Mana barumsaa koo, bakka sammuun koo itti dammaqe fi dhugaan itti naaf gale. Ijaarsa Jireenyaa:
One day I walked out your gate for the last time — cap and gown, tears and laughter. I thought I had left you behind. But your lessons followed me like shadow at noon: the discipline of dawn, the dignity of questions, the refusal to hate, the courage to speak truth to power.
Yeroo ammaa, walaloonni kun akka “extra quality” – ta’uunis kan qulqullina, gadifageenya, fi miira namaa yeroo tokko keessatti qabatu – barattootaa fi barsiisotaa gidduutti hidhuudha. walaloo mana barumsaa koo extra quality
Mana barumsaa koo, bakka nagaa, Bakka beekumsa itti bultu dha. Qophaa'uuf kan na gargaaru, Qabsoon koo isa, hindhaabamu.
Barsiisonni akka qaama ijaarsa sammuutti dhiyaataniiru. Isaan goota bor jireenya keenya haromsu ijaaru. Mana barumsaa koo, bakka sammuun koo itti dammaqe
V. Leaving and Returning
Furmaata jireenyaa ta'ee nuuf mirkanaa’e. But your lessons followed me like shadow at
Pause for two seconds after reading strong words like Utubaa (Pillar) and Madda Beekumsaa (Fountain of Knowledge) to let the meaning sink in.
Walaloon kun miira jaalalaa, galataa, fi kabaja barattoonni mana barumsaa isaaniitiif qaban calaqqisiisa. Toftaan itti fayyadama jechootaa fi bifa dubbisni isaa namatti toluun kan qophaa'edha.