Roome 4:8-18

⁸Goday iya nagaraa taybonna asi anjjettidayssa” yaagees.

⁹Yaatin, Dawitey odida anjjoy qaxxarettida asaa xalaalaseyye? Woykko qaxxarettiboona asaase? Nuuni, “Geeshsha Maxaafay, ‘Abrahamey Xoossaa ammanis; Xoossay hessa iyaw xillotethi oothidi ekkis’ yaagees” gida.

¹⁰Yaatin, hessi awude hanidee? Abrahamey qaxxaretineyye? Woykko qaxxarettonna de7ishinee? Qaxxarettanaappe sinthe hanisippe attin guye gidenna.

¹¹Abrahamey qaxarettanaappe sinthe iya ammanoy iyaw xillotethi gididi taybettidayssa erisanaw, iya qaxxaroy malaata gidis. Hessa gisho, Abrahamey qaxxarettonna ammaneyssatasinne ammanon xilleyssata ubbaas aawa gidis.

¹²I qaxxarettidayssataskka aawa. Abrahamey enttaw aawa gididay entti qaxxarettida gisho xalaalas gidonnashin I qaxxaretanaappe sinthe ammanida ammanuwa entti kaallida gishossa.

¹³Abrahamesinne iya sheeshas, “Alamiya ta hinttew immana” yaagida ufayssay, Abrahamey ammanon xillida gishossafe attin higge naagidi polida gisho gidenna.

¹⁴Higges kiitettidayssati Xoossay immana gida ufayssaa laataeyssata gidikko, asaa ammanoy maaddenna; Xoossaa ufayssayka hada gidis.

¹⁵Higge menthoy Xoossaa hanqo ehees, shin higgey baynnason higge menthoy baawa.

¹⁶Hessa gisho, Xoossay immida ufayssay ammanon ekettees. Ha ufayssay Abrahame sheeshaa ubbaas Xoossaa aadho keehatethaa baggara imettidayssa qonccisees. Hessika higge naageyssata xalaalas gidonnashin Abrahameda ammanida ubbaassa. Abrahamey nu ubbaas aawa.

¹⁷Geeshsha Maxaafan, “Ta nena daro kawotethatas aawa oothas” geetettidi Abrahame gisho xaafettis. Ha ufayssay Abrahames imettiday hayqqidayssatas de7o immeysinne oorathabaa oothiya Xoossay iya gideyssa I ammanida gishossa.

¹⁸Xoossay Abrahames daro zerethi immanayssa caaqqis. Ufayssi oothanaw aykkoka dandda7ettona wode Abrahamey Xoossan ammanida gishonne ufayssi oothida gisho daro kawotethatas aawa gidis.