Daaneela.
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Itti gallassi Kaatii Belshshaas'aari bare oosanchchatuwaappe itti sha"atoo gibiraa giigissiide unttunttunna ittippe woyniyaa eessaa ushsheedda. 
Belshshaas'aari woyniyaa eessaa ushiide matsoteedda wode, bare aawuu Naabukadanas'oori Yerusaalamen de'iyaa Geeshsha Golliyaappe aheedda work'k'aappenne biraappe oosetteedda ushshaa miishshatuwaa ahana mala azazeedda. Ayaw gooppe, inne Aa oosanchchatuu, Aa machchetuunne Aa baakkotuu ubbay he ushshaa miishshatuwaan eessaa ushana mala, I koyeedda. 
Yaatina, unttunttu he Yerusaalamen de'iyaa S'oossaa Geeshsha Golliyaappe aheedda work'k'aappe oosetteedda ushshaa miishshatuwaa kaatiyaw aheeddino. Kaatii, Aa oosanchchatuu, Aa machchetuunne Aa baakkotuu he miishshatuwaan tigetteedda woyniyaa eessaa usheeddino. 
Unttunttu he woyniyaa eessaa ushiidde, work'k'aappe biraappe, nahaasiyaappe, birataappe, mitsaappenne shuchchaappe oosetteedda s'oossatuwaa galateeddino. 
He wode k'oppennaan de'ishshin, asaa kushiyaa birad'd'etuu hak'appentto kesiide yiide, kaatiyaa golliyaan lasanetteedda godaa bollan, s'omppiyaa wotsiyaa ballaa sintsan s'aafeedda. He kushii s'aafiyaa wode, kaatii bare huup'iyaan be'eedda. 
Aa som"ii laamettiide, bidintsaa malateedda; k'ay yashshan Aa gadii kokkoreedda; Aa gulbbataykka is's'eedda. 
Kaatii bare k'aalaa d'ok'k'u ootsiide, muruniyaawantta, s'oolinttiyaa s'eeliide kaayiyaawanttanne shareechchotuwaa ahanaadan azazeedda. Unttunttu yiina Baabloone aad'd'eeda eranchchatuwaa hawaadan yaageedda; «Ha s'ifatiyaa nabbabiide, Aa biletsaa taw odiyaa uray ooninne, ochchaa teeraa malatiyaa mayuwaa mayyana; Aa k'ood'iyaan work'k'aa habiliyaa aatsana; k'ay I ta kawutetsaa mooddiyaa heezzentso asaa gidanawaa» yaageedda. 
Hewaappe guyyiyaan, kaatiyaa zoriyaawanttu ubbay Aa sintsa aad'd'eedino; shin unttunttuppe ooninne he s'ifatiyaa nabbabanaw, woy Aa biletsaa odanaw danddayibeenna. 
Hewaan Kaatii Belshshaas'aari kasewaappe aad'd'i dagammina, Aa som"iikka kasewaappe aad'd'i bidintsaa malateedda. Aa kaappatuukka haniyaawaa d'ayeeddino. 
Kaatiinne Aa kaappatuu c'abbuwaa Aa daaya kaatata sisaade, unttunttu gibiraa miyaa aakko golliyaa gelaade, hawaadan yaagaaddu; «Kaatiyaw, med'inaw de'a! Ha k'ofaan loytsa shabbarettoppa; ne som"iikka laamettoppo. 
Geeshsha s'oossatuwaa ayyaanay aan de'iyaa itti Asay ne kawutetsaa giddon de'ee. Eray, akeekayinne s'oossatuwaa mala aad'd'eeda eratetsay aan de'ee. Kase ne aawuu Kaatii Naabukadanas'oori Aa shareechchotoo, muruniyaawanttoo, s'oolinttiyaa s'eeliide kaayiyaawanttoonne ayanttiyaawanttoo kaappuwaa ootsiide suntseedda. 
Ayaw gooppe, aw lo"o ayyaanay, eraynne akeekay de'ee; akumuwaa billanaw, k'an"ishiyaa odanawunne s'uuraa k'onc'c'issanaw I danddayee. Hewaa diraw, kaatii Bils's'aasoora giide suntseedda Daaneela s'eesa. I new s'ifatiyaa biletsaa odana» yaagaaddu. 
He wode Daaneela kaatiyaakko ahina, kaatii Aa hawaadan yaageedda; «Neeni Daaneelee? Ta aawuu kaatii Yihudaappe omoodiide aheedawanttuppe ittuwaa giyaawe neenee? 
S'oossatuwaa ayyaanay neenan de'iyaawaanne eray, akeekayinne loytsi aad'd'eeda eratetsay new de'iyaawaa taani sisaad. 
