana mela un7ethidosonape attishin, enta kumethi gooddidi kessibookona. 
Yoosefa kochay, “Goday nuna anjidi, darsis; yaatin, ayis issi saama xalaala laata biitta nuus immadii?” yaagidi Iyyasu oychidosona. 
Iyyasuy zaaridi, “Hinte daro gidiko, derey dariya Efreema biittay hintew guuxidaba gidiko, Parzetinne Raafaymeti de7iya biitta bidi wora qeexite” yaagis. 
Yoosefa kochay, “He derey dariya biittayka nuus gidenna. Qassi Beet-Saana katamaninne iya gutan de7eysatasinne Izra7eele zangaaran de7iya Kanaanetas birata para gaareti de7oosona” yaagidosona. 
Yaatin Iyyasuy Yoosefa koche gidida Efreemanne Minaase, “Hinte daronne wolqaama; hintew issi saama xalaala gidanaw bessenna. 
Hessa gisho, derey dariya biittay hintebaa gidana. He gezzey wora gidikoka qeexidi, gaxa gakanaw hintebaa oothite. Kanaanetas birata para gaareti de7ikoka, qassi enti ay mino gidikoka hinte enta gooddidi kessanaw danda7eeta” yaagis. 
