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Baabiloone Xoossata 
 
1 Beeley kawuyides;  
Neboy keehi guuxxides;  
istta eeqa xoossati  
caana mehetan caanettida;  
istti oykki yuuyiza misleti tooho;  
daaburda medosatas deexo ba7o.   
2 Isttika issi bolla duge gufannana;  
caanaakka ashshana  
dandayettenna;  
isttika di7ettidi baana.   
3 GODAY, «Intteno Yaaqoobe  
soo asatoo!  
Isra7eeleppe attida ubbatoo!  
Intte intte aayi ulon  
shaara attoosafe haa simmiin  
inttena ta oykkidaytoo!  
Intte yelettoosofe doommada  
ta tookkidaytoo!  
Ta gizaa siyite.   
4 Intte cimmidi  
puulumana gakkanaaska  
inttena tookkizay tana;  
tani tana;  
tani inttena medhdhadis;  
tani inttena tookkana;  
tani inttena kaafana;  
ta inttena ashshana.   
   
 
5 «Tana oonara giniseetii?  
Tana oonara likkiseetii?  
Nuni issino misatana mala  
tana oonara geeddareetii?   
6 Amarda asati worqqa  
bantta karaxiiteppe qoleettes;  
biraakka meezaanen  
geeddareettes;  
istti seerisi tigiza  
hiillanchcha qaxxareettes;  
izikka isttas xoossa  
histti medhdhees.  
Isttika izas goynneettessinne  
yaynneettes.   
7 Denththidi bantta  
hashen tookkeettes;  
zaaridi he denththida  
sohon woththeettes;  
izikka heen eqqaa gees;  
heeppe awakka qaaxxenna;  
oonikka izakko waassiko  
zaaro immenna;  
metoppeka iza ashshenna.   
   
 
8 «Intteno mooranchchatoo!  
Hayssa akeekite;  
yuushshika qopite;  
intte wozinan qum7i oykkite.   
9 Kase beni wode  
hanida yo7ota akeekite;  
tani Xoossa;  
taappe haray deenna;  
tani Xoossa;  
ta malay oonikka deenna.   
10 Wurseththan hananayssa koyrotta,  
buroppe yaanayssa beni yootadis;  
‹Ta halchchoy mino;  
tana ufayssizaaz ubbaa  
ta ooththana› gadis.   
11 Arshey mokkiza baggafe  
bonqqiza arganth,  
haaho biittafe ta qofa  
poliza as tani xeygana.  
Ta yootidayssa ta ooththana;  
ta halchchidayssa ta polana.   
   
 
12 «Intteno wozina shuchchatoo,  
xilloteththafekka haakkidaytoo,  
tana siyite.   
13 Tani ta xilloteththaa ehon days;  
haaho gidenna.  
Ta atoteththay gam7enna;  
tani Xiyoone atoteth.  
Isra7eele bonchcho  
mayzana» gees.