Hiob
24 “Mɛni hewɔ Ofe lɛ etooo be?+
Mɛni hewɔ mɛi ni le lɛ lɛ enaaa egbi lɛ?*
Amɛshɔ̃ɔ koolookui kɛyaa amɛ diɛŋtsɛ amɛshikpɔŋ ni kooloi yeɔ nii yɛ nɔ lɛ nɔ.
4 Amɛtsirɛɔ ohiafoi ayisɛɛ kɛjeɔ gbɛ nɔ;
Ni shikpɔŋ lɛ nɔ bii ni bɛ yelikɛbualɔ lɛ teɔ amɛhe yɛ amɛ hewɔ.+
5 Ohiafoi taoɔ niyenii tamɔ ŋa mli tejii+ yɛ ŋa nɔ;
Amɛtaoɔ niyenii yɛ shia ŋa nɔ amɛhãa amɛbii.
6 Amɛkpaa nii yɛ mɔ kroko ŋmɔ mli*
Ni amɛyeɔ kpɛkpɛo yɛ mɛi fɔji awain ŋmɔ mli.
8 Gɔji anɔ nugbɔ fɔɔ amɛ tsɔɔ;
Amɛkpɛtɛɔ tɛsai ahe akɛni amɛbɛ abobaahe lɛ hewɔ.
9 Ashɔ̃ɔ gbekɛ ni bɛ tsɛ* kɛjeɔ fufɔ naa kɛyaa;+
Ni aheɔ ohiafoi amamai* akɛ awabatoo nii,+
10 Ni no hãa amɛnyiɛɔ kɛ amɛhe folo ní amɛwooo atade,*
Ni hɔmɔ yeɔ amɛ be ni amɛtereɔ ŋmaa* kei lɛ.
11 Amɛgboɔ deŋme yɛ tɛ gbogboi ni yɔɔ gɔji ahe lɛ ateŋ shwane fintiŋŋ;*
Amɛnaanaa wain yibii anɔ yɛ bui ni aŋaa wain yɛ mli lɛ amli, shi kumai yeɔ amɛ kɛ̃.+
12 Mɛi ni miigboi lɛ kɛ̃mɔɔ yɛ maŋ lɛ mli;
Mɛi ni apila amɛ waa* lɛ bolɔɔ kɛhã yelikɛbuamɔ,+
Shi Nyɔŋmɔ enaaa enɛ akɛ nɔ ko ni esaaa.*
Ni ehaa ehiɛ.
16 Kɛ́ duŋ wo lɛ, amɛjwaraa shĩai amɛboteɔ mli;*
Shi kɛ́ je tsɛre lɛ, amɛŋaa amɛyi amɛwoɔ tsũ mli.
Amɛleee la.+
17 Ejaakɛ leebi tamɔ duŋ kpii nɔŋŋ kɛhã amɛ;
Amɛle gbeyei nibii ni yɔɔ duŋ kpii mli lɛ.
18 Shi nui loɔ amɛ kɛyaa oya.*
Ni abaalomɔ shikpɔŋ lɛ he ni ji amɛgbɛfaŋnɔ lɛ.+
Amɛkuŋ amɛsɛɛ kɛyaŋ amɛwain ŋmɔji amli dɔŋŋ.
19 Bɔ ni nu hɔmɔ* kɛ jeŋ dɔlɛ loɔ snoo ni esere kɛyaa lɛ,
20 Emami* hiɛ baakpa enɔ; gɔgɔmii baaye lɛ.
Akaiŋ lɛ dɔŋŋ.+
Ni abaaku nii ni ejaaa mli tamɔ tso.
21 Eyeɔ yoo kene he nii,
Ni efeɔ yoo okulafo niseniianii.
22 Nyɔŋmɔ kɛ* ehewalɛ lɛ baakpãtã hewalɔi ahiɛ;
Eyɛ mli akɛ amɛbaate shi amɛdamɔ shi moŋ, shi amɛbɛ nɔmimaa akɛ amɛbaahi wala mli.
24 Awóɔ amɛnɔ be kukuoo ko, kɛkɛ lɛ, amɛbɛ dɔŋŋ.+
Abaa amɛ shi,+ ni abuaa amɛnaa tamɔ afeɔ mɔ fɛɛ mɔ lɛ;
Afolɔɔ amɛ ashwieɔ tamɔ ŋmaa yɛ ŋmaa tsei ayi.
25 Agbɛnɛ, namɔ baanyɛ akɛɛ akɛ miimale
Aloo etsɔɔ akɛ miwiemɔ lɛ bɛ mli?”