Daannatuwaa.
17.
Efireema gezziyaan Miika giyaa itti bitanii de'ee. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
He wode Israa'eeliyaa gadiyaan kaatii baawa; Asay ubbay barew likke malateeddawaa c'oo ootseedda. 
He wode Yihudaa gadiyaan Beeteleeme kataman itti wodallay de'ee; I Leewiyaa zare. 
Ha bitanii barew de'iyaa sa'aa koyanaw Beeteleeme katamaappe denddiide beedda; Efireema gezziyaan de'iyaa Miika soo gakkeedda. 
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. 
Miki Aa, «Taananna de'a; taw aawuwaanne k'eese gida. Taani new laytsan laytsan tammu s'agaraa biraa, kumentsaa mayuwaanne miyaabaa immana» yaageedda. 
Leewiyaa wodallay Mikana ittippe de'anaw giigeedda; Mikaw yeleedda na'aadan haneedda. 
Miki Aa bare k'eesaa ootsiide suntsina, Aa son de'eedda. 
Miki, «Itti Leewii taw k'eese gideedda diraw, Med'inaa Goday taw ubbabaa loytsanawaa eray» yaageedda. 
