1 He algaa bolla uttidayssa ushachcha kushe qaa7a garsaninne bolla baggara xaafetti uttida laappun maatamen gordettida issi xaaxetti uttida maxaafa beyadis. 2 Issi mino kiitanchcha dayssi gita qaalara, «Hayta maatameta birshidi ha xaaththa maxaafaa doyanaas bessizaadey oonee?» gi haasayshin ta beyadis. 3 Gido attiin salonkka gidiin woykko sa7a bolla woykko biittafe garsa baggankka he xaaththa maxaafaa doydi iza giddon dizayssa xeellanaas dandayda asi oonikka beettibeenna.

4 Tanikka he xaaththa maxaafaa birshidi iza giddo xeellanaas bessizaadey beettontta aggida gishshas keeha yeekkadis. 5 He wode cimatappe issaadey taas, «Ne yeekkofa! Hekko Yuhuda bagga gidida Dawite zarkkefe dendida gaammoy izi kase xoonides; izi xaaththa maxaafazanne laappun maatameza doyanaas dandayees» gides.[a]

6 Hessafe guye algaa bollan oyddu do7ata giddon cimata giddonkka shukettida dors misatizayssi eqqidayssa ta beyadis; he dorsazas laappun kaceynne laappun ayfey dees; he ayfetikka kumeththa alame kiitettida Xoossa Ayana laappunata.[b] 7 He dorsay yiidi algaa bolla uttidayssafe, ushachcha kushen diza xaaththa maxaafa ekkides. 8 Xaaththa maxaafaza ekkida mala oyddu do7atinne nam7u tammanne oyddu cimati he dorsaa sinththan ba liiphen gufannida. Isttika issoy issoy ba kushen diith misatiza miish oykkida; hessaththoka geeshshata woosa gidida exaaney izan kumida worqqa xaaro ba kushen oykki deettes.[c] 9 Ooraththa mazamure hizgi yexxida;