Sofonaasa.
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Hinteno, yeelli bayna asaw, ane issife shiiqite! 
Carkoy punnidi efiya baanada hanonna de7ishin, yashshiya Godaa hanqoy hinte bolla wodhonna de7ishin, Godaa hanqo suulaa gallasay hinte bolla yoonna de7ishin Godaako simmite. 
Hinteno, biittan de7iya ashketo, iya kiita naagiya ubbato, Godaa koyte; xillotethaa koyte; ashketethi koyte. Ooni eri Godaa hanqo gallas hinte attonna aggeketa. 
Gaaza katamay ona gidana; Asqaloona katamay baysa gidana. Ashdooda katama asay seeta gallas goodettana; Eqroona katamay shodetana. 
Hinteno, abba gaxan de7iya Keltaaweto, hintena ayye! Neno, Filisxeemeti de7iya Kanaane biittaw, Godaa pirday ne bolla yees. Taani nena dhaysana; issi asika attenna. 
Abbaa gaxan de7iya hinte biittay mehe heemetiya bessi, henthanchoti de7iya bessinne mehe dara gidana. 
Yihuda asape attidaysati abba gaxan de7iya bessaa laattana; enti yan heemmana. Sa7ay qammiya wode enti Asqaloona kataman de7iya keethatan aqana. Goday enta Xoossay entaba qopana; I enta zaaridi naannisana. 
Ubbaafe Wolqaama Goday, Isra7eele Xoossay, “Taani Moo7abe tooshiyanne Amoone cashshaa si7as. Enti ta asaa waatidi toochidaakonne enta biitta ekanaw waatidi mandidaako ta erayis. 
Hessa gisho, ta de7o sunthan caaqayis; Moo7abey Sodoomeda hanana; Amooney Gamoorada hanana. Enti merinaw maxine ollanne agunthi ma77ida bazzo gidana. Ta asape attidaysati enta shaluwa bonqana; enta biitta laattana” yaagees. 
Enti Ubbaafe Wolqaama Godaa asaa toochida gishonne cayida gisho, enta bolla metoy gakana. 
Enta biittan de7iya xoossata I dhaysiya wode Goday entana yashisana. Sa7an de7iya kawotethatan de7iya asa ubbay ba de7iya bessan iya goyinnana. 
Hinteno, Tophe asaw, hinte ta mashshan hayqana. 
I ba kushiya pudeha bagga yeddidi Asoore biitta dhaysana. Qassi Nanawe katamaa mela bazzoda baysa bessi oothana. 
Mehe wudeynne biittan de7iya do7ati ubbay yan hemetana; guttoynne quxarey laaletida gimbiya giddon daana. Enta qaalay maskooteranne pengiyara si7etana; ziga tuuqeti kallotana. 
“Taape attishin, hari baawa” yaagidi otortidi de7ida katamay ha77i waanidi do7ati aqiya bessi gididee? Iya matara aadhiya ubbay banta kushiya baqishe, “Poora!” gaana. 
