18 «Bita bitiza maccas paxa woththofa.
18 «ቢታ ቢቲዛ ማጫስ ፓጻ ዎፋ።
Gibxeta wozinay labettana; tani istta halchcho hada ooththana. Istta eeqa xoossatanne moytilleta, tuna ayana xeygizaytanne marota zore oychchana.
Gaasoykka intte intte biittafe shodettana mala, ta inttena gooddana malanne dhayssana mala istti inttes wordo tinbite yooteettes.
Hessa gishshas inttena, ‹Baabiloone kawos haaretteketa› giza intte nabeta, muurennizayta, agumo agumettizayta, moytille xeygizayta siyopite.
«Adde gidiin woykko maccassi mehera parattidi banateththaa tunisoppo; hessa mala hanoy kawushshateththa.
« ‹Suuththara diza ay ashokka moopite; maroththoftenne bita bitopite.
« ‹Moytille haasayssizayta woykko iita ayanata haasayssizayta zore oychchofa; intte tunontta mala istta koyopite; tani GODAY intte Xoossa.
« ‹Ay asikka intte giddofe moytille xeygizaa woykko marotizaade gidikko izi shuchchan cadetti hayqo; hessaththo ooththizaadey ay asikka hayqon qaxxayettizay ba ooththida mooronna› ga yoota.»
« ‹Oonikka isttafe zore oychchanaas moytille xeygizaytakkonne marotakko biikko hessaade bolla ta iita hanqo yeddana; hessafe guye hessaade tani iza dere giddofe shaakka dhayssana.
Maro marotizaytappe daroti ba marotiza maxaafaa shiishshidi dere sinththan taman xuuggida; maxaafaa waagay shiishshi qoodiin ichchashu tammu shii bira mala gidides.
Eeqas goyno, bita, ixeteth, oosh, qanaateteth, hanqo, bana xalla doso, shaaketeth, zuppeteth,
«Ay meherakka parattizaadey qanggettidaade gido!» Derezi wurikka, «Amiin!» go.
Kana mala coo hoththu hoththizayti, bita bitizayti, laymatizayti, shemppo wodhizayti, eeqas goynnizayti, wordo siiqizaytinne wordo ooththizayti wurikka he katamayppe karen attana.
He wode Sameeli hayqqi gam7ides; Isra7eele asay ubbay iza katamaan Eraaman yeekkidi moogides; Sa7ooli marotanne moytille haasayssizayta kase dereppe gooddides.
Maccassaya gidikko, «Hekko Sa7ooli marotanne moytille denththi haasayssizayta biittafe izi wostti dhayssidaakko izi istta bolla ooththidayssa ne eraasa; histtiin ne tana wodhisanaassinne ta shemppos woximade woththanaas ays koyay?» gadus.