1 Ha Malkki-Xedeqi, Saleema kaatii, Ubbaappe Bolla Xoossaa qeesay, Abraahaamo kaatetuwa wodhiide olaappe simmishshin, aananna gakettiide, A anjjeedda. ✝ 2 Abraahaamo bare omoddeedda ubbaappe asirataa kessiide, aw immeedda; Malkki-Xedeqa sunthaw koyro bilethay xillotetha kaatiyaa giyaawaa; qassi Saleema kaatiyaa I gidiyaa diraw, laa7etho bilethay sarotethaa kaatiyaa giyaawaa. 3 Malkki-Xedeqaw daaya woy aawuu, woy aw zariyaa payduu baawa; qassi A yeletaw doomethay woy A hayqoo wurssethay baawa; shin Xoossaa Na7aa malatiide, medhinaw qeesa gideedda.

4 Nu aawotuwa kaappuu Abraahaamo olaan omoddiide, aheeddawaappe asirataa immeedda Malkki-Xedeqi ay keena dhoqqu giyaawentto be7ite. 5 Qeesaa gidiyaa Leewiyaa zaratuu Isra7eeliya asaappe, hewenne barenttu gade asaappe haray atto unttunttu Abraahaamo zare gidooppenne, asirataa akkana mala, higgiyan azazetteeddino. ✝ 6 Malkki-Xedeqi Leewiyaa zare gidenna; shin Abraahaamoppe asirataa akkiide, Xoossay immana geeddawaa naagiyaa Abraahaama anjjeedda. 7 Qassi anjjiyaawe anjjettiyaawaappe dhoqqu giyaawe palunthenna.

8 Itti bagganna, hayqqiyaa asay asirataa kessee; shin hara bagganna qassi, hayqqenna giide markkattiyaa uray asirataa kessee. 9 Hawaadan haasayanaw haray atto, asirataa kessiyaa Leewiikka Abraahaamo bagganna asirataa immeedda. 10 Ayissi gooppe, Malkki-Xedeqi Abraahaamonna gakettiyaa wode, Leewii biro yelettibeenna; shin bare zariyaa Abraahaama gulbbatan de7ee.

11 Isra7eeliyaa asaw higgii Leewiyaa * zerethatuwaa qeesetethaa bagganna imetteedda. He qeesetethaa kiitay balay baynnawaa gidooppe, Aaroonawaa mala gidennaan Malkki-Xedeqa mala hara qeesay sunthettanaw ayissi koshshii? 12 Ayissi gooppe, qeesetethay laamettiyaa wode, higgiikka qassi laamettanaw koshshee. 13 Ha yewuu haasayetteedda uray hara zarii; A zariyaappe ooninne yarshshiyaasaan qeesaadan oothibeenna. 14 Nu Goday Yihudaa zariyaappe yeeddawe eretteeddawaa gidiyaa diraw, Muse qeesatuwaabaa haasayiidde, he zariyaabaa aynne haasayibeenna.

15 Malkki-Xedeqa mala hara qeesay yeeddawaa gidintto, hawe aadhdhiide erettanawaa. 16 I asaa higgiyaaninne wogaan qeesa gidibeenna; shin wurenna de7uwa wolqqaan qeesa gideedda. 17 Ayissi gooppe, Xoossaa Maxaafay,

"Malkki-Xedeqi qeesa gideeddawaadan,

neenikka medhinaw qeesa gidanawa"

yaagiide markkattee. ✝ 18 Beni de7iyaa higgii laafanne maaddennawaa gidiyaa diraw atteedda. 19 Ayissi gooppe, Muse higgii ayanne balay baynnawaa oothanaw danddayenna; qassi nuuni A bagganna Xoossaakko shiiqana giide nashechchaan naagi utteedda ubbaappe aadhdhiyaawe yeedda.

20 Hewaa bollan qassi Xoossaa caaquukka de7ee; haratuu qeesa gideedda wode, hewaa mala caaquu baawa. 21 Shin Yesuusi caaquwaan qeesa gideedda; Xoossay A,

"Goday caaqqeedda; I bare qofaa laammenna.

‘Neeni medhinaw qeesa gidana’ geedda"

yaageedda. ✝ 22 Hewaa diraw, Yesuusi ubbaappe aadhdhiyaa caaqoo waase gideedda.

23 Kase qeesatuwaa payduu cora; ayissi gooppe, unttunttu oothana oosuwaa hayquu diggeedda. 24 Shin Yesuusi medhinaw de7iyaa diraw, A qeesetethay laamettenna. 25 Hewaa diraw, I unttunttu gishshataw gaannatanaw medhinaw de7iyaa diraw, Xoossaakko bare bagganna yiyaawantta ubbatuwaa ashshanaw danddayee.

26 Nuussi giigiyaa hawaa mala, qeesatuwaa ubbatuwaa kaappuu de7anaw koshshee; I geeshsha; aani geniinne kadhethiyaabay baawa; nagaranchchatuwaanna I gakettenna; qassi dhoqqa saluwankka I bonchchetteedda. 27 Hara qeesatuwaa ubbatuwaa kaappatuwaadan, I koyro bare huuphe nagaraassi yarshshiide, qassi guyyeppe asaa nagaraassi hachche hachche yarshshanaw koshshenna; I barena yarshsheedda wode, laa7enthennaan itti gede yarshsheedda. ✝ 28 Ayissi gooppe, Muse higgii daaburanchcha asaa qeesatuwaa ubbatuwaa kaappuwaa udiide sunthee; shin Xoossay immana giide caaqqeedda higgiyaappe guyye yeedda qaalay medhinaw balay baynnawaa, Xoossaa Na7aa sunthee.