1 Qasseka, «Intteno Yaaqoobe kaaleththizaytanne Isra7eele keeththa asaa haarizaytoo siyite;

intte tumu pirda eranaas

inttes bessennee?

2 Intte lo7o ixxideta;

iita qasse dosideta;

ta asaa galba shooqideta;

istta ashokka

meqeththafe shaakkideta.

3 Ta asaa asho mideta;

galbaaka shooqideta;

istta meqeththika

menththereththideta;

asho caaciza bashen

caaciza malanne

distten doyssiza asho mala

qanxxereththideta» ta gadis.

4 Isttika pude Xoossako

waassana shin

Xoossi istta waaso siyenna;

iitateththaa gishshas he wode

Xoossay ba ayfeso

isttafe haraso zaarana.

5 Xoossi, «Ta dere baleththiza nabeti

asi istta mizikko,

‹Saroteththi dees› geettes.

Muzontta aggiko qasse,

‹Olay yees›

gi awajjanaas dendeteettes.

6 Hessa gishshas istta bolla

qammay beettontta,

dhumay erontta gakki

wodhdhana;

nabeta bolla arshey gelananne

gallassay isttas qammana.

7 Buro marotizayti kawuyana;

tinbite yootizayti yeellatana;

wurikka ba ayfeso kammana;

gaasoykka isttas zaaroy

Xoossa achchafe baynda

gishshassa» gides.

8 Ta qasse Yaaqoobes

iza qohoza,

Isra7eelesikka

iza nagara yootanaas

wolqqan, Xoossa ayanan,

tuma pirdaninne

minoteththan kumadis.

9 Intteno Yaaqoobe soo asa

kaaleththizaytoo!

Intteno Isra7eele dere haarizaytoo!

Tumu pirda kadhizaytoo!

Tumu gididaaz

ubbaa mirqqizaytoo!

Ane siyite.

10 Xiyoone, asa suuth gussoninne

Yerusalaame iitateththan

kunththizayto!

Ane siyite.

11 Kaaleththizayti matta7es pirdeettes;

qeeseti miishsha gishshas

tamaarseettes;

Nabetikka miishshe

mida gishshas yooteettes.

Hessa ubbaa ooththidikka,

«Xoossi nu giddon dees gidennee?

Ay iitaykka nu bolla gakkenna» gishe

Xoossan ceeqeteettes.

12 Hessa gishshas intte geedon

Xiyooney goshsha biitta mala

goyettana;

Yerusalaameykka qolettida

keeththa doore gidana;

Xoossa Keeththay diza zumaykka

sharafa maatay iza bolla

diccida zuma gidana.✝