It was during this darkest hour that Ajetu and Ashetu experienced a shared vision.

It was during this darkest hour that Ajetu and Ashetu experienced a shared vision. In the quiet of the night, beneath the great Odaa tree—the sacred sycamore where wisdom resided—Waaqa spoke to them. They were told that to save the Oromo from self-destruction and foreign conquest, they must each become mothers not just to children, but to the future itself. They were chosen to anchor the lineage of the nation.