( መናፍቆች ) አሕዛብን አልኼዱም ብለው ያስባሉ ፡ ፡ አሕዛቦቹም ቢመጡ እነርሱ በዘላኖች ውስጥ በገጠር ( የራቁ ) ሊሆኑ ይመኛሉ ፡ ፡ ከወሬዎቻችሁ ይጠይቃሉ ፡ ፡ በእናንተ ውስጥ በነበሩም ኖሮ ጥቂትን እንጂ አይዋጉም ነበር ፡
They think the Confederates have not departed ; and if the Confederates come , they will wish that they were desert-dwellers among the Bedoums asking for news of you . If they were among you , they would fight but little .