Hiob
29 Hiob tsa ewiemɔ* lɛ nɔ ekɛɛ:
2 “Miná kulɛ miyɛ nyɔji ni eho lɛ amli,
Gbii ni Nyɔŋmɔ kwɛɔ minɔ lɛ,
3 Be ni ehãa ekane lɛ kpɛɔ yɛ miyiteŋ,
Ní ela lɛ hãa minyiɛɔ yɛ duŋ mli lɛ,+
4 Be ni miyɔɔ hewalɛ ní nibii yaa lɛ jogbaŋŋ hãa mi,*
Ní minuɔ he akɛ Nyɔŋmɔ naanyobɔɔ lɛ yɛ mimama tsũ lɛ mli lɛ,+
5 Be ni Ofe lɛ kɛ mi yɔɔ lolo,
Ní mibii* hu ebɔle mihe kɛkpe lɛ,
6 Be ni hei ni mikɛ minaji mamɔɔ lɛ eyi kɛ bɔta,
Ní tɛsai fɔseɔ mu babaoo amɛhãa mi tamɔ fai lɛ.+
7 Be ni mijeɔ kpo kɛyaa maŋ lɛ agbó lɛ naa+
Ní miyataa shi yɛ henaabuamɔhe lɛ,+
8 Oblahii naa mi, ni amɛdamɔɔ afã,*
Ni hiimeji po teɔ shi, ni amɛyaa nɔ amɛdamɔɔ shi.+
9 Lumɛi kpaa wiemɔ;
Amɛkɛ amɛniji toɔ amɛnaa.
10 Anuuu gbɔmɛi wuji agbei;
Ni amɛlilɛii hu kpɛtɛɔ amɛdaaŋ.
11 Mɔ fɛɛ mɔ ni nuɔ migbee lɛ wieɔ mihe ekpakpa,
Ni mɛi ni na mi lɛ ye odase amɛhã mi.
12 Ejaakɛ mihereɔ* ohiafo ni bolɔɔ koni aye abua lɛ lɛ,+
Kɛ gbekɛ ni bɛ tsɛ,* kɛ mɔ fɛɛ mɔ ni bɛ mɔ ko ni yeɔ ebuaa lɛ lɛ hu.+
14 Miwo jalɛ tamɔ atade;
Ni mijalɛsaneyeli hu tamɔ atade kakadaŋŋ* kɛ yitsofiinɔ.
15 Mitsɔ hiŋmɛii mihã shwilafoi
Kɛ naji hu mihã akpaketsɛmɛi.
17 Mijwara efɔŋfeelɔ kadai+
Ni mishɔ̃ nii ni emɔ lɛ yɛ enyanyɔji ateŋ.
19 Mishishifãi lɛ baalɛɛ shi kɛya nui amli,
Ni bɔ́ baahi miniji lɛ anɔ jenamɔ muu fɛɛ.
20 Minunyam lɛ tsɔɔ ehee be fɛɛ be,
Ni miyaa nɔ mitsɛ̃ɔ gãi ni yɔɔ midɛŋ lɛ.’
21 Mɛi kwɛɔ mi gbɛ ni amɛboɔ mi toi,
Amɛfeɔ diŋŋ amɛmɛɔ miŋaawoo.+
22 Kɛji miwie migbe naa lɛ, amɛwieee nɔ ko nɔ ko dɔŋŋ;
Miwiemɔi lɛ nyɔɔ shi blɛoo yɛ amɛtoiiaŋ.*
24 Kɛ́ miŋmɔ mitsɔɔ amɛ lɛ, amɛnaa kpɛɔ amɛhe;
Ni mihiɛ ní kpɛɔ lɛ woɔ amɛ hewalɛ.*