« መርከቢቱማ በባሕር ለሚሠሩ ምስኪኖች ነበረች ፡ ፡ ከኋላቸውም መርከብን ሁሉ በቅሚያ የሚይዝ ንጉሥ ነበረና ፤ ( እንዳይቀማቸው ) ላነውራት ፈቀድኩ ፡ ፡
As for the ship , it belonged to certain poor men , who toiled upon the sea ; and I desired to damage it , for behind them there was a king who was seizing every ship by brutal force .