1 Abeet GODAWU!

Ne ays haakkada eqqay?

Meto wodenkka ays geemmay?

2 Iita asati otoretteettes;

hiyeesatakka yedeththeettes;

istti haras woththida woximaden

zaari oykettetto.

3 Iita asi ba wozina

amon ceeqettees;

Yoray GODAA cayeessinne

kaddees.

4 Iita asi otoreteththan

Xoossa koyenna;

iza qofa ubbaan Xoossi deenna.

5 Ubbaa miishshi izas kumees;

ne wogay izas gelenna;

otoranchchay

ne wogappe haakkees;

hessa gishshas

ba morkketa bollan

izi qilccees.

6 Ba wozinan izi,

«Tana aykkoyka qaaththenna;

tana mulekka metoy gakkenna»

giidi qoppees.

7 Iza doonan qanggeththi,

wordoynne mandey kumides;

iza inxarsan geneynne

baleththoy dees.✝

8 Dere giddon geemason zuggi uttees;

maadoy bayndayta

dhayssanaas naagettees;

xillo asata geeman wodhees.

9 Ba qotettizason geemmidi,

hiyeesa oykkanawu

gaammo mala zuggees;

maadoy bayndayta ba woximaden

oykkidi goochchi efees.

10 Maadoy bayndaynne

hiyeesay iza kushen kundees;

izikka istta

nippi histti menththereththees.

11 Iita asi ba wozinan,

«Xoossi tana dogides;

ba sinththaa taappe genththides;

mulekka izi tana be7enna» gees.

12 Abeet GODAWU! Denda.

Xoossoo! Ne kusheza

dhoqqu histta denththa;

maadoy baynda

metotanchchata dogoppa.

13 Iita asi Xoossa ays kadhizee?

Ba wozinankka,

«Xoossi tana qaxxayenna»

ays gizee?

14 Gido attiin Xoossoo!

Neni metozanne

waayezakka beyaasa;

neni ubba wode

maaddanaas giiga uttadasa;

neni yi7ota maaddaasa;

maadoy bayndaytikka

bana nees sheedhdheettes.

15 Gene asata wolqqa menththa;

iita asata wolqqaka liiqisa;

istti nam7anththo

iita ooththontta mala

istta ooso mala istta qaxxaya.

16 GODAY merippe mernaas

kawotidi dees;

hara kawoteththati

iza biittafe dhayana.

17 Abeet GODAWU!

Neni hiyeesata amo eraasa;

istta woosaakka siyada

minththeththaasa.

18 Oonikka istta yashisontta mala

maadoy bayndaytassinne

yi7otas ne pirda.