12 Ta farmo teetih warsen waqdi, kay barra, «Maamaata» yaanam kaal gacisse. Malik taham yoobbe waqdi, kaxxam bagcarrite.
Too malcina num yemeete waqdi, «Gexay Maliká-Wastik, ‹Dardaarinni-kalabta amot hayya haay akke am› teetik inxica» iyye. Is kaxxa qax-maqaane luk teneeh, malik tet qax-maqaane kay gubal tan doolat abbobti kee yemeete qibini kaah yableenim faxe.
Malik, xinto intam kee qadaalatah tanim aba'gidih, tu-yaaxigil fayu esseraanam qaadah luk yeneeh, tonna-leemiik tahak abeh meqeemih fayu kaah yacayu waa marah seece.
Malik toh yoobbe waqdi kaxxam bagcarriteeh, edde ugteh, qarik afah bustaan elle yan ikke fan gexe. Haaman toh yuble waqdi, malik kaa digaalu waam yeexegeeh; tonna-leemiik Aster rooci kaak wadda'gidih, tet kallacuh qari addal tet lih raaqe.
Malik toh yoobbe waqdi naqabuh gira yekkeeh, «Baabelon baaxol sugga 'te tu-taaxago inkih qida» iyye.
Toh yoobbe waqdi, malik kaxxam bagcarriteeh, «Gexay woo sidooca num yol baaha» iyye. Ken baaheeniih;
Too waqdi Nabkadnessar bagcarriteeh, naqabuk gexxaamah inti qabal innah kaak gacte. Isi marak iyyeemih, «Muufet gira urusaay dumak malcina adda laqnah lafitta 'xica» iyye.
YALLIH naqabuk iyyi soolak raaqaah? Kay bagcarray girah innah urtahiyya iyyi yasseede? Kay naqbi kulli marat girah innah ura. Xeet kay foocal bokokah ballaaqe yakke.