Asttiro.
5.
S'oomaa doommoodeppe heezzentso gallassi Astteera kawutetsaa mayuwaa mayyaade, kaatiyaa golleppe sintsa baggana giddo dabaabaa gelaade ek'k'aaddu. He dabaaban kaatii uttiyaa wuyggiyaa araatay de'ee. Kaatiikka bare golliyaa geliyaa penggiyaa s'eeliyaa saan de'iyaa, bare kawutetsaa araatan utteedda. 
Kaatata Astteera gelaade, giddo dabaaban ek'k'eeddaano kaatii be'iide izin nashetteedda diraw, bare kushiyan de'iyaa work'k'aa s'am"aa iikko mic'c'eedda. Akka shiik'aade s'am"aa s'eeraa bochchaaddu. 
Kaatii izo hawaadan yaageedda; «Kaatatti Astteere, neeni taakko ayaw yaad? K'ay neeni taana oochchiyaabay ayee? Haray atto ta kawutetsaappe bagga gidooppenne, taani new immana» yaageedda. 
Astteera zaaraadde hawaadan yaagaaddu; «Kaatiyaw, neena nashechchiyaawaa gidooppe, taani new giigisseedda baalaa maanaw neeninne Haamani laa"u hachche yintto dosay» yaagaaddu. 
Hewaappe guyyiyaan kaatii, «Nuuni Astteera giigisseedda shoobiyaw baanaw, Haamana ellekka ahite!» yaageedda. Hewaappe guyye laa"attuukka he sa'aa beeddino. 
Unttunttu ittippe woyniyaa eessaa ushiidde de'ishshin, kaatii laa'entsuwaa Astteero, «Neeni taana woossiyaabay ayee? Taani new immana. K'ay neeni taana oochchiyaabay ayee? Haray atto ta kawutetsaappe bagga gidooppenne, taani ne ooshaa polana» yaageedda. 
Astteera zaaraadde hawaadan yaagaaddu; 
«Kaatiyaw, neeni taanan nashetteeddawaa gidooppe, k'ay taani woossiyaawaa immanawunne ta ooshaa polanaw neeni dosiyaabaa gidooppe, wontti ta giigissiyaa hara gibiraw neeninne Haamaani yaanaadan oochchay. Taani ayaa koyintto, he wode new k'onc'c'issana» yaagaaddu. 
He gallassi Haamani baalaa saappe kesiide biyaa wode, loytsi nashetteedda diraw, bare wozanaan nooc'u giidde beedda. Shin I kaatiyaa golliyaa geliyaa penggiyaa mataana aad'd'iide biyaa wode, hewan utteedda Marddikiyoosa be'eedda; aw denddibeennawaanne yayyiide kokkoribeennawaa akeekiide, Haamani hank'k'uwaa ees's'i kesseedda. 
Gidooppenne, bare hank'k'uwaa danddayiide biide, bare soo gakkeedda. Hewaappe guyyiyaan, bare laggetuwaanne bare machchato Zereesho ittippe s'eegissiide, 
Haamani bare duretetsaa likkiyaa, bare attuma naanaa payduwaa, kaatii barena ubbabaan bonchcheedda bonchchuwaanne hara mooddiyaawanttuppenne kaatiyaa oosanchchatuwaappe aad'd'iyaa suntsatetsaa aw immiide, wootiide Aa bonchcheeddentto, unttunttoo c'eek'k'eedda. 
Gujjiidikka Haamani hawaadan yaageedda; «Haray atto kaatata Astteerakka bare giigisseedda shoobiyaw kaatiyaanna baanaw taappe attina, haraa oonanne s'eesabeykku. K'ay wonttikka kaatiyaanna baanaadan taana s'eesa wotsaaddu. 
Shin he Ayhuday Marddokiyoosi kaatiyaa golliyaa geliyaa penggiyaan utteeddawaa be'iyaa wode, ha ubbabaykka taana kalissenna» yaageedda. 
He wode Aa machchata Zereeshanne Aa laggetuu ubbay hawaadan yaageeddino; «Neeni ishatamu wad'aa adussa koc'aa esissa; yaataade wontti guuraanna Marddokiyoosi he koc'aan kak'k'etana mala, kaatiyaa oochcha. Hewaappe guyyiyaan, nashettaadde baalaa maanaw ba» yaageeddino. Haamana ha k'ofay nashechcheedda diraw, unttunttu geeddawaadan koc'aa giigisisseedda. 
