Iyyoba.
9.
Iyyobi zaaridi, 
“Ee, hinte geysi tuma gideysa ta erayis; shin asi Xoossa sinthan waanidi xillo gidanaw danda7ii? 
Iyara ooni palamanaw danda7ii? I oychiya mukulu oyshatape issuwaka zaaranaw danda7enna. 
Xoossay cincanne wolqaama; iyara eqetanaw danda7ey oonika baawa. 
Qoponna de7ishin dereta enta bessaafe diggees; ba hanquwan aathidi yeggees. 
I biitta iya bessaafe qaathees; biitta tuuqetaka yiggees. 
Away keyonna mela oothees; xoolintoti poo7onna mela diggees. 
I barka salota miccis; abba hobbiya bolla hemetees. 
Xoossay Biire, Ooriyoona, Pilaadisa geetetiya xoolintotanne, dugeha baggara de7iya xoolinto koceeta medhis. 
I asi pilgid eranaw danda7onna gitabata, taybetonna malaalsiyabata oothees. 
I ta matara aadhiya wode ta be7anaw danda7ike; I taako shiiqiya wode eranaw danda7ike. 
I bonqiko digganaw danda7ey oonee? ‘Waatay?’ yaagidi iya oychanay oonee? 
Xoossay ba hanquwa teqenna; Ra7aaba geetetiya do7a maaddeysati iya tohuwa garsan kundoosona. 
Yaatin, iya oysha zaaranaw, iyara mootetanaw taani oonee? 
Taani xillo gidikoka, pirdiya Xoossay tana maaranaada woossanaape attishin, taani iyaw zaaro immike. 
Ta iya xeegin, I taw koyaakoka, tana si7ees gada ammanike. 
Tana goten mentherethees; gaasoy bayna ta madunthaa darsees. 
Tana shempo diggees; ta de7uwa camethees. 
Wolqaba gidiko, I wolqaama. Xillo pirdaba gidiko, iya pirda keethi shiishanay oonee? 
Taani tana xillo giikoka ta doonay tana bala kessees; tanan borey baawa ta giikoka ta inxarsay tana geella kessees. 
Taani borey bayna asi gidikoka tabaa qopike; taani ta de7uwa kadhayis. 
Xoossay borey baynaysanne iita issife dhaysees; ta dummatethi baawa gey hessa gishosa. 
Gadoy gelidi asaa qoponna wodhiya wode, I xillo asaa waayan miicees. 
Ha sa7ay iita asaa kushen wodhiya wode, I pirdeyisata ayfiya goozees. Hessa ubbaa oothey iya gidonna ixiko, hari oonee? 
Ta de7o laythati woxiya uraape aadhidi ellesoosona; enti lo77oba be7onna piradhidi dhayoosona. 
Ta de7o laythay palka wogoloda woxees; arganthi miyaba oykanaw salope duge paalleysada paallees. 
‘Ta zuuzuntha dogana; som7o tukeysa aggada poo7isana giyako,’ 
Neeni tana geeshshi goonnaysa taani eriya gisho, tana gakana waaye ubbaa taani yayyayis. 
Yaatin, taani bala gideysi attonna ixiko, coo mela ayis daaburayna? 
Taani ta asatethaa hari attoshin saamunan meecetiyakoka, ta kushiya dummabaara meecetiyakoka, 
ta ma7oyka tana shaatettana gakanaw, neeni tana urqa ollan holana. 
Ta iyaw zaaro immanaw Xoossay ta mela ase gidenna; gidiyako nu nam7ay daynna sinthan eqana. 
Shin nu nam7aa bolla ba kushe wothidi, nuna sigethiya asi nu giddon de7eerenne! 
Iya teemoy tana daganthonna mela, issi asi Xoossaa xam7aa taape digereneshin! 
Yaaniko, taani iyaw yayyonna odetana; shin ha77i taani danda7ike. 
