Iyoobe Maxaafa.
4.
Temaane dere as Elfaazey hizgi zaarides; 
«Iyoobee! Issi asi ne bolla wolqqaththi haasaykko izaade ne dandayan ezganee? Haasayanaappe attiin ooni agganee? 
Neni daro asata tamaarsadasa; daaburda qesetakka minththadasa. 
Kase ne qaalati dhuphettizayta maaddeetteskoshin; neni kokkoriza gulbatetakka minththaasakkoshin. 
Ha7i gidikko metoy ne bolla gakkida gishshas hidotay bayndaade gidadasa; metoykka ne bolla minnida gishshas hidota qanxxadasa. 
Xoossaas ne yayyiza yashshay ammanththizaaz gidennee? Ne suure ogetikka nees hidotata deettennee? 
Xillo as gidi dishin iza metoy gakkidaadey, suure as gidi dishe tim7i gi dhaydaadey, diikko ane qoppa. 
Tani akeekida mala, iitateth goyidi meto zerizayti heytantti ba ooththooro shiishshana. 
Istti Xoossa peenon dhayana; iza hanqo dambalan istti dippi gi dhayana. 
Iitati gaammo mala xaaggana; ba qaala dhoqqu ooththidi waassana; Xoossi gidikko isttas achchaa menththereththana. 
Gaammoy shankkatidi mizaaz dhayda wode hayqqiza mala isttika hayqqana; gaammo maratikka laalettiza mala istta naytikka laalettana; 
Gallassafe issi gallas xuura gidida kiitay taakko yides; hessa he kiitaza saasukeththan ta siyadis. 
Asay omars wolqqama dhisko seerida wode, tana iita agumoy agunththides. 
Baboynne kokkorsi tana oykkiin, taas meqeththati ubbay kokkorana mala ooththides. 
Ayanay ta sinththara aadhdhides; dagamappe dendidayssan ta hasay eqqides. 
Heenkka issi miishshi eqqi dizayssa beyadis; tishshi ooththa xeelladis shin izi aazakko shaakka eranawu dandayabeekke. Hessafe guye co7u gidasohoppe hizgiza qaala siyadis, 
‹Xoossa sinththan xillo gidi beettanaas dandayza asi dizee? woykko bana medhdhidayssa sinththan geeshsha asi beettanee? 
Xoossi baas ooththizaytan ammanettontta aggiko, ba kiitanchchata bollaka izi mooro miish demmizaaz gidikko, 
histtiin haradhdhoy montta dishin laalettiza istta yochchay biittafe gidida urqqafe oosettida keeththa giddon dizayta bolla waani ammanettanee? 
Maaladoppenne omarsafe giddon istti meqerettana; erettontta dishin istti mernaaskka dhayana. 
Tole dhishkey shodettichchida dunkaane mala istti erateththi baynda hayqqana.› 
