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[1] Wa fi l-wakit daak, naas waahidiin wa awiinhum gaddamo chakwa didd akhwaanhum al-Yahuud.

[2] Wa waahidiin minhum gaalo : «Aniina wa awlaadna wa banaatna katiiriin. Nidooru gameh achaan niʼiichu.»

[3] Wa waahidiin gaalo : «Ziraaʼitna wa jineenaatna hana l-inab wa buyuutna bigo damaana le l-gameh al-chilnaah achaan niʼiichu beyah fi wakt al-juuʼ da.»

[4] Wa aakhariin kamaan gaalo : «Aniina chilna deen achaan nantu le l-malik al-miiri al-waajib nikaffuuh le ziraaʼitna wa jineenaatna hana l-inab.

[5] Laakin aniina kula misil akhwaanna al-aakhariin, iyaalna kula misil iyaalhum. Al-gu bas khallaana nibiiʼu awlaadna wa banaatna achaan yisawwuuhum abiid. Wa waahidaat min banaatna hassaʼ kula gaaʼidaat khadiim wa ma nagdaro nisawwu cheyy achaan ziraaʼitna wa jineenaatna biʼnaahum khalaas.»

[6] Wa wakit ana simiʼt chakwithum di, ziʼilt marra waahid.

[7] Ana fakkart fi kalaamhum da be ziyaada wa harajt al-kubaaraat wa l-masʼuuliin wa gult leehum : «Intu gaaʼidiin tazulmu akhwaanku wa tichiilu minhum riba be ziyaada !» Wa baʼad da, ana naadeethum fi malamma kabiire

[8] wa gult leehum : «Aniina be gudritna gidirna fadeena akhwaanna al-Yahuud al-baaʼoohum abiid le l-umam al-aakhariin. Wa hassaʼ, intu zaatku gaaʼidiin tibiiʼu akhwaanku abiid le gabiilitna !» Wa humman sakato wa ma gidro gaalo cheyy waahid kula.

[9] Wa ana battaan gult leehum : «Al-sawweetuuh da ma adiil marra waahid. Ma akheer turuukhu be khoof hana Ilaahna fi guluubku walla ? Be da, udwaanna al-min umam aakhariin ma yichchammato leena.

[10] Ana wa akhwaani wa l-rujaal al-gaaʼidiin maʼaayi, aniina kula dayyannaahum gurus wa gameh. Hassaʼ da, al-deen khalli nikhalluuh leehum.

[11] Al-yoom bas, intu kula gabbulu leehum ziraaʼithum wa jineenaathum hana l-inab wa l-zaytuun wa buyuuthum kula. Wa battaan kan dayyantuuhum gurus aw gameh aw khamar hana inab aw dihin, kan al-ribih al-tichiiluuh minhum waahid fi l-miya da kula, saamuhuuh leehum.»

[12] Wa humman gaalo : «Tamaam, nigabbuluuh leehum wa ma nichiilu minhum cheyy waahid kula battaan wa nisawwu misil inta gultah.» Wa misil da, ana naadeet kubaaraat rujaal al-diin le nihallif giddaamhum al-naas al-anto deen achaan yitabbugu kalaamhum al-gaalooh.

[13] Wa hatteet khalagi wa gult : «Misil ana hatteet khalagi, khalli al-Rabb kula yatrud al-naadum al-ma yitabbig kalaamah. Hu yaturdah min beetah wa min maalah wa l-naadum da yabga matruud marra waahid wa yagood taʼbaan.» Wa kulla l-naas al-gaaʼidiin gaalo aamiin wa hamado Allah. Wa khalaas, tabbago kalaamhum al-gaalooh.

[14] Wa min yoom al-malik Artahachta khattaani haakim fi balad Yahuuza, indi 12 sana. Wa da min sanit 20 hana mulkah lahaddi sanit 32. Wa fi l-wakit da, wa la ana wa la akhwaani, al-cheyy al-waajib le l-haakim kula, aniina ma chilnaah.

[15] Laakin al-hukkaam al-hakamo gubbaali, humman sawwo hukumhum tagiil le l-chaʼab. Chaalo min ayyi waahid akil wa khamar hana inab wa 40 hajar fudda. Wa l-musaaʼidiin hana l-hukkaam dool kula daayago al-chaʼab. Ana kamaan ma sawweet misil da achaan nakhaaf al-Rabb.

[16] Wa be da, ma chareet turaab le nafsi wa sawweet khidimti hana buna al-durdur wa naasi kulluhum gaaʼidiin yakhdumu maʼaayi.

[17] Kubaaraat al-Yahuud al-gaaʼidiin yaakulu fi bakaani, humman 150 wa battaan min al-umam al-aakhariin al-gaaʼidiin jambina kula, fi naas bajuuna.

[18] Kulla yoom, badbaho leena toor wa sitte kubchaan sumaan wa jidaad. Wa kulla ma achara yoom, bijiibu khamar hana inab katiir. Laakin be da kula, ana ma dawwart al-waajib le l-haakim min al-chaʼab achaan bala da kula, taʼab al-khidme bigi leehum tagiil.

[19] Hassaʼ da, ya Ilaahi, fakkir fi kulla cheyy sameh al-ana sawweetah le l-chaʼab wa sawwi leyi al-kheer.

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