ˈˈHe maan ˈe -le Jɔbë?

Uzë ˈˈmaan fɛn, sɛnbi ˈkö -o -sɔn Joova, -a ˈo ˈˈkpɛ Jɔbë. -O -pɔn -ka -kpe ˈnun, nanmɛ tsabiɛ ˈba hɔn kɛ -shɔ, -ba -sɛ. -O -lë -pi’a -kpe ˈnun, -o bokan yasɔ, shɔmuan ˈba ˈwɛn ˈkiɛ -wuö dzhi, nanmɛ ˈmmetɛn ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba ˈˈpɔn yi ˈle, nɛn -man. Dubɛ, Jɔbë -o -le -kɛ gbɛgbɛ, ˈe maan ˈo -ye ˈpɛ, -o -kɔ bɛn -kpe ˈnun ˈla.

Jɔbë -o ˈˈlɔ ˈkun -Kpën Satan kɛ -ko ˈo hɛn dzhi. Joova -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi -ze Satan: ‘-Bu -ko mɛn -kalösɛ Jɔbë hɛn dzhi? Tsako mii -o ˈˈba kɔ kɛ ˈnun zapɛn fɛɛn -bɛ. -Wɔ bɛn ˈyi -mɛn ˈˈdzhuɔ tɛn, nanmɛ -wɔ -kɛ gbɛgbɛ -le.’ Satan -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘Dubɛ, Jɔbë -wɔ bɛn ˈyi -bɔ ˈˈdzhuɔ tɛn. ˈKun -bɔ ˈo sasa, nanmɛ -bɔ ˈo -to ˈˈɲɛn fɛn man. -Bu -ze ˈo kpɔ, nanmɛ nannan -kpe ˈnun. Bɔ sɛ ˈpɔn -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈˈyɛ ˈo -wɛn ˈɲɛn, wɔ ˈpa ˈˈsɔn bu.’ Joova -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘ˈBu sɛ giegie Jɔbë, ˈe maan -bu ˈˈman kiɛ ˈo -kun.’ Nɛn, ˈˈɲan -kɛ fɛn maan Joova -o -fɔn Satan -hunlɔ -ze kɛ giegie Jɔbë? ˈKun -o ye ˈe wo ˈkun Jɔbë ˈkɛ -shi ˈmɛnkö ˈo dzhi fɛnfɔ man.

Satan -o -le -ze -munshue -kpe ˈnun -e -kan Jɔbë. ˈE ˈkö fɛn, -o -le -ze tsabiɛ -pɛkö -a ˈˈkpɛ Sabeɛn mmiɛ -bë -kuö Jɔbë ˈo -afumundu ˈle, nannan fë ˈama ˈˈdzhi. ˈEyɛ -nunmën, ˈtshɛn -bë -tɔ ˈo ˈgban ˈˈba -bo lɔ. Tsabiɛ fë ˈpɛ, -a ˈˈkpɛ Kaldeɛn, -ba -bë -kuö kɛ shamo ˈˈba ˈˈdzhi. -Ba kiɛ -kuën ˈo -kalösɔ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈˈba nannan ˈba ˈˈwɔ ˈˈduë. ˈEyɛ -nunmën, bɛn ˈyi ˈe -bë -kan ˈo ˈpɛ, -e -le ˈe ˈpuɛn -sɛsɛ. Jɔbë ˈo ˈˈve ˈˈba, -sɔn ˈyi -ba hɔn ˈla ˈboɲan -shɛ, ˈe ˈkpakpa -e gba -fuö ˈba fɛn, ˈba ˈkpakpa -ba -wuö. ˈE bɛn ˈˈyɛ, -e -wuën Jɔbë dzhi -sɛsɛ, ˈe maan -o pa -sɔn Joova ˈkökö.

