Iyyaasa.
5.
Yorddaanoosa Shaafaappe away wulliyaa baggana de'iyaa Amoorawaanatuwaa kaatetuunne Meeditiraane Abbaa lank'k'iyaa lank'k'iyaa oyk'k'iide de'iyaa Kanaanetuu kaatetuu ubbay, Israa'eeliyaa Asay pinnana gakkanaw S'oossay Yorddaanoosa Shaafaa haatsaa melisseeddawaa siseedda wode, unttunttu wozanay kolddeedda. Unttunttu Israa'eeliyaa asaana gaketanaw s'alibeykkino. 
He wode S'oossay Iyyaasa, «Saliyaa geetettiyaa shuchchaappe k'ara mak'ilaa giigissaade, Israa'eeliyaa attuma asaa beniwanttuwaadan ha"ikka k'as's'araa» yaageedda. 
Iyyaasu saliyaa geetettiyaa shuchchaappe k'ara mak'ilaa giigissiide, K'as's'araa Deriyaa geetettiyaa sa'aan Israa'eeliyaa asaa k'as's'areedda. 
I hewaa ootseedda gaasuu: Gibs'eppe keseedda asan laytsay olaw gakkeedda attuma Asay ubbay Gibs'eppe biidde woran hayk'k'eedda. 
Gibs'eppe keseedda attuma Asay ubbay k'as's'aretteedda; shin woran yuuyyiyaa wode yeletteedda attuma naanay ittuunne k'as's'arettibeenna. 
Israa'eeliyaa Asay S'oossaw azazettenan is's'eedda diraw, Gibs'eppe kesiyaa wode laytsay olaw gakkeedda attuma Asay ubbay hayk'k'iidde wurana gakkanaw woran oytamu laytsaa yuuyyeedda. Hewenne, S'oossay unttuntta, «Eessaynne maatsay goggiyaa aradda gadiyaa, taani kase hinttenttu mayza aawaatoo immana geedda he gadiyaa hinttenttu be'ikkita» geedda k'aalay polettanaadaana. 
Hewaa diraw S'oossay unttunttu naanaa unttunttu sa'aan dentseedda; Iyyaasu k'as's'areeddawanttukka hewantta. Unttunttu k'as's'arettennan de'iyaawe ogiyaan biidde unttunttu k'as's'arettibeenna dirassa. 
Asay ubbay k'as's'aretteeddawaappe guyyiyaan, unttunttu maytsay pas'ana gakkanaw barenttu dunkkaaneedda sa'aan gam"eeddino. 
S'oossay Iyyaasa, «Hachche taani Gibs'etuwaa boriyaa hintteppe diggaad» yaageedda. He sa'aa suntsay hachche gakkanaw Gelggala geetettee. 
Israa'eeliyaa Asay Yaarikko dembban Gelggala giyaa saan dunkkaaniide, aginaw tammanne oyddentso gallassi omarsseeddawan Paasigaa Baalaa bonchcheedda. 
Paasigaappe guyyiyaan wonttetsa gallassi, biittan doliyaa katsaa ayfiyaa irshshuu gelibeenna ukitsaanne s'iis'etteedda tishaa meedda. 
He biittan doliyaa katsaa meedda wonttetsa gallassi mannay bukkiyaawaa aggi basheedda. Hewaappe guyyiyaan Israa'eeliyaa Asay mannaa demmibeenna. He wodiyaappe doommiide unttunttu Kanaanen doliyaa katsaa miidde de'eeddino. 
Iyyaasu Yaarikko matan de'iyaa wode, d'ok'k'u giide s'eelliide, itti bitanii mashshaa shod oyk'k'iide, bare sintsan ek'k'eeddawaa be'eedda. Iyyaasu aakko shiik'iide, «Neeni nu bagga aseeyye nu morkkatuwaa bagga asee?» yaageedda. 
Bitanii, «Taani O baggakka gidikke. Shin taani S'oossaa olanchchatuu gadaawaa gidaade ha"i yaad» yaageedda. Iyyaasu sa'aan kunddi goynniide, «Ta goday bare k'oomaw odiyaabay ayee?» yaageedda. 
S'oossaa olanchchatuwaa gadaaway, «Neeni ek'k'eedda sa'ay geeshsha gideedda diraw, ne gediyaappe c'aammaa kessa» yaageedda. Iyyaasu I geeddawaadan ootseedda. 
