1 Efireema gezziyaan Miika giyaa itti bitanii de'ee. 2 Itti gallassi Miiki bare aatto, «Neeppe itti Asay itti sha"anne itti s'eetu s'agaraa biraa wuu'eedda wode, neeni he wuu'eedda bitaniyaa shek'k'ishin taani sisaad. Be'a, he miishshay ta matan de'ee; taani akkaad» yaageedda.

Hewaappe guyye Aa daaya, «Ta na'aw, neena Med'inaa Goday anjjo» yaagaaddu. 3 Hewaappe guyye na'ay itti sha"anne itti s'eetu s'agaraa biraa bare aattiw zaareedda; Aa daaya, «Shek'ay ta na'aa gakkennaadan, taani ha miishshaa ta Med'inaa Godaw dummayana. Yaatooppe biraa siilisiide, mitsaappe masettiide giigeedda eek'aa misiliyaa an sheeshshanaw go'ettana. Hewaa diraw, biraa taani new zaarana» yaagaaddu.

4 Na'ay bare aattiw shaluwaa zaarina, Aa daaya he s'agaraa biraappe laa"u s'eetuwaa akkaade, mitsaa massiide biran sheeshshi sheeshshiide eek'aa misiliyaa med'd'iyaa itti hiillanchchaw immaaddu; I ootseedda misilii Miika son de'eedda.

5 He Mikaw eek'aw goynniyaa keetsay de'ee. I eefuudiyaanne soo giddo eek'aa misiletuwaa giigissiide, he gollen bare naanatuwaappe ittuwaa k'eesaa ootsiide suntseedda. 6 He wode Israa'eeliyaa gadiyaan kaatii baawa; Asay ubbay barew likke malateeddawaa c'oo ootseedda.[a]

7 He wode Yihudaa gadiyaan Beeteleeme kataman itti wodallay de'ee; I Leewiyaa zare. 8 Ha bitanii barew de'iyaa sa'aa koyanaw Beeteleeme katamaappe denddiide beedda; Efireema gezziyaan de'iyaa Miika soo gakkeedda. 9 Miiki, «Hak'appe yaad?» yaageedda.

Hewaappe guyye bitanii, «Taani Yihudaa gadiyaan Beeteleeme katamaappe yaad; taani Leewiyaa zare. Ha"i taw de'iyaa sa'aa koyaadde de'ay» yaagiide aw zaareedda.

10 Miki Aa, «Taananna de'a; taw aawuwaanne k'eese gida. Taani new laytsan laytsan tammu s'agaraa biraa, kumentsaa mayuwaanne miyaabaa immana» yaageedda. 11 Leewiyaa wodallay Mikana ittippe de'anaw giigeedda; Mikaw yeleedda na'aadan haneedda. 12 Miki Aa bare k'eesaa ootsiide suntsina, Aa son de'eedda. 13 Miki, «Itti Leewii taw k'eese gideedda diraw, Med'inaa Goday taw ubbabaa loytsanawaa eray» yaageedda.

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