36 Elihu toaa so sɛ:
2 “Nya abotare kakra ma me, na menkyerɛkyerɛ mu,
Efisɛ meda so wɔ nsɛm bi a ɛsɛ sɛ meka ma Onyankopɔn.
3 Nea minim no, mɛka ne nyinaa,
Na mɛka sɛ me Bɔfo no di bem.+
4 Ampa, atoro biara nni asɛm a mereka no mu;
Nea Ne nimdeɛ wie pɛyɛ no+ na ogyina w’anim yi.
5 Nokwasɛm ni, Onyankopɔn yɛ otumfo,+ na ɔmpo onipa biara;
Ne ntease mu dɔ.
6 Ɔremmɔ abɔnefo nkwa ho ban,+
Na mmɔborɔwafo de, ɔbɛma wɔanya atɛntrenee.+
7 N’ani wɔ atreneefo so daa;+
Ɔde wɔn si ahengua so te sɛ ahemfo,+ na ɔhyɛ wɔn anuonyam daa.
8 Nanso sɛ wɔde nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn gu wɔn,
Na amanehunu nhama kyere wɔn a,
9 Ɔma wohu nea wɔayɛ,
Na ɔma wohu mmarato a wɔn ahomaso akɔfa aba.
10 Obue wɔn aso ma nteɛso,
Na ɔka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ wɔntwe wɔn ho mfi bɔne ho.+
11 Sɛ wotie na wɔsom no a,
Wɔn nna a aka no, wobedi yiye,
Na mfe a wobedi nyinaa, wɔn ani begye.+
12 Na sɛ wɔantie a, ɛnde wɔde sekan bekunkum wɔn,+
Na wobewu a wonni nimdeɛ.
13 Wɔn a bɔne adidi wɔn komam no, wɔn na wɔde abufuw hyɛ wɔn mu.
Sɛ ɔkyekyere wɔn mpo a, wonsu nhwehwɛ mmoa.
14 Wowuwu bere a wonnyinii,+
Na wɔne tuutuufo mmarima a wɔwɔ asɔrefi na edi hwebom.+
15 Nanso Onyankopɔn gye mmɔborɔwafo fi wɔn amanehunu mu;
Sɛ nkurɔfo teetee wɔn a, Obue wɔn aso.
16 Ɔtwe wo fi amanehunu ho,+
Na ɔde wo ba baabi a ɛhɔ trɛw a ɛhɔ nkyere,+
Na ɔde nnuan pa gu wo pon so de kyekye wo werɛ.+
17 Na atemmu a ɛbɛba abɔnefo so no bɛma wo koma atɔ wo yam,+
Bere a wɔabu atɛn na atɛntrenee ayɛ adwuma no.
18 Nanso hwɛ yiye na abufuw amma woannya obi ho tan,+
Na mma adanmude kɛse nnnaadaa wo.
19 Wugye di sɛ wo sufrɛ
Anaa wo mmɔdenbɔ bebrebe no bi betumi ayi wo afi amanehunu mu?+
20 Nka sɛ wunyae a anka anadwo aba,
Anadwo a nnipa yera fi baabi a wɔwɔ no.
21 Hwɛ yiye na woankɔyɛ bɔne;
Fa amanehunu mmom, na nkɔyɛ bɔne.+
22 Hwɛ! Onyankopɔn nam ne tumi so nya anuonyam;
Ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo bɛn na ɔte sɛ ɔno?
23 Hena na wakyerɛ No kwan+
Na hena na waka akyerɛ No sɛ, ‘Nea woayɛ yi de, enye’?+
24 Kae na kamfo ne nnwuma+
A nnipa ato ho dwom no.+
25 Nnipa nyinaa ahu;
Onipa dasani gyina akyirikyiri hwɛ.
26 Ampa! Sɛnea Onyankopɔn yɛ kɛse no, ɛboro yɛn ntease so;+
Mfe a wadi nso, yɛrentumi mfa yɛn adwene mmu.+
27 Ɔtwe nsu a ɛsosɔ kɔ soro;+
Ɔma ɛdan ɛbɔ, na ɛdan bɛyɛ osu a ɛtɔ;
28 Afei omununkum hwie osu no gu fam;+
Na ɛtɔ gu nnipa so.
29 Wohwɛ a, obi betumi ate sɛnea omununkum ahyehyɛ no ase?
Aprannaa a ɛbobom wɔ Ne ntamadan mu no, obi betumi ate ase anaa?+
30 Hwɛ sɛnea ɔtrɛw n’anyinam+ mu wɔ so,
Na hwɛ sɛnea wakata ɛpo bun so.
31 Eyinom na ɔde hwɛ nnipa;
Ɔma aduan bu so ma wɔn.+
32 Ɔde ne nsa kata anyinam so,
Na ɔkyerɛ no kwan kɔ baabi a ɛsɛ sɛ ɛkɔ.+
33 N’aprannaa ka ne ho asɛm,
Na nyɛmmoa mpo ma yehu nea ɔreba.