18 “ ‘Ne gaannoonaa qiicee woddoonoochee tiyitona, Damaasiqee asheenaꞌo Heliboonee woyinoonaa Zahaaree bagee huushoonon deebona neenna tookkii giixee beeheete.
Abraami xumoona bi asheenaꞌon guuphi guuphona bi qoodaa, boonoshiyoo ebi awudde taateenaꞌon kochiyeete. Kochii wochiꞌi, Damaasiqaa dambi-waan beeti, Hooba beddaahaa yookkiyeete.
Abraamiyoo “Nuggishoo Doono Yeero, bushaallo ta tunetoyich, taach ne immemmi mooyo taach amoon hallehe? Taach beeto bullin woraashemmo, hini Damaasiqee asho Elezeerine.
Sooriyeenaꞌochi shimbo Damaasiqine; Damaasiqi shimbo Resinine; Efreemiyoo shichaa uuche nati daggooch tiishemmone; ebiyee bekk aagetee showoo tuneyaachemmone.
“Damaasiqi katemeechon gonde mooyon boonoshi waayetoyich, Hamaatinaa Arifaadina geewitinaꞌone; keqqoonoo ciiretinaꞌone; shiwureebeeti baharoochoommon waagwaagiyemminaꞌone.
“ ‘Wedaanee asheenaꞌonaa Yawaanee asheenaꞌona Uzaalee waaꞌi neenna tookkii giixee beeheete; ukkaa shuuneeti xuuroon, gaawe cinnechi michi goroon, qimaamoon qiicoona shaddii beeheete.
Ne giixee qiico baharoochee bi waahooba, meeti asheenaꞌon michiiti neene; ne gaannoona wottoo ne giixee woddoona showee toommeexi taateenaꞌon gaanniiti neene.
Hammiꞌi, “Damaasiqi katemooch beeti Ayihudeenaꞌo kiceebeeti kechi ukkireenaꞌoyich koorichoon kooriree taach imbe; arooch Yesuusichi gommon dabbii beetinaꞌon, anaaminaꞌo tunebeeta maacheenaꞌon yeshi cuyiree Yerusaalem deebona” iꞌi qollehe.