Hiob

 2 “I na nɛ i ngɛ kaa bɔ nɛ i ngɛ nyɔhiɔhi nɛ be ɔ,

Nɛ́ Mawu buɔ ye he ɔ,

 3 Benɛ e haa nɛ e kane ɔ kpɛɔ kɛ pueɔ ye yi nɔ,

Nɛ́ i kɛ e la a nyɛɔ ngɛ diblii mi ɔ,

 4 Benɛ i ngɛ ye nane nya,

Nɛ́ i nuɔ he ngɛ ye bo tsu ɔ mi kaa huɛ bɔmi kpakpa ngɛ i kɛ Mawu wa kpɛti,

 5 Benɛ Ope ɔ kɛ mi ngɛ,

Nɛ́ ye bimɛ ɔmɛ* bɔle mi kɛ kpe,

 6 Benɛ ye to ɔmɛ haa mi nyɔ nyu fuu,

Nɛ́ i náa oliv nu babauu ɔ.*

 7 Benɛ i yaa ma a agbo ɔ nya

Nɛ́ i ya hiɔ ma a he nya buami he ɔ,

 8 Ke nihewi ɔmɛ na mi ɔ, a jeɔ blɔ ɔ mi,*

Nɛ nimowi po teɔ si nɛ a yaa nɔ nɛ a daa si.

 9 Ganɔhi po kpaa munyu tumi;

Nɛ a ngɔɔ a nine kɛ toɔ a nya he.

10 Nihi nɛ a he biɛ ɔmɛ peeɔ dii;

A lilɛ mɛtɛɔ a nya mi.

11 Nɔ fɛɛ nɔ nɛ nu ye he ɔ tuɔ ye he munyu kpakpa,

Nɛ nihi nɛ a na mi ɔ yeɔ odase ha mi.

12 Ejakaa i kpɔ̃ɔ ohiatsɛmɛ nɛ a kpaa ngmlaa kɛ biɔ yemi kɛ buami ɔ,

Nɛ i kpɔ̃ɔ awusa* kɛ nɔ fɛɛ nɔ nɛ be yemi kɛ bualɔ ko ɔ.

13 Nɔ nɛ e hɛ mi miɔ nɛ e ma kpata a jɔɔ mi,

Nɛ i haa nɛ yalɔyihi a tsui nyaa.

14 I woɔ dami ní peemi kaa ye tade;

Nɛ ye dami sane yemi ngɛ kaa tade klɔii* kɛ yi fimi nɔ́.

15 I ba plɛ pee hɛngmɛ kɛ ha hɛ yuyuili

Nɛ i ba plɛ pee nane kɛ ha glɔtsɛmɛ.

16 I pee tsɛ kɛ ha ohiatsɛmɛ;

I hlaa sanehi a mi kɛ haa nihi nɛ i li mɛ po.

17 I kuɔ yayami peelɔ tsitsahi

Nɛ i kpɔ̃ɔ nihi nɛ e nu mɛ ɔ kɛ jeɔ e nya mi.

18 I deɔ ke, ‘Ma gbo ngɛ imi nitsɛ ye we mi,*

Nɛ ye ligbi ɔmɛ maa hiɛ babauu kaa zia.

19 Ye sipoku ɔmɛ ma gba kɛ wo nyu ɔmɛ a mi,

Nɛ bɔ maa hi ye tso kɔni ɔmɛ a nɔ nyɔ ɔ mi tsuo.

20 Ye hɛ mi nyami ɔ peeɔ ehe be fɛɛ be,

Nɛ ma ya nɔ ma tsɛ̃ kɛ̃ɛ̃ nɛ ngɛ ye dɛ mi ɔ.’

21 Nihi hyɛɔ blɔ kaa a maa bu mi tue,

Nɛ a peeɔ dii kɛ mlɛɔ ye ga womi ɔ.

22 Ke i tu munyu ta a, a nyɛ we nɔ́ ko demi hu;

Ye munyu ɔmɛ sɛɔ a tue mi blɛuu.

23 A mlɛɔ mi kaa bɔ nɛ a mlɛɔ hiɔmi ɔ;

A gbɛɔ a nya mi hatoo kaa nɔ́ nɛ a ngɛ gbiɛ be mi hiɔmi mlɛe.

24 Ke i muɔ hɛlii kɛ tsɔɔ mɛ ɔ, a nya kpɛɔ a he;

Ke a na bɔ nɛ ye hɛ mi ngɛ bua jɔmi ha a, kɛkɛ a tsui nɔ a mi.*

25 I ha mɛ blɔ tsɔɔmi kaa a nya dalɔ,

Nɛ i pee kaa matsɛ ngɛ e tabuli ɔmɛ a kpɛti,

Kaa nɔ nɛ woɔ nihi nɛ a ngɛ aywilɛho yee ɔ a bua.