The  Lord, the God of heaven,  who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me and swore to me,  ‘To your offspring I will give this land,’  he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.
እግዚአብሔር ፡ አምላከ ፡ ሰማይ ፡ ወምድር ፡ ዘአውፅአኒ ፡ እምነ ፡ ቤተ ፡ አበውየ ፡ ወእምነ ፡ ምድር ፡ እንተ ፡ ተወለድኩ ፡ በውስቴታ ፡ ዘመሐለ ፡ ሊተ ፡ ወይቤለኒ ፡ ለከ ፡ እሁበከ ፡ ዛተ ፡ ምድረ ፡ ወለዘርእከ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ይፌኑ ፡ መልአኮ ፡ ቅድሜከ ፡ ወትነሥእ ፡ ብእሲተ ፡ ለወልድየ ፡ እምህየ ።