Ganância
A ganância é raiz de todos os males. A Bíblia alerta contra a cobiça, o acúmulo egoísta e o amor ao dinheiro, chamando-nos ao contentamento e à confiança em Deus.
O amor ao dinheiro
O amor ao dinheiro é raiz de todos os males. Quem quer enriquecer cai em tentação, armadilha e desejos insensatos.
Ayaw gooppe, shaluwaa siik’iyaawe iitatetsaa ubbaw pulttuwaa. Ittuu ittuu hewaa amottiide, ammanuwaappe balettiide, daro metuwaan barentta k’oheeddino.
Shin durettanaw koyyiyaawanttu paac’iyaaninne p’iriyaan geliino; k’ay daro asaa bashshawunne d’ayoo goochchi afiyaa daro eeyanne k’ohiyaa amuwaan kunddiino.
«Laa"u godatoo moodettanaw danddayiyaawe ooninne baawa; ayaw gooppe, ittuwaa is’s’iide, yekkuwaa siik’ee; woy ittuwaa bonchchiidde, yekkuwaa kad’ee; itti Asay S’oossawunne shaloo moodettanaw danddayenna.
Hewaa diraw, hinttenttun de’iyaa ha sa’aa amotuwaa wod’ite; hewanttukka woshummiyaawaa, tunatetsaa, woshummanaw koyiyaawaa, iita amuwaa, miishshaa amottiyaawaa. Yoranchchaa gidussay eek’aw goyinniyaawaappe dummatenna.
Shin S’oossaa naanaw bessiyaawaadan, hintte giddon woshummiyaawenne tunatetsaa ubbay, woy miishshaa amottiyaawe mulekka sisettoppo.
Contentamento
Tende cuidado e guardai-vos de toda espécie de ganância. A vida de um homem não consiste na abundância dos bens que possui.
Gujjiidekka ubbatuwaa, «Asaa shemppoo shaluwaa duretetsay de’uwaa immenna diraw, yaaretiyaawaappenne yorattiyaawaappe naagettite; duretetsaa amuwaa ubbaappekka hinttena naagite» yaageedda.
Itti uray sa’aan de’iyaa ubbabaa barew shiishshiide, bare shemppuwaa bayizzooppe, Aa ayaa maaddanee?
«Miishshaa bil"ay miyasaaninne biratay shi’iide bayizziyaasan, kayisuukka bookkiide wuu"iyaasan, ha sa’aan hinttenttu huup’iyaw dagayoppite. Shin bil"ay meennasaaninne shi’enna saan, kayisuukka bookkiide wuu"enna saan hinttenttu huup’iyaw saluwaan miishshaa dagayite.
Durettanaw daaburoppa; hewaa mala keesiyaa agganaw c’inc’c’a gida.
Daaburi bayinnan demmeedda miishshay ellekka d’ayee; shin min ootsiide demmeedda duretay, dari dariide bee.
Riqueza ilusória
As riquezas são passageiras. Quem ama o dinheiro nunca terá o suficiente. O contentamento com o que se tem é verdadeira riqueza.
Biraa dosiyaa uraw biri gidi erenna; durettanaw siik’iyaa uraykka miishshaa kalli erenna. Shin ha ubbaykka mela.
Asi ubbay koyiro kallo yeletteeddawaadan, mela kushiyaanna simmiide baana. Ay keeshshaa I daaburiide ootsooppenne, bare daabureeddabaappe akkiide biyaabay ayaynne baawa.
Azallay gallassaa kumentsaa darobaa demmanaw amottee; shin s’illuu barew ashshenan immee.
Ayaw gooppe, gadiyaa ayissiyaawanttu barenttu oosuwaa ootsiyaa wode, S’oossaw ootsiyaa diraw, hintte k’aras’aa k’ans’s’iyaawe hewaassa.
Ta wozanaa amuwaakko gidennaan,
neeni odeedda k’aalaakko zaara.