Hiob
9 Hiob jie naa akɛ:
2 “Anɔkwa, mile akɛ nakai enɛ ji.
Shi te aaafee tɛŋŋ ni gbɔmɔ adesa* sane aaaja kɛ́ ekɛ Nyɔŋmɔ miiye sane?+
3 Kɛ́ mɔ ko miisumɔ ni ekɛ lɛ* ataa naa lɛ,*+
Nakai mɔ lɛ nyɛŋ ehã saji akpe ni ebaabi lɛ mli ekome folo po hetoo.
4 Hiɛshikalɔ ji lɛ yɛ etsui mli, ni eyɛ hewalɛ kpele.+
Namɔ baanyɛ ate shi awo lɛ ní eyeee ehe awui?+
5 Etsirɛɔ* gɔji ni mɔ ko mɔ ko leee;
Etsɔmɔɔ amɛ ebumɔɔ shi yɛ emlifu lɛ mli.
6 Ehosoɔ shikpɔŋ lɛ kɛjeɔ egbɛhe lɛ,
Ni no hãa ekulashiŋi lɛ kpokpoɔ.+
7 Efãa hulu lɛ ní ekatso
Ni esɔo ŋulamii lɛ akpɛmɔ lɛ naa;+
8 Lɛ diɛŋtsɛ elɛɔ ŋwɛii lɛ amli,+
Ni enyiɛɔ ŋshɔkei ni kwɔlɔ lɛ anɔ.+
9 Lɛ efee Ash ŋulamiku* lɛ kɛ Kesil ŋulamiku* lɛ kɛ Kima ŋulamiku* lɛ,+
Kɛ ŋulamikui ni yɔɔ wuoyigbɛ ŋwɛiniiaŋ* lɛ hu;
10 Efeɔ nibii wuji ni anyɛɛɛ naa ana,+
Nibii ni yɔɔ naakpɛɛ ni anyɛŋ akane amɛyibɔ.+
11 Etsɔɔ mihe kɛhoɔ, ni minaaa lɛ;
Ehoɔ mihe, shi miyooo lɛ.
12 Kɛ́ eshɔ̃ nɔ ko lɛ, namɔ baanyɛ enaa atsĩ?
Namɔ baanyɛ ekɛɛ lɛ akɛ, ‘Mɛni ofeɔ nɛɛ?’+
14 Belɛ, kɛ́ mahã lɛ hetoo lɛ
Esa akɛ mahala miwiemɔi lɛ jogbaŋŋ koni mikɛ lɛ atao naa!
15 Kɛ́ misane ja po, mihãŋ lɛ hetoo.+
Fai moŋ makpa mikojolɔ* lɛ ni ena mi mɔbɔ.
16 Kɛji mibo mitsɛ lɛ lɛ, ani ebaahã mi hetoo?
Miheee miyeee akɛ ebaabo migbee toi,
17 Ejaakɛ ekɛ ahum kumɔɔ mi dukuduku
Ni ehãa mifaji lɛ faa yakatswaa.+
18 Ehãaa maná mumɔhe;
Eyaa nɔ ekɛ nibii ni joɔ woɔ mimli obɔ.
19 Kɛ́ aaye lɛ hewalɛ naa lɛ, lɛ ji hewalɔ lɛ.+
Kɛ́ aaye lɛ jalɛ sane naa lɛ, ekɛɔ akɛ: ‘Namɔ baanyɛ ahã mabajie minaa yɛ ehiɛ?’*
20 Kɛji misane ja po, mi diɛŋtsɛ minaabu baabu mi fɔ;
22 Fɛɛ lɛ, ekome ni. No hewɔ mikɛɔ akɛ,
‘Ekpãtãa mɛi ni efeko efɔŋ ko* kɛ mɛi fɔji fɛɛ ahiɛ’ lɛ.
23 Kɛ́ nu afua ba gidigidi ni ebagbe mɛi trukaa lɛ,
Ebaaŋmɔ mɛi ni efeko efɔŋ ko ni ehao lɛ.
Kɛjeee lɛ ni lɛ, belɛ namɔ ni mɔ?
25 Agbɛnɛ, migbii lɛ joɔ foi oyayaayai fe foidalɔ;+
Amɛhoɔ oya ní amɛnaaa nɔ kpakpa ko.
26 Amɛhoɔ tamɔ lɛji ni akɛ gãlã fee,
Tamɔ okropɔŋi ni shaa shi kɛbaa kooloi ni amɛtaoɔ amɛmɔ lɛ anɔ.
27 Kɛji mikɛɛ akɛ, ‘Majie mijwɛŋmɔ yɛ mihaomɔ lɛ nɔ,
Matsake miwiemɔ, ni mafee mihiɛ ŋmɔlɔŋmɔlɔ’ lɛ,
29 Abaabu mi fɔ.*
No hewɔ lɛ, mɛni hewɔ esa akɛ magba mihe naa efolo?+
30 Kɛji mikɛ snoo ni esere mli nu ju mihe,
31 No po lɛ, okɛ mi baawo bu mli,
Ni mi diɛŋtsɛ mitadei po baanyaŋe mi.
32 Ejaakɛ ejeee gbɔmɔ tamɔ mi ní mahã lɛ hetoo,
Ní mikɛ lɛ fɛɛ baaya saneyelihe.+