Maatosa.
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“Asi be7o gidi hinte lo77o oosuwa asa sinthan oothonnaada naagetite. Hessatho hanonna ixiko salon de7iya hinte Aawape woyto demmeketa. 
“Hinte manqotas immiya wode asa sinthan bonchetanaw gidi cubboti ogiya doonaninne ayhude woosa keethatan ootheysada asi be7o gidi oothopite. Ta hintew tuma odayis; enti banta kumetha woytuwa ekidosona. 
Shin hinte manqotas immiya wode hinte ushacha kushey ootheysa hinte haddirsa kushey eropo; 
hinte imoy geeman gido. Geeman ootheysa be7iya hinte aaway hintew woytuwa qoncen immana. 
“Woosa woossishe cubbotatho hanopite. Enti, bantana asi be7o gidi ayhude woosa keethaninne ogiya doonan eqidi woosseysa dosoosona. Ta hintew tuma odayis; enti banta kumetha woytuwa ekidosona. 
Shin neeni woossiya wode, ne soo gela, wulaa gordada geeman de7iya ne Aawa woossa; geeman oosetidaysa be7iya ne aaway new woytuwa immana. 
Hinte woossiya wode ammanonna asatho coo qaala darsidi woossofite. Enti adussi woossin Xoossay si7ees gidi qopoosona. 
Hessa gisho, entaysada hanopite. Ayis giiko, hinte aaway hintew ay koshshiyako hinte woossanaape sinthatidi erees. 
“Hiza, hinte yaagidi woossite: “ ‘Salon de7iya nu aawaw, ne geeshsha sunthay anjeto. 
Ne kawotethay yo, ne sheney salon hanidaysada sa7anka hano. 
Gallasa kathaa hachi hachi nuus imma. 
Nuuni nuna qohidaysata, atto geysada, nuuska nu qohuwa atto ga. 
Nuna iitape ashshafe attishin, paacen gelsofa. Kawotethay, wolqaynne bonchoy merinaw neesa; Amin7i.’ 
“Hinte hintena qohidaysata atto giiko, salon de7iya hinte Aaway hinte qohuwaka atto gaana. 
Shin hinte hara asa nagara atto goonna ixiko hinte Aaway hinte nagara atto geenna. 
“Hinte xoomiya wode cubbotatho kayotofite. Ayis giiko, enti xoomeysa asi erana mela banta som7uwa qitayoosona. Ta tuma odayis; enti banta woytuwa ekidosona. 
“Shin neeni xoomiya wode ne som7uwa meecca, ne huuphiya tiyetta. 
Hessada ne oothiko ne xoomiya xoomay asape geemmidaysa, shin geeman de7iya ne Aaway eriya xooma gidana. Geeman oosetidaysa be7iya ne Aaway new woytuwa immana. 
“Bili miya bessan, birati shi7iyason, kaysoy bookidi ekiyason, ha sa7an, hintew shalo shiishopite. 
Shin bili moonnason, birati shi7onnason, kaysoy bookidi ekonnason salon hintew shalo shiishite. 
Ne shaloy de7iyasuwan ne wozanay de7ana. 
“Ayfey asatethas xompe. Hessa gisho, ne ayfey paxa gidiko ne kumetha asatethay poo7o gidees. 
Ne ayfey hargancho gidiko ne kumetha asatethay dhuma gidees. Hiza, nenan de7iya poo7oy dhuma gidiko, dhumay ay mela aadhidi dhumandeesha! 
“Issi asi nam7u godaas haaretanaw danda7enna. Issuwa dosiko hankuwa ixees; woyko issuwa bonchiko hankuwa kadhees. Xoossasinne miishes haaretanaw danda7eketa. 
“Hiza, si7ite! Hinte de7on daanaw, ‘Ay maanee? Ay uyanee? Ay ma7anee?’ gidi un7etofite; de7oy kathafe woyko asatethi ma7ope aadhenee? 
Salo kafota xeellite; enti zerokona, buucokona, shaalen yeggokona, shin hinte salo aaway enta muzees. Hinte entafe daro aadheketii? 
Hinte giddofe daro un7etidi ba laytha bolla issi gallas gujanaw danda7ey de7ii? 
“Qassi hinte ma7iyabaas ayis un7etetii? Ane ciishshata be7ite, ooson daaburokona woyko suqokona. 
Si7ite! Hari attoshin, kawa Solomoney ba boncho ubban ha ciishshatape issuwa melaka ma7ibeenna. 
Hinteno, ammanoy pacidaysato, Xoossay hachi bentidi wonto taman wodhanaw de7iya maata yaatidi mayziyaba gidiko, hintena entafe aathidi waati mayzennee? 
Hessa gisho, ‘Ay maanee? Ay uyanee? Ay ma7anee?’ gidi un7etofite. 
He ubbaa Xoossaa ammanonna asay darsidi demmanaw un7etoosona. Hinte salo aaway he ubbay hintew koshsheysa erees. 
Shin ubbaafe sinthe Xoossaa kawotethaanne iya xillotethaa koyite; he ubbay hintew guji imetana. 
Hessa gisho, wontos qopishe un7etofite. Wontoysi wontos aqo; issi issi gallasay baw gidiya metora de7ees. 
