Hiob

28 “Ɛwɔ baabi a wotu dwetɛ,

Ɛnna sika kɔkɔɔ a woyiyi mu fĩ nso wɔ baabi a wotu no;+

 2 Wotu dade fi fam,

Ɛnna wɔnan* kɔbere fi abo mu.+

 3 Onipa ma esum yera;

Owurawura sum kabii mu ne sum mu baabiara,

Na ɔkɔhwehwɛ aboɔdenbo.*

 4 Otu amoa donkudonku* wɔ baabi a obiara mmɛn hɔ koraa,

Baabi a onipa werɛ afi, a onipa biara mfa hɔ koraa;

Nnipa bi sian kɔ mu, na wɔkɔsensɛn hɔ.

 5 Yenya aduan wɔ asaase ani,

Nanso asaase ase de, biribiara adan abutuw te sɛ nea ogya ahyew hɔ.*

 6 Abo a ɛwɔ hɔ mu na hoabo wɔ,

Na ɛhɔ mfuturu mu na sika kɔkɔɔ wɔ.

 7 Ɔkɔre biara nnim ɔkwan a ɛkɔ hɔ,

Na akorɔma* ani nhui.

 8 Wuram aboa kɛse biara nan nsii hɔ;

Gyata* biara nkɔfaa hɔ.

 9 Onipa de ne nsa pae abo a ɛyɛ den;*

Otutu mmepɔw ase ma edwiriw gu;

10 Otwitwa nsuka+ wɔ abotan mu,

Na n’ani hu ade a ɛsom bo biara.

11 Osisiw baabi a nsubɔnten fi ba,

Na oyi nea ahintaw ba hann mu.

12 Nanso nyansa de, ɛhe na ɛwɔ?+

Na ntease nso, ɛhe na efi ba?+

13 Onipa biara nnim sɛnea ɛsom bo fa,+

Na wɔrentumi nhu wɔ ateasefo asaase so.

15 Wɔrentumi mfa sika kɔkɔɔ amapa ntɔ,

Na wɔrentumi nkari dwetɛ mfa nsesa.+

16 Wɔrentumi mfa Ofir sika kɔkɔɔ ntɔ,+

Na abohene tuntum a ɛho yɛ na ne hoabo nso, wɔrentumi mfa ntɔ.

17 Wɔrentumi mfa sika kɔkɔɔ ne ahwehwɛ ntoto ho,

Na wɔrentumi mfa biribiara a wɔde sika kɔkɔɔ amapa* ayɛ nsesa.+

18 Ɛpo mu abohene ne ahwehwɛbo mpo ne no nsɛ,+

Efisɛ nyansa kotoku ma bo yɛ den sen abohene kotoku ma.

19 Wɔrentumi mfa topas+ abohene a efi Kus ntoto ho;

Na wɔrentumi mfa sika kɔkɔɔ amapa mpo ntɔ.

20 Ɛnde ɛhe na nyansa fi?

Na ntease nso, ɛhe na efi ba?+

21 Wɔde ahintaw ɔteasefo biara ani,+

Na wɔde asie wim nnomaa.

22 Ɔsɛe amoa* ne owu ka sɛ,

‘Ɛho asɛm kɛkɛ na yɛn aso ate.’

23 Onyankopɔn na onim ɔkwan a yɛbɛfa so ahu;*

Ɔno nko ara na onim baabi a ɛwɔ,+

24 Efisɛ ohu asaase ano noho,

Na ohu biribiara a ɛwɔ ɔsoro ase.+

25 Bere a ɔmaa mframa ahoɔden,*+

Na osusuw nsu,+

26 Bere a ɔhyɛɛ mmara maa osu a ɛtɔ,+

Na otwaa kwan maa omununkum a ɛde osuframa ne aprannaa ba no,+

27 Ɛnna ɔde n’ani huu nyansa, na ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ mu;

Ɔmaa ase timii, na ɔsɔ hwɛe.

‘Hwɛ! Yehowa suro, ɛno ne nyansa,+

Na obi twe ne ho fi bɔne ho a, ɛno ne ntease.’”+