1 «Iyoobee! Ne xeygiin

nees koyanaadey diikko xeyga;

nees maado immana mala

kiitanchchatappe

awayssako xeellay?

2 Eeya as yiilloy wodhana;

qanaateykka as dhayssana.

3 Eeya asi minnidi dishin beyadis;

gido attiin iza aqoy

qoppontta dishin

Xoossa hanqon laalettides.

4 Iza naytikka ba de7ozas

ammanththizaaz demmettenna;

dubbushankka istta gishshas

haasayza as

istti demmontta gishshas

istta bolla qohoy gakkana.

5 Izi zerida kaththaaka

koshattida asati maana;

haray attiin agunththa giddon

mokkidayssaka izas ashshettenna;

Saametti uttida asati

iza haaroza ekkanaas amotteettes.

6 Metoy coo biittafe dendenna;

waayeykka gadeppe coo kezenna.

7 Tama finxeththi bonqofe dendidi

pude finxiza mala,

asikka waayes yelettees.

8 «Tani nena gididaakko

Xoossa woossana;

ta meto ubbaa izas qonccisana.

9 Izi qooday baynda

malalisiza miish,

pilggiin gakettontta

gita miish ooththees.

10 Biitta bolla ira bukisees;

goshshatakka

haaththan shugisees.

11 Kawuyidayta bonchchon

dhoqqu histtees;

muuzottizayta minththeththidi

ufayssees.

12 Istta oosoy polettontta mala

gene asata qofa hada ooththees.

13 Cinccata istta gene oosozan

zaari oykkees.

Gene asata qofaakka

eesora dhayssees.✝

14 Gallassay isttas dhuma gidees;

buro seeta gallassan

omars dhuma giddon diza mala

istti tattafettana.

15 Manqota istta morkketa

mashshafe ashshees;

metotanchchatakka

waayisizayta kusheppe

kessi ekkees.

16 Manqotas hidota immees;

makkallateththika

biitta bollafe dhayssees.

17 «Xoossi seeriza asi anjjettidayssa;

hessa gishshas Ubbaa Dandayza

Xoossa seera leqqofa.✝

18 Xoossi madunththikokka

zaaridi paththees;

izi menththees;

ba kushen zaaridi koolees.✝

19 Usuppun qommo boshappe

nena ashshi ekkana;

laappunththazanka ay qohoykka

ne bolla gakkenna.

20 Kosha layththan izi nena

shemppora paxa woththana;

ola layththankka izi nena

hayqoppe ashshana.

21 Xoossi nena iita

inxarsafe naagana;

boshay ne bolla

yiikkoka yayyaka.

22 Wolqqamata qohoynne

koshay nena daganththenna;

biitta do7ataska ne yayyaka.

23 Ne goyiza gaden nena

shuchchi waayisenna;

do7atarakka ne saron daana.

24 Ne keeththan saroy kumanayssa

ne shaakka erana;

ne mehe xeellishin

aqoppe paccenna.

25 Ne zereththay daranayssa ne erana;

ne zereththayka demban diza

maata mala darana.

26 Kaththi kaxxidi maxettizayssa mala

nekka lo7eththa cimmada

duufon baana.

27 Nuni hayssa ubbaa pilggidi

tumu gididayssa eridos;

nenikka akeekada

hayssa ooson peysha.»