1Ani abdii guutuudhaan Waaqayyoon nan eeggadhe,inni immoo gara kootti jedhee,iyya koos anaaf in dhaga'e.
2Inni boolla huursaa bishaan sodaachisaa keessaa,dhoqqee akka suphee nama qabatukeessaas harkisee na baase;inni miilla koo dhagaa hin sochoone irra anaaf dhaabachiise,ejjennaa koos anaaf in jabeesse.
3Inni faarfannaa haaraa,isa ani ittiin isa jajadhuafaan koo keessa in kaa'e;baay'een kana arganii isa in sodaatu,waaqayyummaa isaa in amanatu*.[144]
4Namni Waaqayyoon amanannaa isaa godhatu,warra of bokoksanitti,warra amantii isaanii gananii,soba duukaa bu'anittisinni hin gorin haa gammadu*!
5Yaa Waaqayyo gooftaa ko,gocha kee isa dinqisiisaadhaa fi,yaada gaarii nuuf qabdu nuuf baay'ifteetta;tokko illee kan siin qixxaatu hin jiru;isaan kana yoon labse, yoon himes,isaan wanta lakkaa'amuu danda'ugara irraa in ta'u*.[145]
6Ati qalmaa fi kennaa midhaaniitti hin gammanne,qalma gubamuu fi aarsaa cubbuus,ati hin barbaanne;anaaf garuu gurra banamaa in kennite*.
7Yommus ani, ?Kunoo ani nan dhufa,maraa macaafaa keessatti anaaf kan ta'u caafameera;
8yaa Waaqayyoo ko, fedha kee gochuun anatti in tola,seerri kees garaa koo keessa jira? nan jedhe.[146]
9Ani waldaa guddicha keessatti,waa'ee dhugaa argatanii furamuu misraachoo himeera;yaa Waaqayyo, akkuma ati beektu,kunoo, ani afaan koo kana labsuuttii hin dhowwine,
10waa'ee qajeelummaa keeani garaatti qabadhee hin dhoksine,ani waa'ee amanamummaa kee fiwaa'ee gargaarsa kee himeera;ani waldaa isa guddaa sana keessatti,gaarummaa kee, amanamummaa keesafaan kootti hin ittifne.
11Yaa Waaqayyo, ati garaa laafuu keeharkatti qabattee na duraa hin hambisin;gaaromuun kee fi amanamuun keegaaf hundumaa ana haa eegan!
12Wanti hamaan lakkoobsa hin qabne na marsan,hamma ani wanta biraa arguu dadhabuttisirra-daddarbaan koo anatti in dacha'an;isaan rifeensa mataa koo caalaa in baay'atu,kanaafis onneen koo in laafa.
13Yaa Waaqayyo, ana oolchuun jaalala kee haa ta'u,yaa Waaqayyo, na gargaaruudhaaf ariifadhu!