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Sofooniyaasikaa Raaga 1

Mageniinxe murtexxa Barra

Sofooniyaasi Kuushike belto kadaa wodda Kushshi kinni Gadaaliyake, Amaariyake, Amaariyake moyanjo Hiziqiyaasike belton; Amoonik belti Iyyosiyaasi Yihudiinka boga moye galchamma sane Duuchchi Woddiki Gootti Sofooniyaasi'n haaso'eeki raagi konneechchi butta hedheeken.1

Duuchchi Woddike Goottixxa Mufetixxa Barra

«Duuchchiinxa yaanenna,

butta duuchchanaa'ni balleessannoni»

hiyya'neen Duuchchi Woddik Gootti.

«Manjo hore, biniincha balleessannon

iimate'n hexxeexxa ci'a,

abbaayya giddixxa qulxu'me birannon;

ani manjiinxa sanne buttatenaa'n kutti assano wodda,

Fuggaaleeyye oletixxe tuulo kaddaan»

hiyya'neen Duuchchi Woddik Gootti.

Yihudake Ardixee Kulndeexxa Ba'ne

«Anga anxa Yihudiinke arda'ni,

Iyyerusaalemi giddo hedheeke duuchcha'ni ke'isannon;

Ba'aali hiyyema magenixxa hafenna

fakkuwwa magenoofachchotixxe qeeseka summa konne boonchinaa'ni balleessannon.2

Iimate'n hexxeexxa daduwwa magenoofatatee,

fooqeti iima qabateexxi sagadakaara,

Duuchchi Woddike Gootti'a saganda'ni isik summinn kakanta'ni

Miilkomike summinni kakataakaara,

Duuchchi Woddika Gootta hordoffatenaa'ni udumi'a higaakaara,

Duuchchi Woddika Gootta halsabaakaara insa'nee gargaarona'a anee laqedhabaakaara balleessannon.

Dada duuchchike Duuchchi Woddik Gootti edo ha'no sammi hiyye;

Duuchchi Woddike Goottixxi barra shiqqe'een.

Duuchchi Wodik Gootti tolcha qophphesse'een

isi ye'eekaara woyyonse'een.

Duuchchi Woddike Goottixxe tolchiinxe barra'ni

Eeettene hayyoolenna moyanjiinka arda

iittanni alagiinke galdumixxa seemma oddo'wakaara mura woxisannon.

Eettenne barra'ni,

ookkone qephphinni hana burraaqaaka duuchcha,

insa'neeke magenuwwike mine'n,

xaqarotanna soba itti wo'nshaaka duuchcha mura woxisannon.

«Eettene barra» Duuchchi Woddik Gootti hiyya'nee qici:

«Qulxu'metixxe hula darree'ni raare kexxaan

langake ba'linana'ni hunbaashsha,

tulluchchiwwake'ninna lumoxxi weekensha laqendaan.

Ha'no Mekiteeshike qachchi giddo hexxina'neek woo hiyye;

daddalto ha'nooxxi duuchchi kutti hitaan;

Birretika sibiljo dadda'laak duuchcha reyaan.

Eettene barra Iyyerusaalemi xassik findigee hasannoni;

danqasha galaakaara,

booro'e hunda gateeke woyinetike bulubulika atala kadeekaara,

‹Elobaaxxenna kaddo eloxxa

Duuchchi Woddiki Gootti mittechchonna assabaan› hiyya'ni ga'ma'mi hiyyaakaara mura woxisannon.

Karra insa'neexx saamendaan;

minuwwi insa'neekinna findigemaan;

Eettene yanna minuwwa ijaadhinaani;

yaane kinni insa'ne giddo he'nabaan;

Woyinetika hiddichcho kalsinaan;

isexxa booka kinni ha'winabaan.»

Jabaxxi Duuchchi Woddike Goottixxi Barra Shiqqe'een

«Jabaxxi Duuchchi Woddike Goottixxi barra bayya hexxeebaan;

shiqo hexxeen; isenna rakke daggaan:

Duuchchi Woddike Goottixxe barra'ni laqendaaxxi oodhishsha qaraartotten;

ookko loliink manninna hiiqisee oodhaan.

Iitti barra aaretixxe barra,

rakkotixxenna wixxi hiyyatixxi barra,

Weekenshatixxenna ba'netixxe barra,

dukkanatixxenna cuguggotixxe barra,

duumanchiinxexnna dimmi dukkanaxxe barra kaddaan:

Eettene barra kinotik dalla'inni ijaaremeeke qachchuwwinna

Qeerrarama kinjiinke minuwwa'ni,

malagatiink hafuurinna loliinxe raafemaxxi raare laqendaaxxe barra kaddaan.

Insa'ne balla'iinsha timminsaashsha,

mannake'ni rakko iyyedagannon;

insa'ne Duuchchi Woddike Gootta'ni cubbo hunjemmaxxee,

Munde insa'neexxi lola'iinsha lolaataan;

renshi insa'neek koriinsha afeemba hunemaan.

Duuchchi Woddike Goottixxe eettene mufexxa barra,

manna worqetinna birreti sibili insa'neek

Insa'ne anjira dande'abaan;

butta duuchcha giiratishsha hexxeexxe isixxe hinaafenni ittendaan;

Tinninna kaddaachchi buttate'ni hedheeki manni duuchchi,

dedhange'n mudaake kademmaxxeeten.»

Source notes (2)
  1. Cross-reference 2 Moy. 22:1—23:30; 2 Odo. 34:1—35:27.
  2. Cross-reference Isa. 14:29-31; Erm. 47:1-7; Hiz. 25:15-17; Iyu. 3:4-8; Amo. 1:6-8; Zek. 9:5-7.

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