Hiob

 2 Mɛnɔ ji nɛ ɔ nɛ e ngɛ ye yi mi tomi ɔ nya tsie

Nɛ e ngɛ munyuhi nɛ nile be mi tue ɔ?

 3 I kpa mo pɛɛ, dla o he nɛ o da si kaa nyumu;

Ma bi mo sane nɛ́ o ha mi heto.

 5 Mɛnɔ lɛ tsɔɔ bɔ nɛ je ɔ klemi maa hi ha, anɛ o le lo,

Aloo mɛnɔ lɛ ngɔ kpa kɛ susu?

 6 Mɛni nɔ a fia e sisi tomi ɔmɛ kɛ ma,

Aloo mɛnɔ lɛ to e kɔ̃ nya tɛ ɔ,

 7 Benɛ mɔtu dodoe ɔmɛ tsuo nya wawɛɛ,

Nɛ Mawu bimɛ ɔmɛ* tsuo kɛ bua jɔmi he ose ɔ?

 8 Mɛnɔ lɛ ngɔ sinya kɛ tsi wo ɔ blɔ

Benɛ e hia kɛ je fɔmi kotoku mi kɛ ma a,

 9 Benɛ i ngɔ bɔkuhi kɛ ha e he kaa tade

Nɛ́ i kɛ diblii kpii blaa lɛ ɔ,

10 Benɛ i po huzu kɛ wo e he

Nɛ́ i ngɔ sinya kɛ sinya se lami dadehi kɛ to a blɔ he,

11 Nɛ́ i de ke, ‘Moo fia kɛ ba su hiɛ ɔ pɛ, koo be he;

Hiɛ ɔ ji he nɛ o we oslɔke nguangua amɛ ma ta a’?

12 Anɛ o fã hyɛ* ke je nɛ na lo

Aloo o ha nɛ makɛ le e blɔ he lo,

13 Konɛ e nu zugba a nyagbe he ɔmɛ

Nɛ́ e huanya yiwutsotsɛmɛ kɛ je nɔ lo?

14 Zugba a tsakeɔ kaa zu ngɛ nɔ́ nya sɔumi nɔ́ sisi,

Nɛ níhi nɛ ngɛ nɔ ɔ tsuo jeɔ kpo heii kaa tade nɛ ngɛ fɛu.

15 A kpɔ̃ɔ yiwutsotsɛmɛ a kane ɔ ngɛ a dɛ,

Nɛ a kuɔɔ a nine nɛ a wo nɔ ɔ.

16 Anɛ o kple kɛ ya hehi nɛ wo ɔ jeɔ kɛ baa a hyɛ lo

Aloo o ya be ngɛ hehi nɛ nyuhi nɛ a mi kuɔ ɔ ngɛ ɔ hyɛ lo?

17 Anɛ a je gbenɔ agbo ɔmɛ kɛ tsɔɔ mo hyɛ lo?

Aloo o na diblii kpii agbo ɔmɛ* hyɛ lo?

Nɛ diblii hu, jije e hi he ngɛ,

20 Nɛ́ o maa ngɔ lɛ kɛ ya e zugba kpɔ ɔ mi

Nɛ́ o nu blɔhi nɛ yaa e hi he ɔ sisi ɔ?

21 I he ye kaa o le ejakaa jamɛ a be ɔ mi ɔ a fɔ mo

Nɛ jeha* abɔ nɛ o ye ɔ hiɛ babauu?

22 Anɛ o ya hehi nɛ a toɔ snoo ngɛ ɔ hyɛ lo?

Aloo o na hehi nɛ a toɔ gbiɛ ngo ngu ngɛ ɔ lo?

23 I ngɔ mɛ kɛ to kɛ ha haomi be,

Kɛ jehanɛ hu, kɛ ha ta.

24 Jije la* jeɔ kɛ gbɛɔ fĩaa,

Nɛ jije puje he kɔɔhiɔ jeɔ kɛ fiaa ngɛ zugba a nɔ?

25 Mɛnɔ lɛ gba dɔ kɛ ha nyu kpekpemi ɔ

Nɛ e gba blɔ kɛ ha oslabai kɛ hiɔmi nɛ nya wa,

26 Konɛ e kɛ ha nɛ hiɔmi nɛ e nɛ ngɛ he nɛ nɔmlɔ ko be,

Kɛ jehanɛ hu, ngɛ nga nɔ he nɛ adesa ko be,

27 Konɛ e ha nɛ zugba nɛ e puɛ kulaa a nɛ pee zugba kpakpa

Nɛ́ e ha nɛ ngahi nɛ a puɛ ɔ?

28 Anɛ hiɔmi ngɛ tsɛ lo,

Nɛ bɔ́ hu, mɛnɔ ji e tsɛ?

29 Mɛnɔ fɔmi kotoku mi lɛ nyu tɛ je kɛ ba,

Nɛ mɛnɔ lɛ fɔ snoo* nɛ ngɛ hiɔwe ɔ

30 Benɛ nyu ɔmɛ a hɛ mi wlua kaa tɛ,

Nɛ nyuhi nɛ a mi kuɔ ɔ a hɛ mi wlua gaganii ɔ?

31 O ma nyɛ maa fĩ Kima dodoehi a kuu* ɔ kpa amɛ lo

Aloo o ma nyɛ maa pɛne Kesil dodoehi a kuu* ɔ kpa amɛ lo?

32 Anɛ o ma nyɛ maa nyɛɛ dodoehi a kuu* hɛ mi kɛ je kpo ngɛ be nɛ sa mi lo

Aloo o ma nyɛ maa tsɔɔ Ash dodoehi a kuu* ɔ kɛ e bimɛ ɔmɛ blɔ lo?

33 Anɛ o le mlaahi nɛ kudɔɔ hiɔwe ɔ lo,

Aloo o ma nyɛ ma ha nɛ jamɛ a mlaa amɛ* nɛ a tsu ní ngɛ zugba a nɔ lo?

34 Anɛ o ma nyɛ ma fã bɔku ɔmɛ

Konɛ nyu kpekpemi nɛ ba ha o nɔ lo?

36 Mɛnɔ lɛ ngɔ juɛmi kɛ wo bɔku ɔmɛ a mi*

Aloo e ha nyakpɛ níhi nɛ a ngɛ hiɔwe ɔ* nɔ́ sisi numi?

37 Mɛnɔ lɛ e le ní saminya nɛ e ma nyɛ maa kane bɔku ɔmɛ,

Aloo mɛnɔ ma nyɛ ma plɛ nyu buɛhi nɛ a ngɛ hiɔwe ɔ a nya kɛ ká si

38 Benɛ bunyuku ɔ pee mɔsɔ

Nɛ́ zu kpɔ longolongohi nɛ a ngɛ zugba a nɔ ɔ mɛtɛ a sibi a he ɔ?

39 Anɛ o ma nyɛ ma hla niye ní ha jata

Aloo o ma nyɛ ma ha jata wawi niye ní nɛ a tɔ,

40 Benɛ a buu si ngɛ a hi he ɔmɛ

Aloo benɛ a wo ka ngɛ a muɔ ɔmɛ a mi ɔ?

41 Mɛnɔ lɛ toɔ niye ní he blɔ nya kɛ haa kuakualabite

Ke e bimɛ fo ya kɛ bi Mawu yemi kɛ buami

Nɛ a ngɛ si kpae akɛnɛ a nɛ nɔ́ ko nɛ a maa ye ɔ?