17 Haittai de7ees, shin siyokkona; eta doonan shemppoi baawa.
I wolqqaamiyo wode, salotun de7iya haattati guummoosona. I shaarata sa7aa gaxaappe pude denttees. I iraa bukissiiddi, wolqqanttaa wolqqammissees. Carkkuwaakka ba minjja man77iyaappe kessees.
Asi ubbi akeekinne eri bainnaagaa. Qassi worqqaa tigidi, eeqa misileta medhdhiyaageeti ubbati yeellatidosona. Aissi giikko, eta misileti worddonne shemppoi bainnaageeta.
Ha77ikka nagaraa bolli nagaraa oottoosona; qassi banttau goinnanau, seerissidi misileta medhdhoosona. He misileti hiillan biraappe merettidaageeta; eti ubbaikka kushe hiillai medhdhidoogeeta. Etabaa asai haasayiiddi, “Haa yiite; etayyo yarshshuwaa yarshshite; ha maraa misiliyaakka yerite” yaagees.
Mittaappe masettidaagaa 'Beegotta!' giyaagoo, qassi shuchchaappe masettida duudiyaa, 'Dendda eqqa!' giyaagoo, neeyyo aayye7ana! I woni neeyyo aibakko qonccissanau danddayii? Be7a, i worqqaaninne biran sheeshshidoogaa; au shemppoi baawa.