Iyoobe Maxaafa.
22.
Temaane dere as Elfaazey hizgi zaarides; 
«Asi Xoossa go7anawu dandayzee? Haray attoshin era as gidikkoka go7azi izaadesafe attiin Xoossas gidenna. 
Ne xilloteththi Ubbaa Dandayza Xoossaa ay go7anee? Wosoy baynda ne de7ozi iza ay maaddanee? 
Histtiin ne bolla izi pirdidaynne hayssaththo nena hanqiday neni Xoos yayyiza gishshassee? 
Hayssi ubbay nena gakkiday ne iitateththi darida gishshassinne ne nagaray zaway bayndayssa gidida gishshas gidennee? 
Issi gaasoykka baynda ne ishatappe oyso ekkadasa; qasse istta may7o qaara ekkada istta kallo ashshadasa. 
Gafidinne saamettidi daaburdayta kaththinne haath diggadasa. 
Ne gadaadenne wolqqama as gidada izan diza bonchcho as gidikkoka, 
Neni am7e maccassata mela kushe yeddadasa; yi7o naytikka bana ayssana de7oza dhayssadasa. 
Hayssa gaason nena oykkana woximadey nena yuuyi aadhdhides; ne ezgontta metoy nena daganththana. 
Nena Xeeloy metana gakkanaas nees dhumides; di7o haaththika nena meeccides. 
«Xoossay dhoqqa salon dizayssa gidennee? Xoolintteti aykkoka dhoqqasohon diikkoka izi isttafe bollara diidi istta xeellees. 
Neni gidikko, ‹Xoossi ay erizee? Girdi gida dhuman izi waani nu bolla pirdanawu dandayzee? 
Salo bollan izi simerettishin dhippi gida shaaray iza kammiza gishshas izi beyanawu dandayenna› gaasa. 
«Nagaranchchati simerettiza beni ogeza ne kaallay? 
Isttika wodey gakkontta sinththara boshan shocettida; di7onkka meecettidi xaphora dhayda. 
Isttika Ubbaa Dandayza Xoossa, ‹Nuuppe ne haakka; ne nuus ay ooththanaas dandayay?› gida. 
Gidikkoka istta keeththa dureteththan kunththiday Xoossa. Hessa gishshas tani iita asata qofa ekkike. 
«Kiya asati iita asati qaxxayettishin be7idi ufayetteettes; suure asati istta bolla qilcceettes, 
‹Tunkka nu morkketi dhayda; istta haarozi kumeth taman xuugettides.› 
«Hessa gishshas Iyoobe nenateththaa Xoossas haarisa; izarakka ne saron da; ne hayssa ooththiko lo7o miish demmana. 
Xoossi nees immiza timirtaa ekka; iza qaalakka ne wozinan woththa. 
Nenateththaa ne Ubbaa Dandayza Xoossaako ne zaaridaakko, ne kase mala hanana; ne sooppe iita ooso digga. 
Worqqa gudullan ola; ofire worqqa shaafa shuchcha mala wora ola. 
He wode Ubbaa Dandayza Xoossay nees worqqanne muuruta bira gidana. 
He wode Ubbaa Dandayza Xoossaan neni ufayettana; izan ammanettada ne daana. 
Ne izakko woossiza wode izi ne woosaa siyana; ne adinettidayssa izas gaththana. 
Ne qofay ubbay nees polettana; nees oge ubbay poo7o gidana. 
Xoossi otoranchchata kawushshana; ashketa gidikko izi ashshana. 
Nenikka suure wozinay dizaade gidikko Xoossi iita ubbaafe nena naagana; ne kushetikka qoho oosoppe geesh gidikko Xoossi nena ashshi ekkana.» 
