The fountains of the deep and  the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained,
ወተዐጽወ ፡ አንቅዕተ ፡ ቀላይ ፡ ወአስራበ ፡ ሰማይኒ ፡ ተእኅዘ ፡ ወቆመ ፡ ዝናም ፡ እምነ ፡ ሰማይ ።
The fountains of the deep and  the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained,
ወተዐጽወ ፡ አንቅዕተ ፡ ቀላይ ፡ ወአስራበ ፡ ሰማይኒ ፡ ተእኅዘ ፡ ወቆመ ፡ ዝናም ፡ እምነ ፡ ሰማይ ።