1 «Ani kiphe abideennek fi'leennekinna
iso'ni gammadaanneki anke erganji kunnise;
Hafuura anka isi'a uwwennen;
isi gosa gosake ardi duuchchi'a dhugaat muraan.
2 Cance haaso'abaan;
yookaan ora me'ammakiir laqaashsha hafuura ifika gikki assabaan;
3 Filiinxe shonbooqiinxa midde xe'e asse enqabaan;
jululli hiyyeeka xassanna xolsabaan;
dhugaatixxi murte addatend hujendaashsha assaan.
4 Buttate'n dhugaa hujendaashsha assaa qico'n;
Isi gophabaan; iso uurrisaakinna hedhebaan;
giddichchuwwa seera isika addataan.»
5 Iimuwwa dadeexxi kasakenaa'n kasiin qico'n dhiseek,
Buttatanna ise giddo hedhachcho duuchcha dadeek,
hedhotanna hafuura uwweeki,
Duuchchi Woddiki Gootti Mageni hiyya'nee qici:
6 «Ani Duuchchi Woddiki Gootti qullummati atee ye'eennen;
anga atixxa abide atee heqqannon;
Ardi duuchchi'a ati darre'ni kakateennen
gosa gosake arda'a ati darree'ni ifa iyyedagannon.
7 Tennexxee balla'uwwa ille bandatton;
dukkana bale giddo usuremeemmakaara fulchitatton.
8 «Ani Duuchchi Woddike Goottan; summi ankinna konenden.
Ulfinna anka welekee;
galata ankanna fakkuwwatee uwwabe'non
9 Kunnise edise ani haaso'ennexxi yaanuwwa duuchcha muuxendeen;
Ta'anna edi'aanna kaddaaxxe haarooxxe yaanuwwaxxee,
ise kaddeebaa edi darre haaso'aannen.»
10 Abbaayyati hana me'itinaakinna galaanuwwi qarqaranna,
oddooluwwi giddo hexxineeki duuchchi
Duuchchi Woddike Gootti'a haarooxxa faaro faarse!
Buttatik ardi duuchchinna galatiinxa faaro faarse!
11 Qiilla gammoojjenna gammoojjek qachchuwwi,
iittanni Qeedariki arduwwi hedha'neeki olla'i hafuura gikki assowwaal;
Sela'ike qachchi giddo hedha'neeki manni gammashshoti faarsowwaal;
koobuwwatixxe xungo'n ililinsowwaal.
12 Insa'nenna Duuchchi Woddika Gootta ulfessinowwaal;
galaanike manna'ninna galata isika lassinowwaal.
13 Duuchchi Woddiki Gootti janniinsha fulaan;
qonqo qeerriseexxi duulokee lallabaan;
naphuwwa isikanna injifataan.
14 «Qeerraaxxe yanna'a osseennen sammi hiyyenne,
ca'li hiyyenne ifi abide turennen;
Ta'a kinni cinfattexxe meyyaxxe manjoshsha aadannen;
aare hafuura qucci hiyyennen
15 Koobuwwatanna tullichchuwwa balleessannon;
itti hana lateechcho duuchcha bassannon;
wode'uwwakanna bago buttinna hiissannon;
baleessuwwakanna basse xo'o assannon.
16 Balla'uwwi me'e egennebaaka ora'n akeekannon
edo ege'nebaak ora insa'nee iyyedagannon;
insa'ne edo dukkanna ifake assannon;
Bobboqichcha boga dirrete assannon.
Tinni yaane duuchchi ani muuxannoxxen;
insa'nee waalabo'non.
17 Adibaaruwwa addete
misluwwa, ‹Ha'noo magenuwwa no'okeni› hiyyaakiri salphataan.»
18 «Ha'no mansha duudde'eki caqasse!
Ha'no balla'uwwikinna hubatte uudde!
19 Anke erganjishsha balla'i ayyete?
Erga'enneke anka erganjishsha mansha duudeeki ayyete?
Ani'a xuurameessake kadeeke manjishsha balla'i ayyete?
Yookaan Duuchchi Woddike Goottike erganjishsha balla'i ayyete?
20 Koo sira'eel! Lumoxxa yaane uudeetten;
yaane kinn galchexxebexxon;
mansha laqqaanxe affeeten; yaane kinni ati laqqabexxon.»
21 Duuchchi Woddiki Gootti qullumma ifixxee hiyyeexxi
seera ifika lumokanna ulfaateke assate'n gammade.
22 Ardi kunni saamememeekenna mulqemeeken;
wolo'o giddo fonxoreme'eeken;
usuriinke mine'ni leellabaashhsa cufeme'eeken
saamemme'eeken;
Ayyinna insa'nee anjiraak hedhebaan;
Boji'emeedheen
«Insa'ne ille iima hiisse» hiyyaaki hedhebaan.
23 Ha'no giddii'n tennee dho'o hiyye laqeexxi
daggaaxxe yannexxee qalbeeffachchoti caqasaaki ayyete?
24 Isira'eelika arda saamatee
Iisira'eeli'i booji'ote sa'isse uwweek ayyete?
Cubbo hunje balleessinennek
Duuchchi Woddike Goottabaa?
ora isika hordofatee
seera isikenna ajajema gonphennaxxeeten.
25 Tennexxee giiratishsha bubba'neexxa ifixxa mufe,
lolaase bagedo insa'ne'n dune.
Giiratik bubenjinni insa'nee buqe.
Insa'ne kinni tenne qalbeefantebaan,
giiratinna insa'nee gubbeen; insa'ne kinni qaabbantebaan.