ብህለ bəhlä: to say
ወ wä-: and
እስመ ʾəsmä: (introduces quotations)
ነፍስ näfs: soul, self
ሰ -ssä: but, however
ሀላዊ hallawi: existing; substantial
ይእቲ yəʾəti: she (here: copula)
ኢ ʾi-: (neg. part.)
ተወለጠ täwälläṭä: to be changed, transformed

For some reason, the digitized ms was not accessible today.