Hiob
9 Ɛnna Hiob kae sɛ:
2 “Ampa ara, minim sɛ saa na ɛte.
Nanso ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na onipa dasani atumi ne Onyankopɔn adi asɛm na wadi bem?+
4 Ɔyɛ koma mu nyansafo, na ne tumi ne n’ahoɔden nni ano.+
Hena na obetumi ne no adi asi na asi no yiye?+
7 Ɔkasa kyerɛ owia sɛ ɛmmmɔ,
Na ɔkata nsoromma ani na anhyerɛn;+
8 Ɔno nko ara na ɔtrɛw ɔsoro mu,+
Na otiatia ɛpo asorɔkye akɛse so.+
9 Ɔno na ɔyɛɛ Ayis nsorommakuw,* Kesil nsorommakuw,* ne Kima nsorommakuw,*+
Na ɔno na ɔyɛɛ nsorommakuw a ɛwɔ anaafo fam wim no;*
10 Ɔyɛ nneɛma akɛseakɛse ne nneɛma a ɛboro yɛn ntease so,+
Na ɔyɛ anwonwade bebree.+
11 Ɔnam me ho a, minhu no;
Otwa mu wɔ me ho a, minhu sɛ ɛyɛ ɔno.
12 Sɛ ohwim biribi a, hena na obetumi asiw no kwan?
Hena na obetumi aka akyerɛ no sɛ, ‘Dɛn na woreyɛ yi?’+
14 Ɛnde sɛ merema no mmuae a,
Ɛsɛ sɛ mehwɛ me kasa yiye paa!
15 Sɛ m’asɛm yɛ dɛ mpo a, meremma no mmuae.+
Nea metumi ayɛ ara ne sɛ mɛpa me temmufo* no kyɛw sɛ onhu me mmɔbɔ.
16 Sɛ mefrɛ no a, obegye me so anaa?
18 Ɔmma minnya ahome mpo;
Nneɛma a ɛyɛ yaw nko ara na ɔde puapua me.
19 Yɛreka ahoɔden a, ɔno ne otumfo.+
Na yɛreka atɛntrenee a, n’asɛm ne sɛ: ‘Hena na obetumi afrɛ me sɛ mimmeyi m’ano?’
20 Sɛ midi bem mpo a, anka m’ankasa m’ano na ebebu me fɔ;
22 Ne nyinaa, ade koro yi ara. Ɛno nti na mereka sɛ,
‘Ɔsɛe nea ne ho nni asɛm* ne ɔbɔnefo nyinaa fra.’
23 Sɛ nsu yiri bu fa so kum nnipa mpofirim a,
Ɔbɛserew wɔn a wɔn ho nni asɛm no, amanehunu a ato wɔn no nti.
Sɛ ɛnyɛ ɔno a, ɛnde ɛyɛ hena?
27 Sɛ meka sɛ, ‘Mɛma me werɛ afi me haw,
Mɛtew m’anim, na mama m’ani agye’ a,
Enti adɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ mebrɛ gu?+