Coração quebrantado
Deus está perto dos que têm o coração quebrantado. A Bíblia consola os aflitos: o sacrifício que Deus aceita é o espírito quebrantado e um coração contrito — jamais desprezará.
"Barenttu ayyaanaa de7uwaan hiyyeesaa gideeddawaa
eriyaawanttu anjjetteeddawantta;
ayissi gooppe, saluwaa kawutethay unttunttussa.
Kayyottiyaawanttu anjjetteeddawantta;
ayissi gooppe, Xoossay unttuntta minissana.
Ashikke gideeddawanttu anjjetteeddawantta;
ayissi gooppe,
unttunttu sa7aa laattana.
Ayissi gooppe, Xoossay koyyiyaa kayyuu nagaraappe zaariide atotethaakko ahee; hewekka taani bayizzaaddi geenna wozanaa; shin alamiyaa kayyuu hayiquwaa ahee. Xoossay he hintte kayyuwan ay ayifiyaa immeeddentto be7ite. Hinttena ay keenaa denthetheeddenttonne hintte geeshshatethaa tumayanaw hinttena ay keenaa zaaruwaa imisseeddentto, ay keenaa hanqqetheeddenttonne ay keenaa taw yashisseeddentto, ay keenaa seelisseeddentto, ayaa keenaa taana laamotisseeddenttonne naaqo oosuwaa oothawantta muranaw ay keenaa giigisseeddentto paacci be7ite; hintte hintte huuphiyan geeshsha gideeddawaa ubbabankka erisseeddita.
Goday taana, "Ta aadho keekatethay new gidanawa; ayissi gooppe, ta wolqqay ne daaburan polettee" yaageedda; hewaa diraw, Kiristtoosa wolqqay taanan de7ana mala, ta daaburan ceeqettanaw taani daro nashettay.