Hiob
30 “Shi amrɔ nɛɛ, amɛŋmɔɔ mi+
—Hii ni miye amɛ onukpa,
Mɛi ni mihãŋ amɛtsɛmɛi
Afata gbei ni kwɛɔ mitooku lɛ anɔ lɛ po ahe.
2 Mɛɛ sɛɛ miná yɛ amɛdɛŋ hewalɛ lɛ mli?
Amɛhewalɛ lɛ hiɛ ekpãtã.
3 Ohia kɛ hɔmɔ ehã amɛtãra loo;
Amɛkɔ̃mɔɔ shikpɔŋ gbiŋ
Ní hiɛ ekpãtã momo, ní etsɔ amaŋfɔ lɛ.
4 Amɛbuaa ŋoo bai anaa kɛjɛɔ jwɛiaŋ;
Rotem tsei* ashishifãi ji amɛniyenii.
5 Ashwieɔ amɛ kɛjeɔ akutso mli;+
Mɛi wɔɔ amɛyi tamɔ awɔɔ julɔ yi lɛ.
6 Amɛhiɔ jɔi voovoi* amli,
Amɛhiɔ bui ni yɔɔ shikpɔŋ kɛ tɛsai amli lɛ amli.
7 Amɛbolɔɔ kɛjɛɔ jwɛiaŋ
Ni amɛbuaa amɛhe naa yɛ jwɛi ni ŋmei yɔɔ he ateŋ.
8 Ashwieɔ* amɛ kɛjeɔ shikpɔŋ lɛ nɔ
Tamɔ ashwieɔ mɛi ni bɛ jwɛŋmɔ kɛ mɛi ni bɛ gbɛ́i lɛ abii lɛ nɔŋŋ.
10 Amɛnyaŋeɔ mi, ni amɛtsiɔ amɛhe yɛ mihe kɛyaa sɛɛ shɔŋŋ;+
Ewaaa hãaa amɛ akɛ amɛaafɛ̃ lajɔ̃ amɛshwie mihiɛ.+
11 Akɛni Nyɔŋmɔ efɛne migãi kpãa lɛ, ni eba mi shi hewɔ lɛ,
Amɛshɛɔ nɔ fɛɛ nɔ ni tsĩɔ amɛ gbɛ amɛfɔ̃ɔ* yɛ mihiɛ.
12 Amɛteɔ shi yɛ mininejurɔ nɔ tamɔ kuu ni feɔ basabasa;
Amɛwoɔ mi foi
Ni amɛkɛ nibii ni kpãtãa mɔ hiɛ tsĩɔ migbɛ lɛ.
14 Amɛbaa tamɔ nɔ ni amɛtsɔɔ gbogbo he fɔlɔ lɛkɛtɛɛ mli;
Amɛtsɛ̃ɔ kɛbaa yɛ hiɛkpatamɔ lɛ mli.
15 Ŋmiŋmi mɔɔ mi waa;
Atswaa minunyam lɛ kɛyaa tamɔ kɔɔyɔɔ tswaa nii kɛyaa lɛ,
Ni miyiwalaheremɔ lɛ laajeɔ tamɔ atatu.
18 Hewalɛ kpele hãa bɔ ni mitade lɛ yɔɔ lɛ tsakeɔ kwraa;*
Ehãaa manyɛ mamu, tamɔ mitade kuɛ ní emɔ misɛ̃.
19 Nyɔŋmɔ eshɛ mi efɔ̃ ŋmɔtɔ mli;
Mitsɔ tamɔ sũ* kɛ lamulu.
20 Mibolɔɔ mitsɛɔ bo ni oye obua mi, shi ofooo midaaŋ;+
Miteɔ shi midamɔɔ shi, shi okwɛɔ mi gãa.
21 Okɛ yitsoŋwalɛ tsɔɔ ohiɛ owoɔ mi;+
Okɛ onineshiwalɛ lɛ fɛɛ tutuaa mi.
22 Owóɔ minɔ, ni okɛ kɔɔyɔɔ lɛ wóɔ mi kɛyaa;
Ni ofɔ̃ɔ mi kɛyaa kɛbaa yɛ ahum lɛ mli.*
23 Ejaakɛ mile akɛ obaahã makpeleke shi kɛya gbele mli,
Kɛya shĩa ni hiɛkãalɔi fɛɛ baayakpe yɛ mli lɛ mli.
24 Shi mɔ ko mɔ ko kɛ nɔ ko etswaŋ mɔ ni miina nɔ*+
Be mli ni ebolɔɔ etsɛɔ yelikɛbuamɔ yɛ emanehulu be mli lɛ.
25 Ani mifóoo mihãaa mɛi ni gbeɔ shi yɛ jaramɔ beiaŋ* lɛ?
Ani miwerɛ hooo mihe* yɛ ohiafoi ahewɔ?+
26 Mikpa nɔ kpakpa gbɛ, shi nɔ fɔŋ moŋ ba;
Mikpa la gbɛ, shi duŋ moŋ ba.
27 Bɔ ni mimli lotaa mi lɛ sɛɛ efooo;
Amanehulu gbii nina mi.
28 Minyiɛɔ ní minii efee mɔbɔmɔbɔ;+ hulu la ko kwraa bɛ.
Miteɔ shi midamɔɔ shi yɛ asafo mli, ni mibolɔɔ ní aye abua mi.
29 Mitsɔ ŋa mli gbei anyɛmi
Kɛ duguma biyei hu anaanyo.+
31 Misaŋku lɛ, awerɛho pɛ atswaa kɛyeɔ,
Ni mibɛnta* lɛ, fó akpãa kɛfóɔ.