1 Kase taas ajjuutaza birshiza kiitanchchazi taas, «Ne dereza naagiza gita kiitanchchas halaqa Mika7eeley izi he wode qonccana; asa zereththi medhettoosofe he wode gakkanaas hani erontta wolqqama metoy hanana; istta sunththay maxaafan xaafettida ubba asay attana.[a] 2 Istti hayqqiin biittay midayti wurikka dendana; istta garsafe baggayti mernaa de7os, baggayti mernaa kawushshassinne waayes dendana.[b] 3 He wode aadho eranchchati salo poo7o mala phoollana; darota xilloteththa oge kaaleththidayti wuri merippe mernaa gakkanaas salo xoolintteta mala xolqana.

4 «Daaneela! Neni alame wurseththi gakkanaas hayssa maxaafaza gordada maatamen shoca; he wode asay erateth darsanaas yaanne haa woxerettana» gides.[c]

5 Hessafe guye ta sinththan haaththa shaafa doonan hara nam7ata he pinththaninne ha pinththan eqqidayta be7adis. 6 Istta giddofe issay lee7e haare may7idi he shaafazappe pude baggara eqqida kiitanchchaza, «Hayti malalisiza hanoti polettanaas ay keena wodey attidee?» giidi oychchides.

7 Lee7e haare may7idi shaafappe ganna baggara eqqida kiitanchchazi ba kusheta pude salo denththidi, «Hessi heedzdzu layththinne bagga gam7ana; geeshsha asata wolqqay wurshin hayti wurikka polettana» giidi mernaaas de7izayssan caaqqishin siyadis.[d]

8 Izi gizayssa siyadis shin taas gelibeenna; histtiin tani, «Ta Godoo! Hayssa ubbaa wurseththi ay gidanee?» ga oychchadis.

9 Izikka taas, «Daaneela! Hayssa alameza wurseththi gakkanaas hayssi tinbite qaalazi gordettidi maatamen shocettida gishshas neni ba. 10 Daroti qorettana, gacetti geeyananne istta bolla wosoy bayndayta gidana; iitati gidikko bantta iitateth gujji gujji baana; iitatappe issoyka akeekenna; gido attiin aadho eranchchati akeekana.[e]

11 «Gallas gallas shiiqiza yarshoy digettoosafenne bashsha tunateththi doomettoosafe ha simmiin 1,290 gallas gidana.[f] 12 Genccidi 1,335 gallassati aadhdhana gakkanaas ba ammano naagizay anjjettida asa.

13 «Daaneela! Neni wurseth gakkanaas ba; hessafe guye ne shempana; wurseththa gallas nees giigida xinxxo ne laattana» gides.

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