1 Iyyoob haasaa isaa itti fufee akkana jedhe:
2 “Ani jiʼoota darban, bara Waaqni na eege sana
3 yeroo ibsaan isaa mataa koo irratti ife, anis ifa isaatiin
4 yeroo ani nama jabaa ture,
5 yeroo Waaqni Waan Hunda Dandaʼu na wajjin ture,
6 yeroo daandiin koo dhadhaadhaan jiifame,
7 “Yeroo ani gara karra magaalaatti gad baʼee
8 dargaggeeyyiin na arganii karaa irraa goru;
9 hangafoonni sabaa dubbii afaanitti qabatanii
10 sagaleen namoota bebeekamoo hin dhagaʼamu ture;
11 Namni na dhagaʼu kam iyyuu na jaja;
12 ani hiyyeessa gargaarsa barbaachaaf booʼu,
13 Namni duʼuu gaʼe na eebbiseera;
14 Qajeelummaa akka uffata kootti uffadheera;
15 Ani nama jaameef ija,
16 Ani rakkataadhaaf abbaan ture;
17 Qarriffaa nama hamaa nan cabse;
18 “Ani akkana jedheen yaadee ture; ‘Manuma koo keessattin duʼa;
19 Hiddi koo gad fagaatee bishaan qaqqaba;
20 Ulfinni koo na keessatti haaraa taʼee jiraata;
21 “Namoonni calʼisanii gorsa koo eeggachaa
22 Erga ani dubbadhee booddee isaan deebiʼanii hin dubbanne;
23 Isaan akkuma nama bokkaa eeggatuutti na eeggatan;
24 Yeroo ani isaaniif seequtti isaan hin amanne;
25 Ani karaa isaaniif filee akka hangafa isaaniitti nan taaʼe;