1 Intteno qeeseto hayssa siyite!

Isra7eele asatoo akeekite!

Kawo keeththa asatoo

hayssa ezgite!

Hekko pirday intte bolla yides;

Gaasoykka

intte Mixiphphan narxa,

Taaboore zuman gite gidideta.

2 Makkallanchchati shemppo wodho

kaseppe haa darssida;

hessa gishshas tani istta

ubbaaka qaxxayana.

3 Tani Isra7eele asa ubbaa erays.

Isra7eeley ta ayfeppe

geemmabeekku;

Efreeme,* neni laymateththa

goynon tunadasa.

4 Isra7eele asay ooththida mooroy

istti ba Xoossaako

simmontta mala diggides.

Laymateththa ayanay

istta wozina kumides.

Hessa gishshas

istti GODAA erettenna.

5 Isra7eele asaa otoroy

istta bolla simmi markkattees.

Istti bantta nagaran dhuphettana.

Yuhudaykka isttara issife

dhuphetti kundana.

6 Istti GODAA koyanaas

bantta wude mehetanne

miizatakka laaggi efana;

gido attiin izi isttafe

shaakettida gishshas

istti iza demmettenna.

7 Istti eeqa xoossatas

goynniza gishshas

GODAAS ammanettibeettenna;

istti layman nayta yelida.

Hessa gishshas istti agina xeeron

bonchchiza ba7aaley

isttanne istta nayta

issife dhayssana.

8 Asay olas kezana mala

Gibi7an zaye zayite;

Eraaman xurumba punnite.

Beeti-Awenen,

‹Biniyaame baggatoo!

Nu inttenara doos› gishe waassite.

9 Qixaatey yiza wode

Efreemey bula gidana;

hayssi Isra7eele bolla

gakkanayssa

ta lo7eththa erisays» gees.

10 GODAY, «Yuhuda

kaaleththizayti dhas

shoddiza asa mala

gidida gishshas

tani ta hanqo haaththa di7o mala

istta bolla yeddana.

11 Isra7eele asay hada xoos

kaalon minnides.

Hessa gaason naaqettidetanne

pirdan qohettideta.

12 Hessa gishshas tani

Isra7eele asaa piinno mala,

Yuhuda asas qasse

quno mala gidana.

13 Isra7eeley ba sakoza;

Yuhudaykka ba madunththa be7idi

Isra7eeley Asoorekko

ba ayfso zaaradus;

Isra7eeley maado demmanaas

gita Asoore kawookko

qasttanne kiittadus.

Gido attiin izi inttena ashshanaas

woykko intte madunththa

paththanaas dandaybeenna.

14 Hessafe dendidayssan

tani Isra7eeles gaammo mala

Yuhudaska wodalla

gaammo mala gidana;

ta istta nififi histta

menththereththa yeggana;

bonqqa ekkada baana;

oonikka istta ta kusheppe

ashshanaas dandayenna.

15 Istti ba bala eridi taakko simmana gakkanaas

tani isttafe haakkana.

Istta bolla metoy dariza wode

istti tana minththi koyana» gees.