behold, I am standing  by the spring of water. Let the virgin who comes out to draw water, to whom I shall say, “Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,”
ናሁ ፡ ቆምኩ ፡ መልዕልተ ፡ ዐዘቅተ ፡ ማይ ፡ ወአዋልደ ፡ ሰብአ ፡ ሀገር ፡ ይወጽኣ ፡ ይቅድሓ ፡ ማየ ፡ ወትኩን ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ድንግል ፡ እንተ ፡ አነ ፡ እብላ ፡ አስትይኒ ፡ ማየ ፡ ሕቀ ፡ እምነ ፡ ቀሡትኪ ፤