Then they said to one another,  “In truth we are guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us and we did not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
ወተባሀሉ ፡ በበ ፡ በይናቲሆሙ ፡ አማን ፡ በኀጢአትነ ፡ ረከበነ ፡ እስመ ፡ ተዐወርነ ፡ ሥቃዮ ፡ ለእኁነ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ያስተምሕረነ ፡ ወኢሰማዕናሁ ፡ አሜሁ ፡ ወበእንተ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ መጽአ ፡ ላዕሌነ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ ሥቃይ ።