Iyoobe Maxaafa.
20.
Na7imaane dere as Zoofaarey hizgi zaarides; 
«Iyoobee! Tana yiillo qofay ne bolla zaaro immana mala sugides; hessa gishshassa ta haasayanawu eesotiday. 
Tani tana kawushshiza seera siyays; ta akeekiza akeekazi tana nees zaaro imma imma gees. 
«Asi biitta bolla beettoosofe doommidi kaseppe hayssa mala gidoyssa ne eray? 
Iita asa ceeqeteththi guuththa wodessa; Xoossa kaddiza asatas diza ufayssay qiphida ayfey xeellana gakkanaassa. 
Iita asi aykkoka otorettidi salo gakkikokka, iza hu7ey shaara gakki bochchiinkka, 
izi ba sheeshsha uteththa mala mulera pitettana; kase iza beyishe diza asatikka, ‹Izi awan dizee gaanee?› 
Agumo mala tim7i gi dhayza gishshas beettenna; omarsa elunththa mala izi dhayana. 
Izi dizasoppe eeshora dhayza gishshas, issito iza be7ida as nam7anththo zaari beyenna. 
Iza nayti aadashidi istta aaway manqotappe genera bonqqida miishsha zaarana. 
Wolqqan kumida yelagateththa asateththay guuththa wodeppe guye biitta gidana. 
«Iitateththi iza doonan kaththa mala ay mal7ikkoka ba inxarsan izi laacci xeellikokka, 
wurontta mala doonan coommishe gam7ikokka, 
Iza ulo giddon camon laamettana; izas shooshsha marze mala gidana. 
Iita asi ba mida miishsha un7etti zaarana; ulo giddon dizayssaka Xoossi iza cooshshana. 
Iita asi mizayssi wuri izas shooshsha marze mala gidana; shooshsha marze mala gididi iza wodhana. 
Wogara zaytey di7o mala goggishin eessinne maaththi shaafa haaththa mala goggishin izi be7ontta hayqqana. 
Izi ba daaburda daabura ayfe zaareththi gede immana attiin ba hu7es meenna. Zal7idi izi shiishshida de7ozankka ufayettenna. 
Hayssika hanzayssi izi manqota un7eththida gishshassinne ba ooththontta keeththa genen ekkida gishshassa. 
«Iza hirgeteththazi izas shemppo dhayssides; izi shiishshida haaroykka iza ashshanawu dandayenna. 
Iza haaroy wuri qucetti wuriza gishshas izas doonan gelththanaazikka attenna. 
Aykokka izi dure as gidiinkka; iza yiilloy gakkana; daro metoykka izara gayttana. 
Izi ta maada kallana gishin Xoossi wolqqama hanqo iza bolla yeggana; ba hanqozakka iza bolla gussana. 
Izi birata mashshafe attiko xarqimala wondafen cadettana. 
Wondafezikka zokkaara kanththi ke7ana; xoxolqu giza xeerazi izas tireza duusereththidi aadhdhana; wolqqama hirgan iza wozinay dagammana. 
Izi shiishshida haarozi ubbay girdi gida dhuma giddon dhayana; asi oyththontta tamay xuuggana; izason attiza miish ubbaa dippi histtana. 
Izi ooththida nagara saloy qonccisana; sa7ayakka izas morkke gidada dendana. 
Xoossas hanqo gallas iza soon diza haaroy wuri di7on qucetti dhayana. 
Xoossi makkallanchchatas woththida qaaday, iita asati ekkana waagay hayssa.» 
