Iyoobe Maxaafa.
7.
«Asas biitta duussay baaxe duus deennee? Isttas gallassayka une ooththiza oosanchchata gallassa mala gidennee? 
Isttika kuwa garsan shempanaas amottiza oosanchchatanne ba damoza ekkanaas naagiza une asa mala gidettennee? 
Ta daaburda aginati taas go7ay bayndayta gidida; meto omarsatikka taas qofa omars gidida. 
Ichchiza wode awude dendandinaasha gaada qoppays; omarsayka gidikko taas gede aduqqees; tanikka wonttana gakkanaas haa hee shirettashe aqays. 
Taas kumeththa asateththay guxunen kumides; taas ashoykka madunxi goggides; taas madunththayka dhuuqqidi uzazees. 
Ta layththata gallassati daththa mooqe xongeththafe eesoteettes; issi hidotay baynda wurseth gakkeettes. 
Ta Godawu! Ta shemppoya peeno mala gididayssa qoppa; hayssafe guye ubbaka lo7o miish demmike. 
Ha7i tana be7izayssi nam7anththo zaaridi beyenna; izi koyzaa gidikkoka tana demmanawu dandayenna. 
Shaaray laaletti dhayzayssa mala hayqqidi duufon biza asi haa simmidi yeenna. 
Nam7anththo zaaridi baso simmenna; izaade erizayti ubbay iza balettana. 
«Hayssafe guye co7u giikke! Taas ayanay ceecidayssafe dendidayssan ta haasayays; ta shemppoya irayettida gishshas zuuzumays. 
Hayssa likke naagettizaade ne tana ooththiday tani abbayee? Woykko abba giddon diza do7aayee? 
Ta hiixay tana minththeththees; ta ichchizasoy ta sakoza baleththees gaada ta qoppadis. 
Neni gidikko tana agumon yashissaasa; ajjuutankka daganththaasa. 
Hayssa metoy darida asateththa tookkada daanaappe ta cuuletta hayqqanayssa doorays. 
Hidota qanxxadis; daanaaska ta koykke; taas layththayka qaanth gidida gishshas tana aggaaga. 
«Ne soho immanaassinne qoppanaas asi aazee? 
Wonttan wonttan pilggana mala, woden wodenkka ne paaccana mala asi aazee? 
Cuch mittiza guuththa wodekka taas immikii? 
Asa kaalettiza Godawu! Tani nagara ooththoyssan neni ay qohettadii? Ays ta bolla ne toora zaaradii? Ays hayssa keena ta nena deexxadinaa? 
Ubbaaka ta nagara atto giikkii? Ta ooththiza qoho taappe diggikii? Ta duufon gelana wodey gakkides; hayssafe guye ne tana koyidaakkoka ta beettike.» 
