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1 «Ta ayanay daaburdes;
ta daana layththayka
polettanawu matides;
duufoykka tana naagees.
2 Tana qidhizayti
tana yuuyi aadhdhida;
ta ayfeykka
istti ixxizayssa xeellees.
3 Ta Xoossawu! Neeppe attiin
taas eqqanay haray deenna;
neni ne hu7era taas waase gida.
4 Istti pilggidi
akeekanawu dandayontta mala
istta qofa gordadasa;
hessa gishshas istti
xoonana mala ooththofa.
5 Miishshe demmanawu giidi
ba laggeza aaththi immiza
asa nayta
bolla gomey gakkana.
6 «Xoossi tana asas
kaassa miish ooththides;
asay izaade bolla cuttiza
asa mala gidadis.
7 Afunththafe dendidayssan
ta ayfeti doljumida;
kumeththa ta asateththayka
eesho mala gidides.
8 Xillo asati hayssan dagamettida;
geeshshati Xoossa ammanontta
asata bolla hanqettida.
9 Gido attiin xilloti tuma ogeppe
kare ke7ettenna;
geeshshati minoteththa bolla
minoteththi gujettees.
10 «Intte ubbayka nam7anththo yiidi
ta sinththan marshettiko;
intte giddofe issi akeekara diza
as demmike.
11 Ta layththay wurides;
ta qofaynne taas wozina amoy
hada gidi attides.
12 Hayti ha asati
omarsa gallas geettes;
poo7oza qasse dhumana
hanees geettes.
13 Hayssafe guye taas diza qaaday
duge hayqqida asati dizaso
duufon wodheththa;
yaan dhumason tani
ta hiixa ongana.
14 Duufo, ‹Ta aawawu!›
gaada ta xeygana;
tana miza guxuneta tani,
‹Ta aayee, ta michcheyee!›
gaada xeygana.
15 Histtiin taas ay hidotay dizee?
taas hidota gidiza miish
oonee taas xeellanay?
16 Tani duge si7oole wodhishin
hidotay tanara issife wodhanee?
Issifekka duge duufon
nu gelanee?»