Iyoobe Maxaafa.
38.
Hayssafe guye GODAY gote carko giddon gididi Iyoobes hizgides, 
«Hayssi eray baynda haasayan ta zoreza kadhizay izi baas oonee? 
Ane adde gidikko danccetta ta sinththan eqqa; tani nena oychchizayssa taas zaara. 
Tani hayssa alameza medhdhishin neni awan day? Ne erizanne akeekizaa gidikko ane taas yoota. 
Hayssi sa7ay ay keena gidanaakko qofa qachchiday oonee? Sa7a bolla izi mixe wodorota micciday oonakko ne eray? 
Biitta tuussati kundontta mala minththi oykkida wolqqay aazee? Alameza ooso doommishin yochcha shuch yeggiday oonee? 
Bakkale xoolintteti issi bolla yexxizaashe, kiitanchchati ubbay ililizaashe neni awan day? 
«Abbay biittafe dhuuqqi ke7iza wode pultto ayfeta gordiday oonee? 
Abba shaaran kammiday Qasseka girdi gida dhuman gordiday tana. 
Abbas zawa medhdhiday pengenne zawa woththiday tana. 
Hayssa gakkanawu ya! Hayssafe aadhdhofa! Ne wolqqama dambalay, ‹Hayssan eqqo› gadis. 
«Iyoobee! Neni yelettoosofe wonttay wonttana mala azaza eray? Wontta poo7oska soho giigsa eray? 
Wonttay biitta bolla poo7o bessana mala iita asati qotettidasoppe qoncce kezana mala ne istta azaza eray? 
Wontta poo7oy biitta qalam7etti diza may7o mala beettana mala ooththees; mana miishsha bolla diza maatame mala qonccen bessees. 
Iitati poo7o digettida; istti makkallateththan denththida kusheykka meqqides. 
«Ne duge ciimma abban wodhdhadii? Wogga gita abba garsan simeretta eray? 
Hayqo pengeta nena bessidee? Girdi gida dhuma pengetakka beyadii? 
Sa7ay ay keena dalga gididaakko ne eray? Ane hayssa ubbaa erizaa gidikko ne taas yoota. 
«Poo7oy dizaso efiza ogey awanee? Qasseka dhumay de7izasoy awakko ne eray? 
Neni poo7onne dhuma istti dizaso dizaso efanaas dandayayii? Isttasoy dizaso efiza ogeza ne eray? 
Neni biittay medhettiza wode yelettida gishshassinne nees layththayka daro gidida gishshas ne erontta aggaka! 
Shachchi wodhdhiza keeththan geladiyee? Woykko uttida shachcha doore beyadii? 
Hayssa ha shachchaza ta ola gallassasinne meto gallassas go7ettanaas minjja woththidaaza. 
Wolqqanththi awappe dendizee? Woykko arshey mokkiza baggafe carkoy biitta bolla laalettizaso efiza ogey awanee? 
Iraththo wodhdhizaso giigsiday; daday walakettida uushos oge giigsiday oonee? 
Oonikka baynda biittan asikka dontta bazzon ashshizay, 
iray bukkana malakka ooththizay oonee? Asi baynda sohozanne bazzo biitta haath kalssiday biittayka maata mokkana mala ooththiday oonee? 
Iranne xaaza immizay oonee? 
Shachchinne kenchcho immizay oonee? 
Kenchcho haaththa shuchcha mala minththees; abba haaththika shachchaththo shuchchatana mala ooththees. 
«Piliyaadise geetettiza xoolintteta issi bolla qachchanaas dandayay? Ooriyo geetettiza xoolintteti issi bolla oykettida wodoroza duuththanawu dandayay? 
Xoolintteta ubbaa istta woden woden kessanawu dandayay? Zardo geetettiza do7a medhoy diza xoolinte, istta maaratara ne kaaleththanawu dandayay? 
Saloti ay mala wogan a qizaakko eray? Hayssa ha wogazakka biitta bolla oosisana dandayay? 
«Daro ira nees bukisana mala shaara ne azazanawu dandayay? 
Wolqqanth ne azazon wolqqamizee? Wolqqanth ne yeddanaas dandayay? Isttika nees, ‹Hekko nu haan doos› gi erizoo? 
Wozinas cinccateth qoppanaas kaha immiday oonee? 
Ba eran shaarata qoodanaas dandayzay oonee? saloppe haath duge tiganaas dandayzay oonee? 
Gudulla oyseththidi phashe kessanaas dandayzay oonee? 
«Macca gaammoy wora giddon zamada uttidaashin ne izis miza miish shankkatada immanaas dandayay? 
Woykko gafi uttida izi marata kalssanawu dandayay? 
Quuroti gafidi bichchariza wode istta ciyetikka miza miish dhaydi taakko waassiza wode isttas miza miish immizay oonee? 
