Iyoobe Maxaafa.
17.
«Ta ayanay daaburdes; ta daana layththayka polettanawu matides; duufoykka tana naagees. 
Tana qidhizayti tana yuuyi aadhdhida; ta ayfeykka istti ixxizayssa xeellees. 
Ta Xoossawu! Neeppe attiin taas eqqanay haray deenna; neni ne hu7era taas waase gida. 
Istti pilggidi akeekanawu dandayontta mala istta qofa gordadasa; hessa gishshas istti xoonana mala ooththofa. 
Miishshe demmanawu giidi ba laggeza aaththi immiza asa nayta bolla gomey gakkana. 
«Xoossi tana asas kaassa miish ooththides; asay izaade bolla cuttiza asa mala gidadis. 
Afunththafe dendidayssan ta ayfeti doljumida; kumeththa ta asateththayka eesho mala gidides. 
Xillo asati hayssan dagamettida; geeshshati Xoossa ammanontta asata bolla hanqettida. 
Gido attiin xilloti tuma ogeppe kare ke7ettenna; geeshshati minoteththa bolla minoteththi gujettees. 
«Intte ubbayka nam7anththo yiidi ta sinththan marshettiko; intte giddofe issi akeekara diza as demmike. 
Ta layththay wurides; ta qofaynne taas wozina amoy hada gidi attides. 
Hayti ha asati omarsa gallas geettes; poo7oza qasse dhumana hanees geettes. 
Hayssafe guye taas diza qaaday duge hayqqida asati dizaso duufon wodheththa; yaan dhumason tani ta hiixa ongana. 
Duufo, ‹Ta aawawu!› gaada ta xeygana; tana miza guxuneta tani, ‹Ta aayee, ta michcheyee!› gaada xeygana. 
Histtiin taas ay hidotay dizee? taas hidota gidiza miish oonee taas xeellanay? 
Tani duge si7oole wodhishin hidotay tanara issife wodhanee? Issifekka duge duufon nu gelanee?» 
