1 Iyoobi, «Tani xillo asa» giza qofa laammontta gishshas heedzdzu asati iza zorizayssa aggida. 2 Eraama zereththafe Buuze dere as Barakele naa Eelihuy; Iyoobi bana Xoossafe aaththidi xillisida gishshas Iyoobe bolla keehi hanqettides. 3 Qasseka Iyoobe lagge heedzdzati Iyoobe bolla pirdafe attiin iza ammanththiza qaala yooti ammanththontta gishshas istta bollaka hanqettides. 4 Eelihuy hankkoytappe yelaga gidida gishshas hankkoyti banttas dizayssa haasayi wursanaashe gakkanaas Iyoobera haasayanawu ba tara naago bolla dees. 5 Iyoobe lagge heedzdzati Iyoobes bessiza zaaro immanaas dandayontayssa be7idi keehi hanqettides.

6 Buuze dere as Barakele naa Eelihuy,

«Tani inttefe yelaga gidida

gishshassinne

intte cima gidida gishshas

pokkoynne yashshi tana oykkiin

hanno gakkanaas

ta qofa qonccisontta gam7adis.

7 ‹Cimati sinththati haasayetto;

bantta layththan demmida

aadho erateththafe tamaarsetto›

ga qoppadis.

8 Gido attiin asa giddon aqidi

aadho erateth asas immizay

Ubbaa Dandayza Xoossa ayana.

9 As aadho eranchcha kessizay

cimateth gidenna;

qasseka asi akeekanaas

dandayzay

izaades layththi

aduqqida gishshas gidenna.

10 «Hessa gishshas lo7eththi siyite;

tanikka ta qofa inttes yootana.

11 Intte haasayza wode

tani co7u gaada ezgays;

intte haasayana qaala

qoppishinka tani naagays.

12 Tani intte haasayzayssa

lo7eththa siyadis;

gido attiin inttefe

oonikka Iyoobi mooranchcha

gididayssa ammanththidaynne

qasseka iza haasayas

bessiza zaaro immiday deenna.

13 Iyoobe haasayas bessiza zaaro

immanaas dandayzay

Xoossafe attiin

as gidontta gishshas

intte, ‹Nuni aadho erateth

demmidos› giidi

coo hada ceeqettofte.

14 Iyoobi marshettiday

inttenarappe attiin

tanara gidenna;

tanikka intte haasayzayssa malan

izas zaaro immike.

15 «Istti dagammidi

haasayza qaalay dhayda gishshas

aykko haasayanawu

dandaybeettenna.

16 Hekko! Istti haasayza miishshi

dhayiin co7u giidi eqqida;

histtiin tanikka co7u ga

naaganaas taas bessizee?

17 Akkay! Co7u giikke;

tanikka ta baggara diza

zaaroza immana;

ta qofaakka qonccisana.

18 Ta haasayanaas bessizaazi

daroy diza gishshas;

tanan diza ayanay

tana wolqqara haasayssees.

19 Be7ite! Tani haasayontta aggiko,

woyne cajje woththiza

ooraththa lukkamoy

shempizaso dhaydi

dhuuqqanaas puurizayssa mala

ta giddoy puuridi

dhuuqqana gakkides.

20 Ane! Tani

hayssafe haasayada shempays;

ta doona doyada

tani haasayanaas bessees.

21 Hayssa ha yo7ozan

tani oonakka maaddike;

woykko ay asakka aadashikke.

22 Tani as aadashoy mulekka hanenna;

ta hessa mala ooththiko

tana medhdhidayssi

tana hanqana.