Raʼuus machat tikachchib
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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.
Naʼiima chakarat Raʼuus
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.
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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.