Ha s'ifatiyaa nabbabanawunne Aa biletsaa taw odanaw muruniyaawanttunne kaatiyaa zoriyaawanttu yeeddino; shin unttunttu biletsaa taw odanaw danddayibeykkino. 
Neeni biletsaa odanawunne dees'o ooshatuwaa zaaruwaa immanaw danddayiyaawaa taani sisaad. Ha"i simmi neeni ha s'ifatiyaa nabbabanawunne Aa biletsaa taw odanaw danddayooppe, ochchaa teeraa malatiyaa mayuwaa mayyana; ne k'ood'iyaan work'k'aa habilii aad'd'ana; k'ay neeni kawutetsaa mooddiyaa heezzentso asaa gidanaassa» yaageedda. 
Daaneeli kaatiyaw zaariide, «Neeni immiyaa imuu neessa gido; ne woytuwaakka hara uraw imma. Hanooppenne taani s'ifatiyaa kaatiyaw nabbabana; biletsaakka odana. 
«Kaatiyaw, Ubbaappe d'ok'k'iyaa S'oossay ne aawuwaa Naabukadanas'ooraw kaatetuwaa, gitatetsaa, bonchchuwaanne anggaa immeedda. 
I aw immeedda gitatetsaa gaasuwaan he asatuunne dumma dumma k'aalaa haasayiyaa zaratuu aw yayyeeddinonne kokkoreeddino. Bare wod'anaw koyiyaawaa wod'eedda; ashshanaw koyiyaawaakka ashsheeda; bare d'ok'k'issanaw koyeeddawaakka d'ok'k'isseedda; kawushshanaw koyeeddawaakka kawushsheedda. 
Shin I otoretteedda wodenne Aa wozanay muumeedda wode, bare kawutetsaa araataappe wod'd'eedda; Aa bonchchuukka k'aaretteedda. 
Asaa giddoppe yedersseteedda; Aa wozanay kahaykka laamettina, do'aa mala gideedda. Booraadan maataa miidde, dembbaa haretuwaana ittippe de'eedda. Aa bollaykka saluwaappe wod'd'iyaa ketterssaan s'irkkikkeedda. Hewekka Ubbaappe d'ok'k'iyaa S'oossay asaa naanatu kawutetsaa ubbaa mooddiyaawaanne I bare koyeedda uraw immiyaawaa I erana gakkanaassa. 
«Shin nenoo, Belshshaas'aara, neeni Aa na'ay he ubbaa eraaddekka, ne huup'iyaa zik'k'i ootsabaakka. 
K'ay Saluwaa Godaa bollan otorettaade, ne huup'iyaa d'ok'k'u d'ok'k'u ootsaadda. Aa Geeshsha Golliyaappe bonk'k'iyaan yeedda work'k'aa miishshatuwaa neeni ahissina, ne oosanchchatuu, ne machchetuunne ne baakkotuu woyniyaa eessaa unttunttun usheeddino. K'ay s'eellanaw, sisanawunne eranaw danddayenna s'oossatuwaa, biraappe, work'k'aappe, nahaasiyaappe, birataappe, mitsaappenne shuchchaappe oosetteeddawantta galataadda. Ne shemppuwaanne ne gelaa kessaa bare kushiyan oyk'k'eedda S'oossaa bonchchabeykka. 
Hewaa diraw, ha kushiyaa birad'd'etuu aappe kiitettina, ha s'ifatii s'aafetteedda. 
«S'aafuukka, ‹Maanne, Maanne, Tek'el, Paarees› yaagiyaawaa. 
Aa biletsaykka hawaa: «Maanne giyaawe, S'oossay ne kaatetetsaa laytsaa paydiide, wuranaadan ootseedda giyaawaa. 
Tek'el giyaawe miizaanaan likkettaade, kawushaade beettaadda giyaawaa. 
Paarees giyaawe ne kawutetsay shaakettiide, Meedoonatoonne Parssetoo imetteedda giyaawaa» yaageedda. 
Hewaappe guyyiyaan, Belshshaas'aari azazina, ochchaa teeraa malatiyaa mayuwaa Daaneela mayzzeeddino; Aa k'ood'iyankka work'k'aa habiliyaa aatseeddino; k'ay kawutetsaa mooddiyaa heezzentso asaa gidanaadan awaayeeddino. 
He gallassi k'amma morkketuu geliide, Baabloone Kaatiyaa Belshshaas'aara wod'eeddino. 
Aa kawutetsaa Meedooniyaa Daariyoose akkeedda. He wode Daariyoosaw laytsay usuppun tammanne laa"a. 
