Iyyoba Maxaafa.
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Uxe biittan Iyyoba geetetiya issi asi de7ees; I borey bayna asi, suure asi, Xoosse yayyiyanne iitabaape haakida asi. 
Iyaw laapun adde naytinne heedzu macca nayti de7oosona. 
Iyaw laapun mukulu dorsati, heedzu mukulu gimaleti, ichashu xeetu waatha boorati, ichashu xeetu macca haretinne daro aylleti de7oosona. Doloha bagga biittan de7iya asa ubbaafe I aadhida dure asi. 
Iya adde nayti banta son son gibira giigisidi, banta heedzu micheta xeegidi issife moosonanne uyoosona. 
Gibira gallasati poletiya wode Iyyobi ba nayta xeegisidi, “Ooni eri ta nayti banta wozanan Xoosse baaddidi nagara oothonna aggokona” gidi wonta guura dendidi, entana geeshshanaw ba nayta issuwa issuwa sunthaa xeegidi xuussa yarsho yarshees. Iyyobi hessa ubba wode oothees. 
Issi gallas kiitanchoti Godaa sinthan bentanaw yidosona; Xalaheyka qassi entara yis. 
Goday Xalahiyako, “Neeni awupe yadii?” yaagis. Xalahey, “Taani sa7a ubban yaanne haanne yuuyashe gam7as” yaagidi zaaris. 
Goday Xalahiyako, “Yaatin, neeni ta aylliya Iyyoba loytha be7adii? Sa7a bolla iya mela borey bayna asi, suure asi, Xoosse yayyiyanne iitabaape haakida asi baawa” yaagis. 
Xalahey zaaridi, “Tuma Iyyobi Xoossas coo yayyii? 
Iyanne iya soo asaa, iyaw de7iyaba ubbaa neeni dirada naagabikii? I oothiya ooso ubbaa neeni anjida gisho iya mehe wudey biitta ubbaa bolla daris. 
Shin neeni ne kushiya yeddada, iyaw de7iya aquwa ubbaa shociyako, tuma I nena som7on baaddana” yaagis. 
Goday Xalahiyako, “Ero lo77o, iyaw de7iyaba ubbay ne kushena, shin iya bochofa” yaagis. Hessafe guye, Xalahey Godaa sinthafe keyidi bis. 
Issi gallas Iyyoba adde naytinne macca nayti banta bayra ishaa son moosonanne woyne ushshi uyoosona. 
Issi kiitetida asi Iyyobako yidi, “Nuuni boorata waaxidi goyishin, haretika nu matan mishin, 
Saaba biitta asati akeekona yidi ola kessidi, ubbaa bonqidi ekidosona; qassi aylletaka mashshan wodhidosona. Yaatin, taani ta xalaala attada ha hanidaba new odanaw yas” yaagis. 
I buroo odishin hara asi yidi, “Salope tami wodhidi dorsatanne heemmeyisata mis. Yaatin, taani ta xalaala attada ha hanidaba new odanaw yas” yaagis. 
I buroo odishin hara asi yidi, “Kaldaaweti heedzu cugan shaaketidi yidi, nuna olidi gimaleta ubbaa eki bidosona; aylletaka mashshan wodhidosona. Yaatin, taani ta xalaala attada ha hanidaba new odanaw yas” yaagis. 
I buroo odishin, hara asi yidi, “Ne adde naytinne macca nayti banta bayra ishaa son misheenne woyne ushshi uyishee de7ishin, 
wolqaama gotey akeekona mela biittafe dendidi, keethaa shocin, keethay enta bolla kundidi nayta wodhis. Yaatin, taani ta xalaala attada ha hanidaba new odanaw yas” yaagis. 
Hessafe guye, Iyyobi dendidi, kayos ba ma7uwa pheedhis; ba huuphiya buluusis; biittan gufannidi goyinnishe, 
“Taani ta aaye ulope kallo yeletas; hayqasheka taani kallo baana; Goday immis; Goday zaaridi ekis; Godaa sunthay galatetto” yaagis. 
Ha ubbanka Iyyobi nagaraa oothibeenna; Xoossaa bolla iitaba odetibeenna. 
