1 Abeet Xoossawu!

Ta wozinay mino;

tani nees kumeththa

wozinappe yexxananne

nena sabbana.

2 Ta diiththinne maasinqoy dendite!

tanikka maalado

wonttara dendana.

3 Abeet GODAWU!

Tani deraa giddon nena galatana;

qasse kawoteththata giddon

nees saban yexxana.

4 Ne siiqoy gita;

salotappeka aadhdhees.

Ne ammaneteththayka

pude salo gakkees.

5 Abeet Xoossawu!

Salotappe bollara

dhoqqu dhoqqu ga!

Ne bonchchoy biitta ubbaa gakko.

6 Neni siiqizayti attana mala

ne ushachcha qesen nuna ashsha;

ta woosa siya.

7 Xoossi ba geeshshasohon dishe,

«Tani xoonada

Seekeeme biitta shaakkana;

qasse Sukoote Zullaa gishana.

8 Gala7aadey tayssa;

Minaaseykka tayssa;

Efreemey ta hu7en

woththiza birata qoobe;

Yuhuday ta kawoteththa guufe.

9 Mo7aabey taas meechchaso;

Eedoomey tayssa

gididayssa erisanaas

tani ta caamma

iza bolla woththays;

tani Filisxeeme xoonada

gererays» gides.

10 Gimbettida katamaakko

tana oonee efanay?

Eedoome gakkanaas

tana oonee kaaleththanay?

11 Abeet Xoossawu!

Nuna aggiday nena gidikkii?

Neni nu olanchchatara

kezikke gadasa.

12 Asa maadoy hada;

hessa gishshas nu morkketa bolla

nuus xoono imma.

13 Xoossi nunara gidikko

nuni morkketa xoonana;

izi nu morkketa

ba tohon yedhdhana.