Iyoobe Maxaafa.
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«Lo7o maccassako xeellada amottontta mala; tani ta ayfetara caaqo geladis. 
Bollan de7iza Xoossay asas ay qaada immandeesha? Salon diza Ubbaa Dandayza Xoossafe asas imettida gishay aazeeshaa? 
Iita asa bolla qohoy, nagaranchcha asa bollaka dhayoy gakkanayssi erettidaaz gidennee? 
Xoossay ta ooththizayssa ubbaa beyennee? Ta hemetakka shaakki erennee? 
Tani wordo haasaydaa gidikko, asakka baleththidaa gidikko; 
Xoossi tana suure geeddaran geeddaro. Tani xillo gididayssa shaakki ero. 
Ta suure ogeppe ke7idaa gidikko, Ta ayfey be7ida ubbaa ta wozinay amottidaa gidikko, qasseka ta kushey nagaran tunidaa gidikko, 
tani zeridayssa hara asi mo. Ta caarechchazikka kumeththi shodetti oletto. 
«Ta wozinay hara macca amottidaa gidikko, ta shooroza machcho laymatanaas iza pengen ta zuggidaa gidikko, 
ta machcha hara asas gaaccu; qasseka hara addey izira zin7o. 
Hayssika keehi tuna; Wogankka qaxxayssiza nagara. 
Ha nagaray tama mala xuuggiza gishshas ta hayssa ooththidaakko ta aqota xuuggi dhayssanakkoshin. 
«Maccanne attuma gidida ta aylleti tana mootiin istta mootoza ta kadhada aggidaa gidikko, 
Xoossi tana pirdiza wode tani waananee? Qasse izi tana oychchiza wode tani ay zaaro immanee? 
Ta aayey ulon tana medhdhidayssi ta aylletakka medhdhiday iza gidennee? Nuna ubbatakka aayi ulon medhdhiday iza deennee? 
«Manqoti tana woossiin ta digga erikke; Qasseka am7e maccassata minththeththontta agga erikke. 
Yi7onne yitto nayta aggada ta kath tarkka mabeekke. 
Tani ta yelagateththafe doommada tani istta aawa mala dichchadis, ta de7o layth ubbaan am7e maccassata maaddadis. 
May7oy dhayiin meegoy wodhizaade; woykko metoppe dendidayssan kallo dizaade beyada, 
ta dorsata iskefe oosettida may7o ta mayziin, izaade ho7iin tana zaari galatontta aggida wodey deenna. 
Tani mooton istta laththanayssa erada aaway baynda nayta naaqqidaa gidikko, 
ta kushey hasheppe ke7o. Ta qeseykka kurezappe koldo. 
Tani Xoossa hanqos yayyiza gishshassinne iza teemateththaas yayyiza gishshas Hayssa mala yo7ota ooththanawu ta dandaykke. 
«Tani taas diza aqotan ammanettabeekke. Woykko payya worqqaka taas ammanettiza miish ooththabeekke. 
‹Taas diza aqoy darides; Tani dureteththafe dendidayssan daro miish demmadis› gaada ufayetta erikke. 
Arshe poo7oza beyada, agina lo7eteththa beyada, 
ta wozinan istta geemara bonchchabeeke; qasseka ta kushe micca yeerada isttas goynnabeekke. 
Tani hayssa mala ooththidaakko salon diza xoossa kaddo gidida gishshas hayti ha oosoti ta bolla pirda ehiza nagarata. 
«Ta morkketa kundeththaan tani ufayettabeekke; iita miishshi istta bolla gakkishinkka miiccabeekke. 
‹Ta morkketi dhayetto› ga qanggada nagara ooththabeekke. 
Tani ubba wode imaththa mokkizayssa taso aylleti ta gishshas markkatteettes. 
Tani ta keeththa kare ogera aadhdhi biza mandaras doya woththadis. Hessa gishshas gadey qammiin yida imaththi karen ayssa erikke. 
Tani ta mooro genththabeekke; hara asata mala ta nagaraakka qottabeekke. 
Tana asa daroy yashissininne soo asata kadhoy daganththiin tani tason co7u gaada qotettida wodey deenna. 
«Ta gizayssa siyizaadey beettereneshin! Tanikka teqe qaala shiishshanakkoshin! Ubbaa Dandayza Xoossay ta gizayssa zaaro izi immo! Tana mootiza mootanchchay tana mootizayssa xaafi shiishshiin ta beyarkinaashin! 
Woyto mala tani ta hashen tookkanakkoshin; kallachcha malakka ta hu7e bolla goxxana. 
Daannateththi diza asa mala Xoossa sinththan yayyontta eqqada ta ooththida ubbaa qonccisa yootanakkoshin. 
«Asa gade wogay baynda bonqqa ekkada tani goyidaa gidikko, 
he gadaa godata ta mishisidaa gidikko, aykkoka isttas immontta dashe mokkida kaththa tani midaa gidikko, 
he ta goyiza goshshason diza gistte gishshas agunththi, bangga gishshas sharafay mokko» gides. Iyoobi ba haasaya hayssan polides. 
