Iyyooba.
9.
Hewaappe guyyiyaan, Iyyoobi zaariide, hawaadan yaageedda; 
«Ee, hawe hintte giyaawe tuma gidiyaawaa taani eray. Shin Asay S'oossaa sintsan s'illuwaa gidanaw waan danddayii? 
Aanana itti uray palumettanaw koyooppe, he uray I oochchiyaa sha"u ooshaappe ittuwaanne zaaranaw danddayenna. 
S'oossay bare wozanaan aad'd'eeda eranchcha; bare abbiyankka daro wolk'k'aama. Aanana ek'ettiide s'oonettibeenawe baawa. 
Erennan de'ishiina, d'ok'k'a deretuwaa I unttunttu sa'aappe diggee; bare hank'k'uwaankka aatsi yeggee. 
I biittaa Aa sa'aan k'aatsee; biittaa tuuk'etuwaakka yiik'k'iyiik'k'issee. 
Away awas's'enaadaaninne s'oolinttetuu poo'ennaadan azazanaw danddayee. 
I barekka salotuwaa mic'c'eedda; abbaa beetaa bollankka hamettee. 
S'oossay Wogga Beeriyaa, Ooriyoona, Piliyaadisa giyaa s'oolinttetuwaa c'uguwaanne hewaadankka gedissa baggana de'iyaa s'oolinttetuwaa c'ugotuwaa med'd'eeddawaa. 
Pilggiide eranaw danddayettenna wolk'k'aamatuwaa, paydu bayinna ooratsabatuwaa I ootsee. 
«S'oossay taakko shiik'inttokka, taani Aa be'anaw danddaykke; I ta miyiyaanna aad'd'inttokka, taani I hewan de'iyaawaa eranaw danddaykke. 
I bare koyeeddawaa akkina, Aa ooninne digganaw danddayenna. ‹Waatay?› yaagiide Aa oochchana Asay baawa. 
S'oossay bare hank'k'uwaa te"enna; Ra'aaba giyaa dawiyaa maaddiyaa bare morkkatuwaa bare gediyaappe garssaw aatsiide yed'd'ee. 
«Yaatina, taani Aa ooshaa zaaranaw lo"o k'aalaa hak'appe demmanaw danddayayitaa? 
Taani s'illuwaa gidinttokka, pirddiyaa S'oossay taana maaranaadan woossanaappe attina, taani Aa bolla haasayikke. 
Taani Aa s'eesina, I taw koyinttokka, ‹Ta kooshshaa siseedda› gaade ammanikke. 
I taana gotiyaan mentsereetsee; gaasuu bayinnan I ta madutsaa darissee. 
Taana shemppuwaakka shemppissennan diggee; I ta de'uwaa c'amuwaan kuntseedda. 
Wolk'k'aabaa haasayooppe, I wolk'k'aama. Pirddaawaa haasayooppe, Aa s'eesiide, pirdda golle shiishshana Asay baawa. 
Taani s'illuwaa gidinttokka ta doonay taana bayzzanchcha kessee; taani tooshii bayinna asaa gidinttokka, I taana geella kessee. 
«Taani tooshii bayinna asaa. Shin ta de'uwaa dosikkenne kad'ay. 
Dummatetsay baawa; hewaa diraw, taani, ‹I tooshii bayinnawanttanne iitatuwaa laa"uwaakka ittippe d'ayissee› yaagay. 
Bashshay s'illo asatuwaa k'oppennaan wod'iyaa wode, S'oossay k'iliic'ee. 
S'oossay ha sa'aa iita asatoo aatsiide immeedda; pirddiyaawanttu ayifiyaakka goozeedda. Hawaa ubbaa ootseeddawe Aa gidanaappe attina, haray oonee? 
«Ta de'uwaa laytsatuu wotsaa wos's'iyaa uraappekka aad'd'iide elleelliino; unttunttu lo"obaa be'ennaan paalliide d'ayiino. 
Ta de'uwaa laytsatuu mak'k'aa wonggiriyaadan elleelliino; arggantsay barew miyaawaa oyk'k'anaw saluwaappe duge paalliyaawaadan paalliino. 
Taani, ‹Ta zuuzuntsaa dogana; ta som"uwaakka d'umissiyaawaa aggade pashikkana› yaagooppe, 
neeni taana geeshsha geenawaa taani eray; ayaw gooppe, taana gakkana waayiyaa ubbaw taani yayyay. 
Yaatina, taani bayzzanchcha gida kichchaaddippe attina, c'oo mela ayaw daaburayttaa? 
«Taani ta bollaa haray atto saamunaan meec'ettanttokka, ta kushiyaa hanc'c'iic'iyaan meec'c'anttokka, 
neeni taana urk'k'aa ollaan olana; ta mayuukka taana shenetana. 
Taani aw zaaruwaa immana gaanaw, S'oossay ta mala asaa gidenna. Hewaa diraw pirddaw boytte gaanaw danddaykke. 
Shin bare kushiyaa nu laa"uwaa bolla wotsiide, nuuna sigetsiyaa Asay nu giddon de'eerenneeshsha! 
Abeet S'oossaw, taana muriyaawaa agga; taana dagantsiyaawaanne yashissiyaawaa agga. 
Yaatooppe, taani aw yayyenan haasayana; shin ha"i danddaykke. 
