1 Iyoobi hizgi zaarides;

2 «Hayssa ne haasayoyssan

daaburanchchata maaddida

nees misatizee?

Qesey argacidaade minththida

nees misatizee?

3 Aadho erateththi paccidaades

ne ay zore immadii!

Ay erateththika

izaades qonccisadi!

4 Histtiin hayssa ne haasayana mala

nena maaddiday oonee?

Ne haasayana mala

nena denththeththiday

oona ayanaa!»

5 «Wolqqama wogga gita abbaafe

garsan diza hayqqidayta shemppoti

wolqqama kokkorsan deettes.

6 Si7ooleykka Xoossa sinththan

qonccen dees;

Abadoone geetettizasoza

ay miishshika

kammanawu dandayenna.

7 Xoossi pudeha baggara diza saloza

carko bolla miccides;

biittaaka aykkoy bayndason

kuulloti daana mala ooththides.

8 Xoossi shaarati

haath xunxi oykkana mala ooththees;

haaththafe dendoyssan

shaarati daaketettenna.

9 Izi uttiza

kawoteththa araata genththana;

shaararakka kammana.

10 Poo7onne dhuma shaakkanaas;

wolqqama wogga gita abbaa sinththan

saloza zawa ooththidi miccides.

11 Izi hanqiza wode

salo tuussati dagaman kokkoreettes.

12 Izi ba wolqqan abbaa co7u ooththees;

iza aadho erateththayka

Era7aabe geetettizayssa dhayssana.

13 Ba peenozan saloza geeshshana;

xongettiza shooshshaa

ba kushen caddana.

14 Haytanti ubbay

Xoossi ooththiza oosotappe

guuththata;

nu siyizayssi izas saasuketh xalla;

wolqqama giirissa izayssa

ooni akeekanawu dandayzee?»