ተጋዳላይ ከመዓልካ (ዶ-በረኸት ሃብተስላሴ)
ተጋዳላይ ከመዓልካ ጅግና ተጋዳላይ ሰላም ዶ ክብለካ? መንፈሰይ ይሕደስ ወርትግ ክሓስበካ ናይ ሓርነት ጸዳል ዘብርህ ግንባርካ ኣኽራን ዝቐስቀሰ ሰውራዊ እምነትካ። * ጥውይዋይ ነይሩ መንገዲ ሂወትካ ድኻምን መከራን ናይ ዕለት ቀለብካ ኣቦታት ከም ዝብሉ “ክሳዕ ዝደልወካ ትነብር ናይ ግድን ዓንዴል ተሓቒፍካ” * ዓለም ከይፈለጦ ናይ ናብራኻ ኩነት ኣብ ርእስኻ ዘሎ ከቢድ ሓላፍነት ኣኽሊል እሾኽ ዳንዴር ናይ […]
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