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[1] Wa battaan rafaʼt raasi wa chift ruʼya. Wa daahu chift arbaʼa arabaat hana harib marago min been jibaal itneen hana nahaas.

[2] Al-araba al-awwalaaniiye kaarriinha kheel humur wa l-taaniye kaarriinha kheel zurug.

[3] Wa l-taalta kaarriinha kheel buyud wa l-raabʼe kaarriinha kheel rugut wa gaadriin.

[4] Wa ana saʼalt al-malak al-gaaʼid yihajji leyi wa gult : «Humman dool yimassulu chunu, ya siidi ?»

[5] Wa l-malak radda leyi wa gaal : «Humman dool yimassulu riih al-sama al-tusuug ale l-jiihaat al-arbaʼa, al-maarge min hadarat Allah siid kulla l-ard.

[6] Wa arabat al-kheel al-zurug tamchi ale balad al-munchaakh. Wa l-kheel al-buyud yitaabuʼuuhum. Wa l-kheel al-rugut kamaan yamchu ale balad al-junuub.

[7] Wa l-kheel al-gaadriin dool marago le yamchu yuruukhu al-ard. Wa Allah gaal leehum : ‹Amchu ruukhu al-ard.› Wa humman macho raakho al-ard.»

[8] Wa baʼad da, Allah naadaani be hiss aali wa gaal : «Chiif ! Al-yamchu fi balad al-munchaakh yihaddu khadabi fi l-balad di.»

[9] Wa Allah hajja leyi wa gaal :

[10] «Akhbal al-hadaaya al-jaaboohum Haldaay wa Tuubiiya wa Yadaʼya min al-naas al-waddoohum fi l-khurba. Al-yoom bas, inta zaatak amchi fi beet Yuuchiiya wileed Safanya achaan al-talaata rujaal dool dallo hinaak wakit jo min Baabil.

[11] Wa akhbal minhum hadaaya al-fudda wa l-dahab wa dugg beehum taaj. Wa khuttah fi raas kabiir rujaal al-diin Yachuuʼ wileed Yuusaadikh.

[12] «Wa guul le Yachuuʼ : ‹Daahu Allah al-Gaadir gaal : “Daahu al-raajil al-binaaduuh Bizre wa tihit rijileenah yabzur kulla cheyy wa hu yabni beet Allah battaan.

[13] Aywa, hu bas yabni beet Allah wa hu bas al-yalbas khalag al-muluk wa yagood fi kursiih wa yahkim. Wa raajil al-diin kula yagood jamb kursiih wa ambeenaathum humman al-itneen fi muwaafaga kaamile.”›

[14] «Wa yukhuttu al-taaj da fi beeti ana Allah wa yizzakkaro beyah Haldaay wa Tuubiiya wa Yadaʼya wa l-kheer al-sawwaah wileed Safanya.»

[15] Wa naas baʼiidiin yaju yabnu battaan beet Allah. Wa be da, taʼarfu kadar Allah al-Gaadir bas rassalaani ana Zakariiya leeku. Wa da yukuun kan intu tasmaʼo adiil kalaam Allah Ilaahku.

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