Iyoobe Maxaafa.
9.
Iyoobi hizgi zaarides; 
«Ee! Tani hayssa tumu gididayssa erays; gido attiin asi Xoossa sinththan waani xillo gidanaas dandayzee? 
Izarakka ooni marshettanaas dandayzee? Izi issi shii oyshota oychchizaa gidikko isttafe issinokka zaaranaas dandayzaadey deenna. 
Xoossi eranchchanne wolqqama; oonee izara eqettidi xoonettonttay? 
Akeekontta zumata kokkorsana; ba hanqozankka shirechchi yeggana. 
Xoossi biitta dizasoppe kokkorsana; biitta tuussatakka qaaseththana. 
Awa arshey mokkontta mala ooththanawu dandayees; Xoolinttetikka poo7isontta mala ooththana. 
Oonikka maaddontta dishin salota micciday iza; izi abba dambala bolla hemettees. 
Zardo, Ooriyoninne Piliyaadise geetettiza Xoolintteta, qasseka duge baggara diza daro Xoolintteta, salo bolla medhdhi woththiday Xoossa. 
Izi ooththiza malalisiza miishshata nuni pilggidi akeekanawu dandayokko; izi poliza makkalla miishshata nuni qoodanawu dandayokko. 
«Xoossi ta matara aadhdhikokka ta demmike; haa taakko shiiqikkoka shaakkada erikke. 
Izi ba koyidayssa ekkiko oonikka iza diggenna; ‹Ays hayssaththo ooththay?› giidi iza oychchanaas xalizay deenna. 
Xoossay ba hanqozappe guye simmenna; Era7aabe geetettiza abba giddo do7ata maaddizaytikka iza toho garsan gulbatana. 
«Histtiin tani izas zaaro waana immana dandayazinaa? Izara marshettanaas ay qaala ta demmanee? 
Geesh gida ta beettidaakkoka; ta bolla pirdizaadey tana maarana mala woossana attiin izas zaaro immanaas xalikke. 
Ta iza sunththa xeygikko izi zaaro taas immizaa gidikkoka ta magana izi siyana gaada ta ammanettike. 
Izi tana gote carkon liiqisana; aykko gaasoykka baynda taas madunththaa ha darsana. 
Shempo ta zaarana wodey gakkanaaska taas shemppo immenna; ta shemppon waaye kunththides. 
Taas diza wolqqan ta izara baaxetana gontta mala wolqqan izara eqettidi dandayanay deenna; ta mootettada iza laththana gontta mala iza pirdiza asataakko shiishshanaas dandayza asi deenna. 
Tani geeshshinne xillokoshin ta haasayay tana qohanchcha kessees; ta haasayza haasayati ubbay ta bolla pirdeettes. 
«Aykkoka tani borey bayndaade gidikkoka ta gishshas qoppike; ta shemppoyokka harassetays. 
Xoossi xillozanne qohanchchazakka dhayssiza gishshas aykko dummateththika deenna ta giday hessa gishshassa. 
Asi iita meton wurshin izi geeshsha asa meto qidhees. 
Biittay iita asata kushen aadhdhi imettishin izi pirdiza asata ayfe goozees; hayssa ooththiday Xoossa gidontta aggiko haray oonee? 
«Ta layththati woxxizaytappe haa aadhdhi eesoteettes; aykko ufayssika ta demmontta aadhdheettes. 
Isttika sookke gizayssafe oosettida wogolo mala eesoteettes; baqqi ekkiza golle kafo mala eesoteettes. 
Tani ta zuuzunththaa balana; ‹Ta sinththaaka kareththo aggada ane poo7isa bessays› giikko, 
Xoossi tana geesh ooththidi qoodonttayssa tani eriza gishshas metoynne waayey ta bolla gakkana gaada yayyays. 
Histtiin ta qohanchcha geetetta qoodettidaa gidikko taas hada daaburay aazassee? 
Tani ta asateththa saamunan meeccizaa gidikko, ta kushezakka keeha geeshshizaa gidikko, 
ha ubbaa ooththiinkka neni duge iita ciimman tana olana; ta may7otikka tana shaatettana. 
Izi ta mala as gidontta gishshas, pirdiza asataakko biidi pirdettoos gaanawu dandaykke. 
Nu bolla ba kusheza gaththi woththidi pirdi nuna shaakkiza asi nu giddon dizaakko, 
iza teemateththi tana hirgisontta mala Xoossi ba guufeza ta bollafe denththidaakko, 
tani izas yayyontta haasayanakkoshin; ha7i gidikko ta diza hanon dashe haasayana dandaykke. 
