1 Sinththafe hananayssa Xoossi Iyu7eeles yootida qaalay hayssa;

2 intte cimati hayssa siyite;

Yuhuda deren dizayti wurikka

hayssa ezgi siyite.

Hayssa mala hanoy kase

intte wode gidiin woykko

kase intte aawata wode

hani erizee?

3 Intte hayssa intte naytas yootite;

intte nayti qasse

bantta naytas yootetto;

nayta naytikka

kaalliza yeletas yootetto.

4 Gondoy mishin attida kaththaa

biitta maate

booley mides;

izappe attidayssa uusho carkoththo

shociza di7o mala booley dhayssides;

izappe attidayssa qasse

gumbaroy mides.

5 Hessafe guye woyne ushshu

intte demmontta

gishshas yeekkite;

intteno maththottizaytoo!

Intte dhiskizasoppe

beeggidi waassite;

intteno wonttan wonttan

woyne ushshu uyizaytoo!

Camo yeeho yeekkite.

6 Qooday baynda booley

ola asa mala

ta dereza bolla yides;

iza achchay

gaammo achcha mala;

iza gaagina achchay

macca gaammo

gaagina achcha mala.✝

7 Ta woyne miththa ayfeza

mulera dhayssides;

balase geetettiza miththa

ubbaa menththereththides;

miththa haggati

mulera booxxana gakkanaas

poqoza mulera poqqi

denththichides.

8 Hessa gishshas izo ekkana

giigsidayssi hayqqiin

maaqa may7ada yeekkiza

geela7oy mala intteka yeekkite.

9 GODAA Keeththan yarshos shiiqana

kath gidiin woykko

woyne ushshay baynda gishshas

GODAAS ooththiza qeeseti

yeekkeettes.

10 Goyidi zerida kaththay meli dhayiin

woyne miththay tokettidi

melida gishshas zaytey dhaydes;

hessa gishshas

biittaya yeekkawus.

11 Gistteynne banggay haraykka

bone kaththi wurikka

dhayda gishshas

intteno goshshanchchatoo

ceecite;

intteno, woyne miththata

godatikka yeekkite.

12 Woyne miththatinne balase

miththati shullida;

oroomaanenne temire miththati,

laadeynne hara ayfe ayfiza

miththati wurikka melida;

hessa gaason addafe

ufayssi asappe haakkides.*

13 Intte intte Xoossa

yarsho shiishshiza kath gidiin

woykko woyne ushshi

baynda gishshas

intteno ta Godaa

oosanchchata gidida

qeesetoo! Ane haa yiidi

maaqa may7idi

kumeththa omars yeekkite.

Intteno yarsho yarshizason

ooththizaytoo!

Intte, «Wuu! Wuy!» gi waassite.

14 Dumma xooma gallas awajjite;

ayana shiiqos asa xeygite;

deren diza cimatanne asaa ubbaa

nu GODAA keeththan shiishshidi

pude GODAAKKO waassite.

15 Aye ana! GODAA gallassi matides.

Ubbaa dandayza Xoossay

dhayssizaaz ehiza

gallassi gakkides.

He gallassays aayye ana!✝

16 Kaththi nu sinththafe dhaydes;

ufayssinne ilisi nu Xoossa

Keeththafe mule dhaydes.

17 Zerettida kaththay wuri

biitta garsan

wooqqi dhaydes;

kaththi biittafe dhayda gishshas

kase kath woththiza miishshati

wurikka mela deettes.

Gootaratikka laalettida.

18 Mehey miza maatay gaden

baynda gishshas

meheti koshattidi waasseettes;

dorsa wudetikka maatay dhayiin

daro waaye bolla deettes.

19 GODAWU! Demba maata ubbaa

tamay mida gishshas

wora miththaaka

tamay mida gishshas

ta neekko waassays.

20 Shaafati melida gishshas

demban diza maatay wurikka

xuugettida gishshas

wora do7atikka

neekko waasseettes.