Iyyoba.
24.
Ubbaa Danda7iya Xoossay pirda wode ayis qanxennee? Iya ereysati he wodiya ayis coo naagonna? 
Iita asati zawan de7iya shuchaa denthoosona; kaysi ehida dorsata yan heemmoosona. 
Yi7o nayta hareta bonqoosona; am7e booraa acos oykidi ekoosona. 
Manqota shaatetidi ogepe gooddosona; banta sinthafe qosetana mela oothosona. 
Bazzon de7iya wora hare mela, manqoti banta naytas miyaba koyishe daaburoosona. 
Enti hara asa gaden kathi cakoosona; iita asaa woyne gaden budhe maxoosona. 
Enti qamma kallo aqoosona; meegos bolla yeggiyabay entaw baawa. 
Zuma bolla bukiya iran enti suuruxoosona; geliya bessi dhayidi shucha hom7on aqoosona. 
Aawi bayna na7a aaye ki7ope dafi ekoosona; manquwa na7a acos oykoosona. 
Manqoti ma7o dhayidi kallo hemetoosona; enti bantaw koshatishe hara asa mirqe tookosona. 
Enti bantaw saamotishe, zayte kessanaw hara asa gaden shamaho ayfe maxoosona; woyne ushsha gum7anaw woyne ayfe qoroosona. 
Kataman kataman hayqana haniya asay oolosona; deshetidi madunxida asay maado koyidi waassoosona; shin Xoossay enta metuwa xeellenna. 
Poo7o ixiya asati, iya ogiya eronna asatinne; iyan eqona asati de7oosona. 
Sa7i qammiya wode shempo wodheysi dendidi, manqotanne metootanchota wodhees; qammi qassi kaysos boosona. 
Laymatiya asi sa7i lem7anaysa naagees; oonika be7onna mela ba som7uwa kammees. 
Kaysoti qamma keethe bookidi kaysotanaw geloosona; shin gallas qosetidi pee7osona. 
Daganthiya dhumara enti dabbotiya gisho, sakana dhumay entaw seeta gallasa mela. 
“Shin iita asati haatha goponto mela; enta laata biittay baadetidaysa; oonika enta woyne gade beenna. 
Shachi maayin, haathi melidi dhayeysada, nagaranchoti hayqidi biittafe dhayoosona. 
Yelida aayeti enta dogana; Guxuney enta ashuwa maana; iita asay hassayetokona; mithada meqana. 
Enti na7i bayna mayntha maccasa naaqidosona; am7eta qadhetonna ixidosona. 
Xoossay ba wolqan minota dhaysis; entaw sa7i injetida daanikoka, kundonna attokona. 
Xoossay enti saro daanada oothikoka, enta ogiya wochees. 
Iita asati guutha wodes dhoqu dhoqu goosona; shin ellesidi sharaafada shullidi dhayoosona; kathada caketoosona. 
Hessi hanenna gidi kaddiya asi de7ii? taani odida qaala wordo gaana asi de7ii?” yaagis. 
