Daanela.
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“He wode ne asaa naagiya gita halaqay, Mika7eeli dendana. Kawotethi medhetida wodiyape doomidi, hani eronna meto wodey yaana. Gidoshin, enta sunthay Xoossa Maxaafan xaafetida ne asa ubbay he wode attana. 
Hayqida asaape daroti dendana. Entafe baggati merina de7os, baggati qassi yeellasinne merinaa kawushas dendana. 
Cincati salo poo7oda qassi darota xillotetha oge kaaletheysati merinaw xoolintoda poo7ana. 
Shin neno Daanela, ne wursetha wodey gakanaw, ha maxaafa gordada, maatame wotha. Daroti eratethi demmanaw yaanne haanne woxeretana” yaagis. 
Taani, Daaneli, nam7u asata, issoy shaafape hafintha, issoy shaafape hefinthan eqidaysata be7as. 
Entafe issoy liino ma7idi, shaafape bolla baggara eqida kiitanchuwa, “Ha malaatati poletanaw ay mela wode gam7anee?” yaagidi oychis. 
Liino ma7idi, shaafape qommo baggara eqida kiitanchoy, ba ushacha kushiyanne ba haddirsa kushiya salo denthidi, merinaw de7eysa sunthan haysada yaagidi caaqis: “Haysi, wodey, wodetinne wode baggay gakanaw gam7ana; geeshsha asata wolqay wuriya wode ha ubbay poletana” yaagis. 
Ha ubba taani si7as, shin taw gelibeenna. Yaatin, taani, “Ta Godaw, ha ubbaas wursethay ay gidandee?” gada oychas. 
I zaaridi, “Daanela, ha qaalay wursetha wodey gakanaw gordetidanne attametida gisho neeni ba; 
Daroti paacetidi keyana, geeyananne borey baynayisata gidana; shin iitati, iitabaa oothana. Iitatape issi asika akeekenna; shin cincati akeekana. 
“Gallas gallas yarshetiya yarshoy digetidaapenne dhayo tunatethay he bessan eqidaape simmin, 1,290 gallas. 
Gencidi 1,335 gallas gakanaw naagiya asi anjetidaysa. 
“Neeni wursethi gakanaw ba. Ne shempana; wursethan nena gakiya laata ekanaw dendana” yaagis.
