Iyoobe Maxaafa.
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Iyoobi, «Tani xillo asa» giza qofa laammontta gishshas heedzdzu asati iza zorizayssa aggida. 
Eraama zereththafe Buuze dere as Barakele naa Eelihuy; Iyoobi bana Xoossafe aaththidi xillisida gishshas Iyoobe bolla keehi hanqettides. 
Qasseka Iyoobe lagge heedzdzati Iyoobe bolla pirdafe attiin iza ammanththiza qaala yooti ammanththontta gishshas istta bollaka hanqettides. 
Eelihuy hankkoytappe yelaga gidida gishshas hankkoyti banttas dizayssa haasayi wursanaashe gakkanaas Iyoobera haasayanawu ba tara naago bolla dees. 
Iyoobe lagge heedzdzati Iyoobes bessiza zaaro immanaas dandayontayssa be7idi keehi hanqettides. 
Buuze dere as Barakele naa Eelihuy, «Tani inttefe yelaga gidida gishshassinne intte cima gidida gishshas pokkoynne yashshi tana oykkiin hanno gakkanaas ta qofa qonccisontta gam7adis. 
‹Cimati sinththati haasayetto; bantta layththan demmida aadho erateththafe tamaarsetto› ga qoppadis. 
Gido attiin asa giddon aqidi aadho erateth asas immizay Ubbaa Dandayza Xoossa ayana. 
As aadho eranchcha kessizay cimateth gidenna; qasseka asi akeekanaas dandayzay izaades layththi aduqqida gishshas gidenna. 
«Hessa gishshas lo7eththi siyite; tanikka ta qofa inttes yootana. 
Intte haasayza wode tani co7u gaada ezgays; intte haasayana qaala qoppishinka tani naagays. 
Tani intte haasayzayssa lo7eththa siyadis; gido attiin inttefe oonikka Iyoobi mooranchcha gididayssa ammanththidaynne qasseka iza haasayas bessiza zaaro immiday deenna. 
Iyoobe haasayas bessiza zaaro immanaas dandayzay Xoossafe attiin as gidontta gishshas intte, ‹Nuni aadho erateth demmidos› giidi coo hada ceeqettofte. 
Iyoobi marshettiday inttenarappe attiin tanara gidenna; tanikka intte haasayzayssa malan izas zaaro immike. 
«Istti dagammidi haasayza qaalay dhayda gishshas aykko haasayanawu dandaybeettenna. 
Hekko! Istti haasayza miishshi dhayiin co7u giidi eqqida; histtiin tanikka co7u ga naaganaas taas bessizee? 
Akkay! Co7u giikke; tanikka ta baggara diza zaaroza immana; ta qofaakka qonccisana. 
Ta haasayanaas bessizaazi daroy diza gishshas; tanan diza ayanay tana wolqqara haasayssees. 
Be7ite! Tani haasayontta aggiko, woyne cajje woththiza ooraththa lukkamoy shempizaso dhaydi dhuuqqanaas puurizayssa mala ta giddoy puuridi dhuuqqana gakkides. 
Ane! Tani hayssafe haasayada shempays; ta doona doyada tani haasayanaas bessees. 
Hayssa ha yo7ozan tani oonakka maaddike; woykko ay asakka aadashikke. 
Tani as aadashoy mulekka hanenna; ta hessa mala ooththiko tana medhdhidayssi tana hanqana. 
