Onesimos recovered from his illness, and found his way back to the Imkullu Mission, where while waiting further instructions he began the first of his many translations into Oromo. After attempting another unsuccessful mission to reach Welega in 1886, he began his translation of the entire Bible.
After recovering from his illness, Onesimos went back to the Imkullu Mission and began translating the Oromo language. He attempted a mission to reach Welega but failed, then started translating the entire Bible.