As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful and  multiply him greatly. He  shall father twelve princes, and  I will make him into a great nation.
ወበእንተ ፡ ይስማኤልኒ ፡ ናሁ ፡ ሰማዕኩከ ፡ ወእባርኮ ፡ ወኣበዝኆ ፡ ወኣስተባዝኆ ፡ ጥቀ ፡ ወዐሠርተ ፡ ወክልኤተ ፡ አሕዛበ ፡ ይወልድ ፡ ወእገብሮ ፡ ሕዝበ ፡ ዐቢየ ።