Maatosa.
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Hessafe guye, Yesuusi shiiqida asaasinne ba tamaaretas haysada yaagis. 
“Higge astamaaretinne Farsaaweti Muse higgiya billanaw maatara de7oosona. 
Hessa gisho, enti hintena kiittiya ubbaa oothitenne naagite. Shin enti ootheysada oothopite. Ayis giiko, enti odeysada oothokona. 
Enti tookanaw danda7etonna tooho qachidi asaa toossosona. Shin bantaw hari attoshin, he toohuwa asay tookiya wode biradhe xeeran bochanaw koyokona. 
“Shin enti banta ooso ubbaa asi be7onna mela oothosona. Banta som7oninne qesen qachiya maxaafaa xiqisey de7iya kitaafe dalgisoosona, banta ma7uwa macaraa adussosona. 
Moketiya bessan boncho bessinne ayhude woosa keethatan daro lo77iya oyde dosoosona. 
Asay giyan entana bonchon sarothanaysanne ‘Astamaariyaw’ gidi xeeganaysa koyoosona. 
“Shin hinte astamaarey issuwa xalaala gidida gishonne hinte ubbay ishata gidida gisho, ‘Astamaariyaw’ geetetidi xeegetofite. 
Hintew salon issi aawa xalaali de7iya gisho, ha sa7an oonaka ‘Aawaw’ gidi xeegopite. 
Hintew issi Goday Kiristoosa xalaali de7iya gisho ‘Godaw’ geetetidi xeegetofite. 
Hinte giddon bayratey hinte aylle gido. 
Bana gitaya oonika kawuyana; bana kawushiya oonika gitatana. 
“Hinteno, cubboto, higge astamaaretonne Farsaaweto, asa sinthan salo kawotethaa gordeysato hintena ayye! Hinte, hinte huuphen geleketa qassi harataka gelseketa. 
“Hinteno cubboto, higge astamaaretonne, Farsaaweto, am7eta keetha hinte bonqishe, asi be7o gidi woosa adusseta. Hessa gisho, hintena ayye! Ubbaafe aadhiya pirday hintena naagees. 
“Hinteno, cubboto, higge astamaaretonne Farsaaweto, hinte issi uraa ammanthanaw abbaranne sa7ara yuuyeta. Shin hinte iya ammanthida wode he uraa hintefe aathidi Gaannames giigetidaysa oothiya gisho, hintena ayye! 
“Oonika xoossa keethan caaqiko aykoyka baawa. Shin Xoossaa Keethan de7iya worqan caaqiko, he caaqoy iya gomana giya qooqeto, hintew qooqidi harata kaaletheysato, hintena ayye! 
Hinteno, eeyato, qooqeto, worqay aadhiyee? Worqiya Xoossas dummaya xoossa keethay aadhii? 
Qassi ‘Oonika yarsho bessan caaqiko, aykoyka baawa. Shin oonika iya bolla de7iya yarshuwan caaqiko, he caaqoy iya gomana’ yaagidi tamaarseeta. 
Hinteno, qooqeto, yarshoy aadhiyee? Yarshuwa Xoossas dummaya bessay aadhii? 
Hessa gisho, yarsho bessan caaqiya uray, he yarsho bessaaninne iya bolla de7iya ubbaban caaqees. 
Xoossa keethan caaqiya uray, he xoossa keethaninne iyan de7iya Xoossan caaqees. 
Salon caaqiya uray Xoossaa araataninne he araata bolla uttiya Xoossan caaqees. 
“Hinteno, cubboto, higge astamaaretonne Farsaaweto, hintena ayye! Hinte kareetha sawope, naatiropenne okashepe asraata kesseeta. Shin higgen de7iya aadhidi koshsheyisata aggideta. Hessika, suure pirda, qadhetethinne ubbaban ammanetethi. Harataka aggonashin haysata hinte oothanaw bessees. 
Hintew qooqidi hara asi kaaletheysato, hinte ushshafe udunxe kessidi gimale miteeta. 
“Hinteno, cubboto, higge astamaaretonne Farsaaweto, hintena ayye! Hinte shaatiyasinne keriyas bolla baggaa geeshsheeta. Shin entaw garsan bonqeynne uuzetethi kumi uttis. 
Neno qooqe Farsaawiyaw, shaatiyasinne keriyas garsa kasetada geeshsha. Hessafe guye, bolla baggayka geeshshi gidana. 
“Hinteno, cubboto, higge astamaaretonne Farsaaweto, hintena ayye! Kare baggara qalame tiyetidi lo77idi, giddon meqethinne wooqidabay kumida duufota daaneta. 
Hessadaka, bolla baggara asas lo77o daaneta. Shin hinte garsan cubbotethinne iitatethi kumis. 
“Hinteno, cubboto, higge astamaaretonne Farsaaweto, hintena ayye! Hinte nabetas duufo keexeta, qassi xillota duufuwaka loytheeta. 
Qassi hinte, ‘Nuuni beni nu aawata wode de7idaba gidiyako, entara issife nabeta suuthaa gussokoshin’ yaageeta. 
Hessa gisho, hinte nabeta wodhida asaa nayta gideysa hinte hinte huuphen markateeta. 
Hiza, hinte aawati doomidaysa hinte polite. 
“Ha shooshato, shoosha nayto, hinte Gaanname pirdaafe waanidi attanee? 
Hessa gisho, heko, taani nabeta, cinca asatanne astamaareta hinteko kiittana. Entafe issota issota hinte wodhananne masqala bolla kaqana. Baggata ayhude woosa keethatan lisson garaafananne katamaape katama gooddana. 
Hessa gisho, xilluwa Aabela wodhida wodepe doomidi, Xoossa Keethasinne yarsho bessaafe giddon hinte wodhida Baraka na7a Zakaryaasa wode gakanaw hayqida xillo asa ubba gisho, hinte seeretana. 
Taani hintew tuma odayis; hintenne hinte aawati oothida nagaraas ha pirda ubbay ha yeletethaa bolla gakana. 
“Yerusalaame, Yerusalaame, nabeta wodhiyare! Xoossay neeko kiittidaysata shuchan caddiyare! Kuttoy ba nayta ba qefen hapheysada taani ne asaa ta qesiyan gechanaw aapun toho koyadina! Shin tana diggadasa. 
Hiza, heko, hinte keethay kaysi gidana. 
Taani hintew odayis; ‘Godaa sunthan yeysi anjetidaysa’ hinte gaana gakanaw nam7antho tana be7eketa” yaagis. 
