« መርከቢቱማ በባሕር ለሚሠሩ ምስኪኖች ነበረች ፡ ፡ ከኋላቸውም መርከብን ሁሉ በቅሚያ የሚይዝ ንጉሥ ነበረና ፤ ( እንዳይቀማቸው ) ላነውራት ፈቀድኩ ፡ ፡
As for the ship , it belonged to poor people working on the river , and I wished to mar it , for there was a king behind them who is taking every ship by force .