Iyoobe Maxaafa.
13.
«Hekko hayssa ubbaa ta ayfey be7ides; ta hayththika siyidi akeekides. 
Intte erizayssa keena tanikka erays; ta aykkonka inttefe guuxxike. 
Gidikkoka ta haasayay ubbaa dandayza Xoossara; ta izarakka marshettana. 
Intte gidikko wordon kumideta; oonakka paththanawu dandayontta aakimeta mala. 
Hayssa ubbaafe intte co7u gidaakko eranchchata misati beettanakkoshin! 
Tani shiishshiza marshe qaala siyite; ta qohokka tani yootishin co7u giidi ezgite. 
Xoossa sunththan ays wordo haasayeetii? baleththon intte Xoossa ufayssana inttes misatizee? 
Iza bessontta ogera maaddeetii? Izas xabaqa eqqandetii? 
Xoossi inttena qoridaakko issi lo7o miish inttefe demmandeshaa? Intte asata eeysizayssa mala Xoossaka eeyssanawu dandayana inttes misatizee? 
Intte geemara wordo maaddiko tumappe Xoossi inttena hanqana. 
Iza bonchchoy inttena yashshennee? Iza teemaykka inttena daganththennee? 
Intte leemison haasayza haasayati bidinththa mala go7ay bayndayta; intte marsheteththayka mana miishsha mala meqerettana. 
Ane co7u giite! Tani haasayana mala taas gisha immite; hessafe guye ba dosoyssa hano. 
«Tani ach saxxada gencecashe dizay aazassee? Ta shemppoyakka ta kushen dawus. 
Hessa gishshas Xoossi tana wodhana koykkoka taappe attiza miishshi aykkoyka deenna; gidikkoka ta hanoza izas erisana. 
Nagaranchcha asi Xoossa sinththi shiiqanaas dandayontta gishshas oonee erizay hayssi ta xalateththi paxanaas gaaso gidanaas dandayees. 
Ane ta haasayza qaalata wogara ezgite; ta doonara ta markkattizayssa siyite. 
Ta marsheteththaa lo7eththa giigsada shiishshadis, izi taas pirdanayssaka ta erays. 
Tana mootizay diikko tani marshettontta co7u gaada hayqqana. 
«Godawu! Ta ne sinththafe qotettontta mala heyta nam7u miishshata taas ooththa. 
Heytikka ne hanqo qeseta ta bollafe denththa; yashissiza ne taman tana daganththofa. 
Xoossawu! Koyro ne haasaya; ta nees zaaro immana; tanikka haasayana; nekka zaaro imma. 
Ero gido ta ooththida nagaraynne qohoy ay likkee? Ane ta moorozanne ta nagara tana erisa. 
Ne sinththa taappe genththada tana ne morkke mala aazas qooday? 
Carkoy qoqofiza boncco malanne mela happa mala ne ays tana yashiseththan goodday? 
Ta bolla ne xaafida mootoy keehi camo; tani yelagateththan ooththida qohozakka taas aggabeekka. 
Ne ta tohota durumata giddon qachchadasa; ta tanggo ubba wode ne kaalettaasa; ta geedon ne eqqaasa. 
«Hessa gishshas tani wooqqida miishsha mala gidada attana; baday mida may7o malakka ta dhayana. 
