Yoonasa maxaafa.
1.
Godaa qaalay Amaate na7aa, Yoonasas haysada yaagidi qoncis. 
“He katama asa iitatethay ta sinthe gakida gisho, dendada hini wolqaama katama Nanawe bada sabbaka” yaagis. 
Shin Yoonasi Godaa sinthafe betidi Tarsesa biitta baanaw keyis. I, Yoophe katama wodhidi Tarsesa biya markabe demmis. Godaa sinthafe betanaw koyidi Tarsesa baanaw koshshiya miishe ciggidi markabiyan gelis. 
Shin Goday abba bolla wolqaama carkuwa denthis. Abban wolqaama hobbey wolqaamida gisho markabiya meqanaw gakasu. 
Yaatin markabiya oosanchoti yayyidosona. Issoy issoy ba xoossaako ba xoossaako waassis. Qassi markabey kawuyana mela giddon de7iya caana denthidi abban yeggidosona. Shin Yoonasi markabiyas giddo gelidi wolqaama dhisko dhiskis. 
Markabiya laaggeysi iyako shiiqidi, “Haysa mela saaten waana dhiskay? Denda ne xoossa woossa! Ooni eri I nuus qadhetidi nuna ashshanekonne” yaagis. 
Markabiya oosanchoti issoy issuwako, “Haa yiite, ha iitabay nuna oodde gaason gakidaako eranaw saama yeggana” yaagidosona. Saama yeggin, saamay Yoonasa bolla wodhis. 
Enti Yoonasako, “Ha iitabay oodde gaason nu bolla gakidaako ane nuus oda. Ne oosoy aybee? Awupe yadii? Ne biittay awee? Neeni oodde baggee?” yaagidi oychidosona. 
Yoonasi zaaridi, “Taani Ibraawe asi; abbanne biitta medhida Godaa, salo Xoossa goyinniya asi” yaagis. 
I entaw koyrottidi odidaysada I Godaa sinthafe beteysa eridosona. Hessa gisho, enti yayyidi, “La ayba palaba oothadi” yaagidosona. 
Abbaa hobbey kaseysafe haa darida gisho asati Yoonasa, “Nuus abbay si77i gaana mela nena nuuni waatino?” yaagidi oychidosona. 
Ika, “Ha wolqaama hobbey hinte bolla dendiday ta gaason gideysa taani erayis. Hessa gisho, tana ekidi abban yeggite. Yaatiko abbay hintew si77i gaana” yaagis. 
Shin markabiya oosanchoti markabiya gaxa kessanaw gita pidhidosona. Shin abba hobbey haa darida gisho gaxa kessanaw danda7ibookona. 
Hessa gisho, enti Godaako, “Abeeti Godaw, haa ura shempuwa gisho, neeni nuna dhaysonadanne ha geeshsha suutha acuwa neeni nuupe achonada nuuni nena minthidi woossoos” yaagidi Godaa woossidosona. 
Hessafe guye, Yoonasa denthidi, abban yeggidosona. Abbaa hobbayka si77i gis. 
Yaatin asati Godaas daro yayyidi yarsho yarshidosona; iyaw qangidosona. 
Yoonasa mittana mela issi gita molo Goday giigisis. Yoonasi he moluwa ulon heedzu gallasinne heedzu qamma gam7is. 
