ܣܦܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ ܟܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ـ ܘܒܹܐܙܵܠܵܐ ܠܚܲܕَ ܓܹܒܵܐ ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܕܵܥܪ݀ܝܼ ܡܓܵܘܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܡܘܼܙܵܓܼܵܐ ܕܐܵܐܲܪ ܒܡܸܬܚܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܒܲܨܘܿܪܵܐ ܕܐܸܫܬܵܐ ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ، ܘܐܵܢܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܲܒܝܸܢܸܢ ܘܕܚܲܙܩܸܢ ܬܸܢܝܵܐܝܼܬܼ ܩܵܐ ܐܸܫܬܵܐ ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ. ܟܠܲܝܗ̈ـܝ ܒܸܬ ܕܵܥܪܝܼ، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܵܢܝ̈ ܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܐ ܒܘܼܫ ܫܲܪܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܫܒܼܘܿܩ ܡܼܢ ܢܸܫܹ̈ܐ ܡܘܼܚܸܒܹ̈ܐ ܘܒܘܼܫ ܫܲܪܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܟܠܲܝܗ̈ـܝ ܟܹܐ ܕܵܥܪܝܼ، ܫܒܼܘܿܩ ܡܼܢ ܐܵܢܝܼ ܕܟܹܐ ܣܵܢܩܲܚ ܐܸܠܵܝܗـܝ؟ ܠܲܝܬܠܝܼ ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ ܒܚܸܠܩܵܐ، ܘܐܵܦ ܠܵܐ ܒܘܼܫ ܙܵܘܕܵܐ ܒܓܵܢܝܼ. ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܒܵܥܝܸܢ ܕܚܲܫܒܼܸܢ ܕܠܹܐ ܝܠܵܗܿ ܗܵܕܵܐ، ܒܗܿـܝ ܕܣܦܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ ܝܩܝܼܕܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܛܝܼ ܡܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܚܲܬܝܼܬܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܕܒܸܬ ܕܵܥܪܸܢ ܐܵܢܵܐ، ܠܟܠܲܝܗ̈ـܝ ܪ̈ܲܚܡܹܐ ܘܐܲܝܟܲܢܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܐܵܢܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܙܲܡܪܸܢ ܕܠܵܐ ܦܘܼܫܵܟܼܵܐ، ܘܠܹܐ ܥܵܒܼܸܪܝܼ ܡܼܢ ܐܸܫܬܵܐ ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ.
© Michael Mammoo. Translation, 2014