መጀመርያ እግዚኣብሔር ሰማይን ምድርን ፈጠረ። ምድሪ ድማ ቅርጺ ዘይብላን ባዶን እያ ነይራ። ጸልማት ንዅሉ መዓሙቕ ምድሪ ወሓጦ።
in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth. the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep.