« መርከቢቱማ በባሕር ለሚሠሩ ምስኪኖች ነበረች ፡ ፡ ከኋላቸውም መርከብን ሁሉ በቅሚያ የሚይዝ ንጉሥ ነበረና ፤ ( እንዳይቀማቸው ) ላነውራት ፈቀድኩ ፡ ፡
“ In respect of the boat – it belonged to the poor people who worked on the river , so I wished to flaw it – and behind them was a king who would capture every sound ship . ”