Iyyoba 17

1Ta shempoy keyees;

ta laythay qaammis;

taw duufoy giigis.

2Ta bolla qelqiseysati ta yuushuwan de7oosona;

enti tana yiloyida mela aysidosona.

3Abeeti Xoossaw, neepe hari tana maaddey bayna gisho,

ne taw waase gida.

4Enti akeekona mela enta qofaa gordadasa;

Hessa gisho, ne entaw xoono immofa.

5Miishe demmana gidi,

ba laggeta aathidi immiya uraa nayta ayfey qooqana.

6Xoossay tana asas miichas aggis;

asi cuttishe aadhiya asi gidas.

7Ta daro kayotida gisho ta ayfey eeyis;

ta asatethay laafidi eesho gidis.

8Keeha asati tana be7idi dagammidosona;

suureti Xoossaa ammanonayisata bolla yilotidosona.

9Gidoshin xilloti banta ogiyape deshokona;

suureti wolqa guji guji boosona.

10Shin zaaridi ubbay taako haa yiite!

ta hinte giddofe issi cinca asi demmike.

11Ta de7o laythay wuris;

ta halchoy hada gidis;

ta wozanaa amoy coo attis.

12Ta laggeti qamma gallas goosona;

dhuma be7ishe ‘Poo7ana hanees’ yaagosona.

13Ta ufaysan naagiya keethay duufo;

ta hiixa dhuman hiixayis.

14Duufoko, ‘Ne ta aawa’ yaagana;

guxuneko, ‘Ne ta aayo woyko ta micho’ yaagana.

15Yaatin, taw ay ufaysi de7ii?

taw ufaysi gidiyaba ooni demmanay?

16Ta ufaysay taara duufo bandee?

Nu issife biittan duge gelanee?” yaagis.