Iyoobe Maxaafa.
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Uuxe geetettiza deren issi Iyoobe geetettiza asi dees. Izikka iita ubbaafe haakkidaade; wosoy iza bolla bayndaade; Xoossas yayyizaadenne suure asa. 
Izas laappun attuma naytinne heedzdzu macca nayti deettes. 
Haaro baggarakka izas 7,000 dorsati, 3,000 gaamellati, 500 waaththa booratinne 500 hareti deettes; qasseka keehi daro aylleti deettes. Arshey mokkizaso baggara iza mala durenne gita asi haray deenna. 
Iyoobe attuma nayti issoy issoy bason taran taran diggisa giigsidi issife shiiqi ufayetteettes; heedzdzu michchetakka banttako xeygisidi isttara issife meettessinne uyeettes. 
Diggisa gallassati aadhdhidaappe guye Iyoobi wonttara dendidi ba nayta xeygisidinne issaa issaa sunththan yarsho shiishshees. Izi hessaththo ooththizay, «Ta nayti geelli gidaa Xoossa cayidi awukkora nagara ooththidaakkonne!» guussa hirgan nayta nagarappe geeshshanaas giidi ooththees. Iyoobi hayssa yarsho woga qanxxontta ubba wode ooththees. 
Gallassatappe issi gallas salo kiitanchchati GODAA sinth shiiqida wode Xala7eykka isttara issife shiiqides. 
Xoossika, «Awappe yadii?» giidi Xala7e oychchides. Xala7eykka, «Sa7a gaxa ubbaa yaanne haa yuuyerettada yadis» giidi GODAAS zaarides. 
GODAY Xala7eza, «Ta aylleza Iyoobe lo7eththa beyadii? Iza mala ammanettidanne suure as biitta bolla beettibeenna; izi iita ubbaafe haakkidi taas yayyiza suure asa» gides. 
Xala7eykka zaaridi, «Iyoobi nees Xoossaas coo yayyizee? 
Izi nees yayyizay neni izanne iza nayta, izas diza haaro ubbaa lo7eththa naagida gishshassa; izi ooththiza oosoza kumeth anjjida gishshassinne daro wude meheta ne izas immida gishshas gidennee? 
Ane ne kushe yeddada izas dizayssa ubbaa ne dhayssidaakko tuma izi nena qonccen cayana» gides. 
GODAYKKA Xala7es, «Ero ane Iyoobe bolla issi metokka gaththofa attiin izas diza haaroza bolla ne koyidaazi ooththanawu dandayaasa» gides. Hessafe guye Xala7ey Xoossa sinththafe ke7idi bides. 
Gallassatappe issi gallas Iyoobe nayti bayra ishason wuri shiiqidi miidinne woyne cajje uyidi ufayetteettes. 
He gallas issoy kiitetti yiidi, «Nuni boorata waaxidi goyishin; haretikka nu mata demban heemettishin, 
Saaba dere asati yiidi nu bolla ola denththidi ubbaaka di7i ekki bida; ne aylleta ubbatakka mashshan wodhida; tani xalala attada hanida ubbaa nees yootanaas yadis» gides. 
Koyro kiitanchchay ba haasayza haasaya buro ongontta dishin nam7anththo kiitanchchay yiidi, «Dorsatanne heemmiza heenththanchcha ubbaa wolqqanth saloppe wodhdhidi wodhides; tani xalla attada hanida ubbaa nees yootanaas yadis» gides. 
Hayssa kiitanchchay haasayi ongontta hara kiitanchchay yiidi, «Heedzdzu butten shaakettida bonqqiza Kaladaawe asati yiidi qoppontta dishin nu bolla iita meto gaththida; gaamellata ubbaa di7i efichchida; ne aylleta ubbaa mashshan wodhida; tani xalla attada hanida miish ubbaa nees yootanaas yadis» gides. 
Hayssa ha kiitanchchay haasayi ongontta hara kiitanchchay yiidi, «Ne nayti ubbatikka banttas bayra ishason shiiqidi mishenne woyne cajje uyishe ufayettiza. 
Bazzofe yida gote carkoy qoppontta dishin yiidi keeththa kumeth shirechchi yeggides; keeththazikka istta bolla wodhdhiin wurikka hayqqida; tani xalla attada hanida miish ubbaa nees yootanaas yadis» gides. 
Hessafe guye Iyoobi dendidi kayottidi ba may7oza daakkides; ba hu7e bulusides; biittan gufanni goynnides. 
«Tani ta aayey uloppe kallo yelettadis; hayqqiza wodekka kallo baana; GODAY immides; GODAY ekkides; GODAA sunththi galatettidaaz gido» gides. 
Ha paacey ubbay Iyoobe bolla gakkinkka izi ubbaaka nagara ooththibeenna; Xoossa bollaka camo qaala kessibeenna. 