ˈKun Satan -o -yɛ ˈla ˈkun Jɔbë ˈkɛ ˈfɛ -kpe ˈnun, -o -le -ze ˈnun -kpɛkpɛ -pɛkö ˈˈyɛ dzhi -wuën -e -kia -fuö Jɔbë dzhi. -O ˈˈlɔ -kɛ ˈyi ˈe -le -ze ˈe bɛn ˈkɛ ˈˈyɛ ˈkpakpa -e -kan ˈo. ˈE maan, -o pa -sɔn Joova ˈkökö. Bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe -kan Jɔbë, Joova -o -hɛɛn ˈkpakpa. ˈKun Jɔbë -o -le -le ˈokö ˈe bɛn ˈˈyɛ ˈla, -e lë ˈo dzhi -kpe ˈnun.

ˈEyɛ -nunmën, Satan -o -le -ze tsabiɛ ˈˈkɛhan -pɛkö mmiɛ -bë Jɔbë giegie ˈpa. -Ba -she kɛ bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: ‘Kölö -bu -le -kaɲanɲan ke, nanmɛ -bɔ ˈe ˈˈkö ˈkun ˈbu ˈˈpö ˈe lɔ fɛnfɔ maan -Zöɔ -wɔ -le ˈze -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈˈyɛ ˈnun -yɛ bu -kan.’ Jɔbë -o -shuo mmiɛ ˈˈmɛn: ‘ˈMɛn ˈˈle -kɛpuɛn ke.’ ˈEyɛ -e -le -ze -o -nɛɛn -buö ˈkun Joova maan kɛ hɔn ˈo ˈfɛ ˈˈkɛ ˈzɔ, ˈakö -o dzhui ˈkun -Zöɔ kɛ ˈˈlë ˈo -pi’a dzhi.

Sankɛtshɔ ˈkö -a ˈˈkpɛ Eliwu, -o -da ˈmɛn ˈakö -wɔ -zɔ ˈyi -ba -shɛ tɛn. -E -nɔn -tsɛ ˈe -bo ˈkö, -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘Bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi -mɔn ˈˈdzhuɔ ˈkpakpa, -e ˈˈle -anunmanhɔɛ. ˈKun Joova -o -le -sɛ mi -ba, a ˈsɛ ˈˈtɛn ˈe ˈla. Wɔ ˈsɛ ˈˈle -kɛ ˈyi ˈe -le ˈe ˈpuɛn lëke nɛn. -Kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈˈyɛ -le ˈkpakpa, -wɔ ˈe -hën, nanmɛ -wɔ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba hɔn bɛn ˈla bokan.’

ˈEyɛ -nunmën, Joova -o dzhu bɛn -ze Jɔbë. ˈWoayo: ‘-Mɛn nɔn -zöfɔɛn ˈle, zapɛɛn -man -bo, ˈˈfo maan -bu hɔn? ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn maan -bɔ ˈe ˈˈdzhuɔ ˈkun ˈmɛn ˈˈlë ˈo -pi’a dzhi? -Bu ˈˈlɔ -kɛ ˈyi ˈe -le -ze -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈˈyɛ -e -le, ˈe maan -bɔ bɛn ˈˈdzhuɔ.’ Jɔbë -o -hɛɛn ˈkun -kɛ ˈyi -o -le -e ˈˈlë dzhën, -e -le -ze -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘-Mɛn bu dzhu ˈˈnën, -mɛn -tɛn bu dzhi bɛn, ˈe maan nanmɛ -yeɛ, -mɛn -lɔ bu gbɛgbɛ ˈnun. -E ˈˈpɔn -kɛke ˈe bɔ ˈsɛ ˈˈle. -Mɛn bu dzhu gbɛkpo ˈˈnën bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi -mɛn dzhu nɛn.’

Joova -o san Jɔbë, nanmɛ -ka ˈkɛ ˈyi -o -ze kɛ, -e -sɛ -kpe ˈnun -hën ˈkɛ ˈyi -o -kɔfɛn -pɔn. Jɔbë -o za -kpe ˈnun zapɛɛn fɛn, nanmɛ dzhi lë ˈo. -Kɛsɛ Jɔbë -o -kɔ bɛn ˈla, -o -she ˈmɛnkö Joova dzhi, -e -le -ze Joova -o ɲɛn kɛ -to. Nɛn bu -e, -kɛsɛ bɛn ˈyi ˈbu kɔ ˈla, ˈbu pa ˈsɔn bu -ye Joova kɔ Jɔbë -o -le -le ˈe ˈnun e?