1 Ha7i gidikko Yaaqoobe,

nena medhdhiday,

Isra7eele! Nena giigsida GODAY,

«Tani nena

wozzida gishshas yayyofa.

Tani nena ne sunththan xeygadis;

neni taassa.

2 Neni haaththa giddora pinniza wode,

tani nenara gidana.

Neni pinnishin

shaafay nena mittenna;

neni tama giddora bishin

nena xuuggenna;

tama lacoykka nena meenna.

3 Gaasoykka tani GODAA ne Xoossay,

Isra7eele Geeshshay nees dhale;

Ta ne gishshas

Gibxe wozzo immana;

Tophphiyanne Seeba

ne gishshas aaththa immana.

4 Neni ta sinththan al7onne

bonchcho gidida gishshas,

tani nena siiqiza gishshas,

asaa ne gishshas,

kawoteththata

ne shemppo gishshas

laame immana.

5 «Tani nenara diza gishshas yayyofa;

tani ne nayta arshey

mokkiza baggafe ehana;

nena arshey wulliza

baggafe shiishshana.

6 Tani pudeha bagga, ‹Hamma›

dugeha baggaka, ‹Yedda› gaana;

ta attuma nayta haahoppe,

ta macca naytakka

biitta gaxappe,

7 ta sunththan xeygettida ubbaa,

ta bonchchos ta medhdhidayta,

tani giigsidayssanne

ta ooththidayssa

hammite» gaana.

8 Ayfey dishin qooqidayta,

hayththika dishin

tullidayta kessa.

9 Kawoteththati ubbay

issife shiiqetto;

asaykka issi bolla shiiqo;

isttafe kasetidi

hayssa nuus yootiday oonee?

Beni miish nuus awajjiday oonee?

Harati siyidi,

«Hayssi tuma» gaana mala,

istta tumateththayka

qonccana mala

bantta markkata ehetto.

10 «Intte tana erana malanne

ammanana mala,

izi tana gididayssa

intte akeekana mala,

ta markkatinne ta doorida

ta aylleti inttena.

Taappe kase

hara xoossi oosettibeenna;

taappe guyenkka

hara xoossi deenna.

11 Tana; tani GODAA;

Taappe attiin hara ashshizay deenna.

12 Tani qonccisadis;

ashshadissinne yootadis;

intte giddon hara

allaga xoossi de7ibeenna.

Tani Xoossa gididayssas

intte ta markkatta.

13 Beniisofe doommada tani tana;

ta kusheppe

kessi ekkanay deenna;

ta ooththizayssa laammanawu

dandayzay oonee?» gees GODAY.

14 GODAY inttena wozziza

Isra7eele Geeshshay,

«Intte gishshas Baabiloone bolla

olanchchata kiittana;

istti ceeqettiza markabetan,

Baabilooneta ubbaa

beettana mala ooththana.

15 Tani GODAY intte Geeshshay,

Isra7eele medhdhida

intte kawo» gees.

16 Abbaa giddora oge,

wolqqama haaththa

giddora aadhdhizaso

kessida GODAY,

17 para-gaaretanne parata,

olanchchatanne

mino asata ubbaa ehidi,

istti zaari dendontta mala

zaqullisida GODAY,

muqaadda bidntha mala

istta dhayssida GODAY,

18 «Beni yo7ota hassa7opite;

kase aadhdhidayssa balite.

19 Hekko ta ooraththa

miish ooththana;

izikka ha7i hanana;

intte yuushshi qoppeketii?

Tani bazzon oge giigsana;

tani aykkoy baynda bazzonkka

shaafata kessana.

20 Bazzo do7ati,

worakanatinne guttoti

tana bonchchana.

Tani bazzo biittan haath,

aykkoy baynda bazzonkka

pultto immana;

ta doorida ta deraas

haath immana.

21 Tani taas giigsida derey

ta galataa awajjana mala

ta hayssa ooththana.

22 «Yaaqoobe, ne tana xeygabeekka;

Isra7eele, ne tana salettadasa.

23 Neni taas xuugettiza yarshos

dors ehabeekka;

ne yarshonkka

tana bonchchabeekka.

Tani nena kaththa yarshon

waayisabeekke;

exaane yarshonkka

saleththabeekke.

24 Neni taas lo7o

sawiza exaane shammabeekka;

modhdho yarshon

tana kalssabeekka.

Gido attiin ne nagara tooho

tana toossadasa;

qohon tana daaburissadasa.

25 «Ta gishshas gaada

ne qohoza dhayssizay tani tana;

ne nagaraa ta qoppike.

26 Ane kase aadhdhidayssa

tana qofsa;

ane issife shiiqidi qoodhettoos;

ne tumateththaa ane erisa.

27 Ne aawa koyroyssi

nagara ooththides;

ne astamaaretikka

ta bolla makkallida.

28 Hessa gishshas tani ne Xoossa

Keeththa halaqata kawushshana;

Yaaqoobe bashshas,

Isra7eelekka cashshas

aaththa immana» gees.