Wodoratta:
1 Taani, «Saaroona giyaa sa’aan doliyaa c’iishshaanne,
wombban doliyaa lo"o c’iishshaa mala» yaagaaddu.
Wodallay:
2 Ee ta siik’k’atta mac’c’a asaa giddon s’eelliyaa wode,
aguntsaa giddon beettiyaa lo"o c’iishshaa malataw yaageedda.
Wodoratta:
3 Ta siik’uu hara wodallatuwaa giddon s’eelliyaa wode,
woran de’iyaa appiliyaa giyaa mitsaa malatee;
taana loytsi nashechchina, Aa kuwaa giddon uttaad;
Aa ayifii miina, taana loytsi mal"ee.
4 I taana k’umaa miyaa aakko wuyggiyaa gelisseedda;
bare siik’uwaa banddiraadan ta bolla d’ok’k’u d’ok’k’u ootseedda.
5 Taani Aa siik’uwaan okettaade harggeedda diraw,
zabiibiyaa ayifiyaa taana miziide ministe;
appiliyaa taana miziide, ta wolk’k’aa kuntsite.
6 Bare haddirssa kushiyaa taana borkkotisseedda;
bare ushechcha kushiyan taana k’oommeedda.
7 Hinttenoo Yerusaalame yalaga mac’c’a asaw,
siik’uu barew dosiide denddana gakkanaw,
Aa hintte beegotsena mala,
taani hinttena gen"etuwaaninne bazzuwaa dogetuwaan c’allay.
Siik’uu Ubbaa Yewuwaa Loytsee
(2:8—3:5)
8 Sisite, hewe ta siik’uwaa kooshshaa! Be’ite deriyaana piriidde,
zoozetuwaa bollaanna s’onggettiidde gakkeedda!
9 Ta siik’uu wushaa mala; woy gen"iyaa maraa malatee.
Be’ite, I nu golliyaa dirssaa matan ek’k’eedda;
maskkootiyaanna golle s’eellee;
gaaridduwaa garssaanakka luus’s’ay s’eellee.
10 Ta siik’uu taana hawaadan yaagee; Ta siik’k’atee, dendda!
Ta malanchchatee, haaya! Ittippe ane boytte.
11 Be’a, balgguu aad’d’eeda; iraykka ek’k’eedda.
12 Biittan c’iishshay c’iisheedda; yetsaa yes’s’iyaa aginayikka gakkeedda;
harap’p’iyaa yetsay nu biittan sisettee.
13 Balasii ayifiyaa doommeedda; woynnii c’iisheedda;
Aa c’iishshaa sawuu biittan toshukku gee.
Hewaa diraw, ta siik’k’atee, dendda; ta malanchchatee, haaya;
ane ittippe boytte yaagee yaagaaddu.
Wodallay:
14 Neeni aafuwaa doonaa zaallaa za’an k’osetteedda harap’p’atti mala;
ane itti gede taana ne som"uwaa bessa; ne kooshshaakka sisa.
Ayaw gooppe, ne kooshshay taana k’aretsee;
ne som"uukka daro lo"ee yaageedda.
Yerusaalame Wodorotuu:
15 Nu woynnii c’iisheedda; hewaa diraw,
nu woyniyaa gidduwaa bayzziyaa worakanatuwaa,
he k’eeri worakanatuwaa p’iriyaa wotsiide oyk’k’ite yaageeddino.
Wodoratta:
16 Ta siik’uu tawaa; taanikka aano;
c’iishshaa giddon I bare wudiyaa heemmee.
17 K’amma d’umay k’aarettanaw, wontta c’arkkuu c’arkkanaw,
ta siik’ow, gen"iyaadan woy yalaga doggiyaadan,
aafotiya deriyaana wos’s’aade haa simma yaagaaddu.