[1] Wa fiyah raajil waahid usmah taaliʼ wa hu min ahal Aliimalik, raajilha le Naʼiima. Wa l-raajil da usmah Buʼaaz.
[2] Wa Raʼuus al-Muwaabiiye gaalat le Naʼiima : «Khalliini namchi fi l-ziraaʼa nikachchib kan siyaad al-ziraaʼa yardo leyi.» Wa Naʼiima gaalat leeha : «Amchi, ya bineeyti.»
[3] Wa khalaas, Raʼuus machat tilaggit wara l-lammaamiin wa be sudfa hi machat fi zereʼ hana Buʼaaz min ahal Aliimalik.
[4] Wa baʼad chiyya, Buʼaaz kula ja min Beet Laham wa gaal le l-lammaamiin : «Allah maʼaaku !» Wa humman gaalo leyah : «Allah yibaarikak !»
[5] Wa Buʼaaz gaal le khaddaamah al-wakkalah kabiir al-lammaamiin : «Al-bitt di min ween ?»
[6] Wa kabiir al-lammaamiin gaal leyah : «Di al-bineeye al-Muwaabiiye al-jaat maʼa Naʼiima min balad Muwaab.
[7] Hi jaat leyi wa saʼalat wa gaalat : ‹Antuuni izin nikachchib wa nilimm kulla l-ganaadiil al-khalloohum al-lammaamiin waraahum.› Wa min al-fajur hi jaat wa gaaʼide takhdim lahaddi hassaʼ wa ma anjammat fi l-dull illa chiyya bas.»
[8] Wa baʼad da, Buʼaaz gaal le Raʼuus : «Asmaʼe, ya bineeyti. Ma tikhalli al-zereʼ da wa tamchi tilaggiti fi zereʼ aakhar. Akhdimi hini maʼa khaddaamaati.
[9] Wa fakkiri fi l-bakaan al-gaaʼidiin yagtaʼooh wa amchi waraahin. Wa ana kallamt le l-khaddaamiin ma yilammusuuki. Wa kan atchaane kula, amchi acharbe min al-mawaaʼiin al-humman maloohum.»
[10] Wa min simʼat kalaamah da, hi barakat giddaamah wa gaalat : «Kikkeef ridiit beyi be ziyaada, ana al-khariibe, lahaddi tifakkir foogi misil da ?»
[11] Wa Buʼaaz radda leeha wa gaal : «Ana simiʼt be kulla l-kheer al-inti sawweetiih le nasiibitki amm raajilki baʼad hu maat. Wa naʼarif inti khalleeti abuuki wa ammiki wa ardiki al-wildooki foogha wa jiiti le naas al-ma taʼarfiihum min awwal.
[12] Wa Allah yantiiki ajur hana l-kheer al-inti sawweetiih. Allah Ilaah Bani Israaʼiil, al-jiiti le lajaʼti tihit janaaheeh, hu bas yantiiki ajur kaamil !»
[13] Wa Raʼuus gaalat : «Inta ridiit leyi, ya sayyidi, wa chajjaʼtini be kalaamak al-halu. Wa laakin ana ma nisaawi waahide min khaddaamaatak.»
[14] Wa wakit jahhazo al-akil, Buʼaaz gaal le Raʼuus : «Taʼaali hini aakuli. Chiili al-khubza di wa mallihiiha fi l-asiir al-haamud.» Wa hi gaʼadat jamb al-lammaamiin wa Buʼaaz antaaha fariiki wa akalat wa chibʼat lahaddi faddalatah.
[15] Wa baʼad hi gammat tilaggit, Buʼaaz amar khaddaamiinah wa gaal : «Khalluuha tilaggit al-ganaadiil al-mudaffigiin ambeenaat al-juruun. Ma tiʼaazuuha.
[16] Wa laakin daffugu leeha be niiyitku ganaadiil min al-juruun wa khalluuha tilaggithum, ma tikhawwufuuha.»
[17] Wa Raʼuus laggatat fi l-zereʼ da lahaddi l-achiiye. Wa chakkat al-gameh al-abyad al-lammatah wa bigi gariib 10 kooro.
[18] Wa khalaas, Raʼuus chaalat al-gameh al-abyad al-laggatatah wa gabbalat al-hille antatah kulla le nasiibitha amm raajilha. Wa jaabat maʼaaha kula al-akil al-hi chibʼat wa faddalatah wa antatah le nasiibitha.
[19] Wa nasiibitha gaalat leeha : «Al-yoom macheeti laggatti ween ? Wa khadamti ween ? Allah yibaarik al-naadum al-fakkar foogki !» Wa Raʼuus khabbarat nasiibitha be l-naadum al-hi khadamat fi bakaanah wa gaalat : «Al-raajil al-ana khadamt fi bakaanah al-yoom usmah Buʼaaz.»
[20] Wa Naʼiima gaalat le marit waladha : «Baarak Allah fi Buʼaaz ! Wa ya hassaʼ kula naʼarif Allah gaaʼid yarham al-hayyiin wa l-maytiin.» Wa Naʼiima gaalat battaan : «Al-raajil da gariibna wa hu wariis raajli.»
[21] Wa Raʼuus al-Muwaabiiye gaalat : «Wa hu gaal leyi battaan : ‹Akhdimi hini maʼa khaddaamaati lahaddi kulla l-lammiin yikammil.›»
[22] Wa Naʼiima gaalat le Raʼuus marit waladha : «Akheer leeki ya bitti, takhdimi maʼa khaddaamaatah achaan kan macheeti fi zereʼ aakhar mumkin yiʼaazuuki.»
[23] Wa khalaas, Raʼuus khadamat maʼa khaddaamaat Buʼaaz fi laggitiin al-ganaadiil lahaddi lammiin al-gameh al-abyad wa l-ahmar kulla kammal. Wa hi sakanat maʼa nasiibitha amm raajilha.