They were nothing compared to us then and they are nothing compared to us now, Absame alone killed their leader and pushed them to where they border us today.
I know Absame killed Gaal Gurey but those Jijiga Oromos were a fraction of the greater Oromo nation. Even the Ogaden, Degoodi, Garre, Murulle, Mareexaan expansion into Oromo territory in Southern Somalia, Northern kenya and Southern Ethiopia occurred in the 19th century at a time when there were divisions within the Oromo. They also did not have guns, and some such as the Orma had been weakened by Smallpox. History will not always favour us and if we are not prepared, the roles will be reversed.
No one subclan is strong enough to counter a resurgent Oromo. United We Stand, Divided We Fall!