Iyoobe Maxaafa.
39.
«Genessati yeliza wode ne eray? Wusha geetettiza do7ay miixattidi yelishin beya eray? 
Istti seebbatidi ay lagge wode gam7izaakko awude yelizaakko ne eray? 
Gulbati miixattishe bantta marata istti yelizay awudekko ne eray? 
Istta marati woran diccidi minneettes; isttafe shaakettidi beettes; bidaappe guye bantta aayetakko simmettenna. 
Hardiday yeda daana mala ooththiday oonee? Istta qashoppe birshiday oonee? 
Bazzoza isttas dizaso histta immadis; maxiney diza demban istta woththadis. 
Kachchi dariza katamatappe haakkidi deettes; guyera laaggizayti qoodizayssa dosettenna. 
Zumata bollan pe7eettes; heen baas gidiza cilila maata koyeettes. 
«Menththi nees ooththanaas eeno gaandee? Woykko ne zedhen eeno gi eqqandee? 
Menth waaxada gosh goyanawu dandayay? 
Iza minoteththan ne ammanettay? Nees deexxiza oosoza izi ooththana mala izas agga eray? 
Izi neekko simmi yaana mala, ne kath bukkiza baley dizaso miiyanayssa ammanettay? 
«Yanchchay ba qefe eeson miccawus; gido attiin sangano kafo mala piradhdhuku. 
Yanchchay ba phuuphphulle biittan yeggawus; biitta giddon uttidi ho7ana mala ooththawus. 
‹Heera aadhdhizaadey ba tohon menththees; wora do7atikka yedhdhi liiqiseettes› gaada qoppuku. 
Ba ciyetas allaga mala menxe iitawus; izi daaburay hadan attikokka wuda guukku. 
Hayssaththo izis cinccateth dhayssada iza erontta mala ooththiday tana. 
Iza dendada woxxiza wode, banara gaade woxxiza togata bolla miiccawus. 
«Iyoobee! Paratas wolqqa immidaynne adussa gamma istta morgen mayziday nenee? 
Parata boole mala guppizay istti harbuqishe asata daganththana mala ooththizay nenee? 
Parati ola demba togetti bishe, bantta wolqqankka ceeqettishe, loddan adaraaso doommeettes. 
Yash giza miish mulekka erettenna; ay miishshika istta daganththenna; istta bolla giththa mashsha; denththidaakkoka guye simmettenna. 
Istta toggiza olanchchati oykkida ola miishshati, wawaci gishe bantta giddon giirettishe siyetteettes. 
Zayey zayetishin co7u gi eqqanawu dandayettenna; yiilloninne hanqon kumidi ola demba woxxeettes. 
Zayey punettida taybon ufayssan wayqeettes; haakon dishe ola peeno ereettes; Ola kaaleththizayti immiza azazozanne olanchchata ceeqeteththa siyeettes. 
«Xiloy salo bolla paallizay, izi ba qefeza dugeha miccizay ne erateththanee? 
Golley pude ke7idi dhoqqasohon ba keeth keexxizay ne azaziinee? 
Golley zaallata giddon aqees; kelka giddon ba keeth keexxees; zaallatikka izas qotettizaso gideettes. 
Heen uttidi baas miza miish xeellees; iza ayfetikka haakon dizaaz demmeettes. 
Hayssa malan golleti mizaazi dizaso shiiqeettes; istta ciyetikka suuth uyeettes» gides. 
