1 Shuha dere as Belidaadi

hizgi zaarides;

2 Iyoobee! Ne ays

hayssa mala haasaya darsay?

Ane ezga; nunikka haasayoos.

3 Neni nuna ays meheta mala qooday;

neni ays nuna tulleta mala

akeekontta as ooththa xeellay?

4 Neni hanqettiko nena qohaasa attiin

ne hanqozan biittay

mela attenna.

Zaallatikka ba dizasoppe

qaaxxettenna.

5 Nagaranchcha xomppey to7ana;

tama lacoykka nam7anththo beettenna;

6 Iza dunkaane giddon diza

poo7oy to7ana;

poo7ozikka dhumana.✝

7 Izas mino tanggoy

qaammi qaammi baana;

gene qoppizaade qofay

iza zaari kundisana.

8 Izi barkka biidi woximaden gelana;

iza tohoykka giten qaxettana.

9 Woximadey iza qirphe oykkana;

heenkka waaxi ashshana.

10 Sa7a bolla yarde wodoroy

micettides;

iza ogenkka woximadey

giigettides.

11 «Yashshi iza giddoththides;

guyera kaalli kaalli

goodereththees.

12 Iza wolqqay koshan wurides;

boshaykka iza dhayssanaas

giigettides.

13 Hargey iza asateththa gilqisana;

hayqoykka mulera ekki baana.

14 Hirgay baynda ammanetti diza

keeththafe izi goodettana;

as ubbaa haariza hayqoy

iza ekkana.

15 Iza keeththan

ay miishshika attenna;

izi aqizasozankka

diine tamay laalettana.

16 Xaphoppe meliza miththa malanne

haggatikka meqerettiza

miththa mala gidana.

17 Biitta bolla iza qoppiza asi deenna;

iza goobateththika

biittafe dhayana.

18 Izi Poo7osoppe

gede dhuman goodettana;

biitta bollafe izi kichchana.

19 Iza dabbota giddofe

iza laattana yeletay beettenna;

iza baachchanka

zarey izas attenna.

20 Ushachcha baggaranne

hadirsa baggara diza asay;

iza bolla gakkida metoza gishshas

keehi babbidi kokkorana.

21 Ay wodekka iita asata wurseththay

hessa mala;

Xoossas yayyontta

asa qaaday hayssa.»