« መርከቢቱማ በባሕር ለሚሠሩ ምስኪኖች ነበረች ፡ ፡ ከኋላቸውም መርከብን ሁሉ በቅሚያ የሚይዝ ንጉሥ ነበረና ፤ ( እንዳይቀማቸው ) ላነውራት ፈቀድኩ ፡ ፡
" As for the boat , it belonged to certain men in dire want : they plied on the water : I but wished to render it unserviceable , for there was after them a certain king who seized on every boat by force .