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1 Eelihuy ba haasaya gujjidi hizgides;
2 «Iyoobe ne nena,
‹Tani Xoossa sinththan Xillo›
gizayssi likkee?
3 ‹Nagara ooththontta aggiko
ta ay go7ettanee?
qasseka ay demmanee?› gaada
neni oychchadasa.
4 Tani neessinne nenara dizaytas
zaaro immana.
5 «Dhoqqu gaada pude salo xeella;
neeppe dhoqqu giidi diza
shaara akeeka.
6 Neni nagara ooththiko
Xoossa aazan qohay?
Neni iza darsa darsa qohikko
iza ay ooththanawu dandayay?
7 Neni xillo gidikko izas ay immanee?
Izi neeppe aykkoka koyenna.
8 Ne nagara ooththiko qohanay
ne mala asata xalla.
Ne lo7o miish ooththikoka
ne go7izay as xalla.
9 «Asi haray darssi
qohishin waassees;
baappe wolqqatizaade kusheppe
bana ashshi ekkanaades
magannees.
10 Gido attiin isttafe oonikka,
‹Tana medhdhida
Xoossay awanee?
Leela giddoth
mazamure immizayssi awanee?
11 Mehetappe nuna aaththi
tamaarsida;
salo kafotappeka
aadho eranchchata
ooththiday iza› giday baawa.
12 Istti waasseettes;
izi gidikko istti otoranchchatanne
iitata gidida gishshas
isttas zaaro immenna.
13 Xoossi tuma wozinappe gidontta
waaso siyenna;
Ubbaa Dandayza Xoossay
hessa mala ezgenna.
14 Iyoobee! Neni ta Xoossa aykkoka
be7ikke giikkoka,
ne metoy iza sinththan
de7iza gishshas,
neni dandayan
naagana koshshees.
15 Qasseka Xoossi nena
ba hanqon hanqontta
asa iitateththa co7u giidi
aadhdhana nees misatizee?
16 Iyoobee! Neni coo mela
haasaya darsaasa;
erateththi baynda
coo gaada haasayaasa.»