Iyyooba.
7.
«Asaa de'uu sa'aa bollan wolk'k'aama baas'e gidenneeyye? Aa de'uwaa laytsay keraa ootsiyaa asaa de'uwaa laytsaa mala gidenneeyye? 
Kuwaa amottiyaa k'oomaadan, woy bare dirgguwaa akkanaw naagiyaa oosanchchaadan, 
hewaadan taw mela aginatuunne tugga k'ammatuu imetteeddino. 
Taani gisiyaa wode, ‹Awude beegottandditaashsha?› yaagay. Shin k'ammay taw aduk'k'ee; sa'ay wonttana gakkanaw hiis'an aad'd'a aad'd'a wod'd'ay. 
Ta bollay gus'uniyaanne pok'uwaa mayyeedda; ta madutsaappe giishshay goggee. 
Ta laytsay shemayinniyaa mukuukkaappekka aad'd'i elleellee; ay hidootaynne bayinnan ta laytsay wuree. 
«Abeet S'oossaw, ta laytsay siid'iyaanna shemppiyaa itti shemppuwaa mala gidiyaawaa hassaya! Ta ayifii laa"entso keekkabaa be'ennaan atteedda. 
Neeni taana ha"i be'aasa; shin laa"entso be'akka; neeni taana koyooppe, taani d'ayaad. 
«Shaarii piskki giide d'ayiyaawaadan, duufuwaa wod'd'eedda uray simmiide kesenna. 
Bare gollekka laa"entso simmiide yeenna; Aa eriyaa asaykka Aa dogee. 
«Hewaa diraw, taani c'o"u giikke; taani ta tuggaa diraw haasayana; ta de'uu c'ammeedda diraw zuuzummana. 
Hawaa keeshshaa neeni taana ayaw naagay? Taani new abbaa woy abbaa giddo hambbaaziyaa gaaddiyye? 
Taani, ‹Ta hiis'ay taana mintsetsanddee; ta alggayikka taana zuuzuntsaappe shemppissanddee!› yaagiyaa wode, 
neeni taana akumuwaan yashissaasa; sas'aankka taana dagantsaasa. 
Taani ha sakkiyaa bollaanna de'anawaappe sulettiyaawaanne hayk'k'iyaawaa dooray. 
Taani ta de'uwaa kad'aad; taani med'inaw de'anaw koyikke. Ta laytsay siid'iyaanna shemppiyaa itti shemppuwaa mala gidiyaa diraw, neeni taana agga basha. 
«Neeni Aa woggabaadan s'eellanaw Asay ayee? Neeni aabaw ayaw bonchcho sa'aa immay? 
Wontta wontta neeni Aa biddaassaa; k'ay wodiyaan wodiyaan Aa paac'c'aasa. 
Neeni taakko s'eelliyaawaa mulekka aggikkii? Woy taani ta c'uchchaa mittiyaa wodiyaakka taw immikkii? 
Abeet asaa wochchiyaawoo, taani nagaraa ootseeddawaa gidooppe, neena ayay k'oheeddee? Neeni ayaw taana c'addi kaa'iyaawaa ootsaaddii? New taani dees'o tookuwaa gidaadditayye? 
Ta balaappe ayaw taana maarennan is's'ay? Ta nagaraakka ayaw atto geenan aggay? Simmi taani duufuwaa wod'd'iyaa wodii gakkeedda; neeni taana koyiyaa wodekka, taani beettikke» yaageedda. 
