Iyyoba.
17.
Ta shempoy keyees; ta laythay qaammis; taw duufoy giigis. 
Ta bolla qelqiseysati ta yuushuwan de7oosona; enti tana yiloyida mela aysidosona. 
Abeeti Xoossaw, neepe hari tana maaddey bayna gisho, ne taw waase gida. 
Enti akeekona mela enta qofaa gordadasa; Hessa gisho, ne entaw xoono immofa. 
Miishe demmana gidi, ba laggeta aathidi immiya uraa nayta ayfey qooqana. 
Xoossay tana asas miichas aggis; asi cuttishe aadhiya asi gidas. 
Ta daro kayotida gisho ta ayfey eeyis; ta asatethay laafidi eesho gidis. 
Keeha asati tana be7idi dagammidosona; suureti Xoossaa ammanonayisata bolla yilotidosona. 
Gidoshin xilloti banta ogiyape deshokona; suureti wolqa guji guji boosona. 
Shin zaaridi ubbay taako haa yiite! ta hinte giddofe issi cinca asi demmike. 
Ta de7o laythay wuris; ta halchoy hada gidis; ta wozanaa amoy coo attis. 
Ta laggeti qamma gallas goosona; dhuma be7ishe ‘Poo7ana hanees’ yaagosona. 
Ta ufaysan naagiya keethay duufo; ta hiixa dhuman hiixayis. 
Duufoko, ‘Ne ta aawa’ yaagana; guxuneko, ‘Ne ta aayo woyko ta micho’ yaagana. 
Yaatin, taw ay ufaysi de7ii? taw ufaysi gidiyaba ooni demmanay? 
Ta ufaysay taara duufo bandee? Nu issife biittan duge gelanee?” yaagis. 
