1 Yaa magaalaa raayyaa waraanaa, raayyaa kee hiriirsi;
2 “Garuu yaa Beetlihem Efraataa,
3 Kanaafuu Israaʼel
4 Inni jabina Waaqayyootiin
5 Inni nagaa keenya taʼa;
6 Isaan biyya Asoor goraadeedhaan
7 Hambaan Yaaqoob
8 Hambaan Yaaqoob saboota gidduutti,
9 Harki kee moʼannaadhaan diinota keetti kaʼa;
10 Waaqayyo akkana jedha;
11 Ani magaalaawwan biyya keessanii nan barbadeessa;
12 Ani falfaltoota keessan nan balleessa;
13 Ani fakkiiwwan kee soofamoo fi utubaawwan waaqeffannaa keetii
14 Ani siidaa Aasheeraa gidduu keetii buqqisee
15 Ani saboota naaf hin ajajamin irratti