Ermiyaasa Maxaafa.
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Biniyaame biittan, Anatoota kataman de7iya kahinetape issuwa gidida Kalqe na7aa Ermiyaasa qaalay haysa. 
Amoone na7ay, Yihuda kawoy Iyosyaasi kawotida tammanne heedzantho laythan Godaa qaalay Ermiyaasako yis. 
Iyosyaasa na7ay, Yihuda kawoy Iyo7aqeemi kawotida laythatan Godaa qaalay Ermiyaasako yis. Qassi Iyosyaasa na7ay, Sedeqiyaasi kawotin, tammanne issi laythi gakanawunne, ichashantho ageenan Yerusalaame asay di7etidi bida wodiya gakanaw Godaa qaalay iyako yis. 
Godaa qaalay taako haysada yaagishe yis: 
“Neeni ne aaye ulon medhetanaape sinthe ta nena erayis. Ne yeletanaape sinthe ta nena dummayada wothas; kawotethatas nena nabe oothada shuumas” yaagis. 
Taani, “Ubbaa Haariya Godaw, taani na7a gidiya gisho waatada odetaneko erike” yaagas. 
Shin Goday, “ ‘Taani na7a goopa’; taani nena kiittiya bessaa bada ta kiita ubbaa asaas oda. 
Taani nena ashshanaw neera de7iya gisho entaw yayyofa. Haysa odey Godaa” yaagis. 
Goday ba kushiya yeddidi, ta doona bochidi, “Heko; taani ta qaala ne doonan wothas. 
Shoddanawunne laallanaw, dhaysanawunne shira yegganaw, keexanawunne tokanaw, asaa bollanne kawotethata bolla ta nena hachi shuumas” yaagis. 
Godaa qaalay taako, “Ermiyaasa, neeni ay be7ay?” yaagis. Taani zaarada, “Lawuze mitha xam7a be7ayis” yaagas. 
Goday, “Neeni like be7adasa. Taka ta qaala polanaw haysada be7ayis” yaagis. 
Zaaridi Goday, “Haraa ay be7ay” yaagis. Taani zaarada, “Issi pentiya xaaroy pudeha baggafe issi bagga gedi gidi uttidaysa be7ayis” yaagas. 
Goday, “Pudeha baggafe dhayoy podhidi, biittan de7iya asa ubbaa bolla gukana. 
Taani pudeha bagga kawotethatan de7iya asa ubbaa xeegana hanayis. Enta kawoti yidi, Yerusalaame geliya pengetan, dirsa yuushuwaninne Yihuda katamata ubban banta araata wothana. 
Yihuda asay tana aggidi, iita oothida gisho, hara xoossatas ixaane cuyisida gishonne banta kushen oothida xoossata goyinnida gisho ta pirdaa enta bolla ehas. 
“Shin neeni giigeta! Dendada taani nena kiittiyaba ubbaa entaw oda. Entaw yayyofa; ne entaw yayyiko, ta nena enta sinthan gujada yashisana. 
Hachi ta nena ha biitta bolla, Yihuda kawota bolla, halaqata bolla, kahineta bollanne ha asaa bolla gimbetida katamada, birata tuussadanne naase biratan dirida dirsada oothada minthas. 
Enti neera oletana; shin ta ashshanaw neera de7iya gisho nena xoonokona. Haysa odey Godaa” yaagis. 
