Jɔbɔ
34 Ko Elihu akatetemala nkadimola ate:
2 “Nyu akanga wa lomba, nyohokame ɛtɛkɛta ami;
Nyu wanɛ weya efula, nyompokame.
3 Nɛ dia toyi ndɛtaka tɔtɛkɛta
Oko watɔlɛtaka lolemi* mbo ya ndɛ.
4 Nyɛsɔ tɔsɛdingole shoamɛ kɛnɛ kosembwe;
Nyɛsɔ toshikikɛ lam’asaso shoamɛ kɛnɛ kele ɔlɔlɔ.
6 Onde dimi koka mbuta kashi lo woho wahomba monga kilombo kami?
Mpota kami hakɔnɔ, kaanga kemi bu la kɔlɔ.’+
7 Onto okina akɔna ele oko Jɔbɔ,
Ɔnɛ lanɔ lɔsɔkɔ oko ashi?
8 Nde ekɔ ɔngɛnyi w’atshi wa kɔlɔ
Ndo nde mbokanaka l’akanga wa kɔlɔ.+
9 Nɛ dia nde akate ate: ‘Onto hakondja wahɔ
Lo nyanga dia ngɛnyangɛnya Nzambi.’+
10 Ɔnkɔnɛ, nyu akanga wa yimba,* nyompokame:
Nzambi ka mɛtɛ bu la kanyi ya nsala akambo lo yoho ya kɔlɔ,+
Kanga-Wolo-Tshɛ bu la kanyi ya nsala kɔlɔ!+
11 Nɛ dia nde ayofuta onto lo ndjela etsha ande+
Ndo ayowela etombelo wa kɔlɔ w’oma lo mboka yande.
13 Akɔna akawosha ɔkɛndɛ wa nkɛtɛ,
Ndo akɔna akawodje owandji w’andja w’otondo?*
14 Otondowadja yimba,*
Otondosanganya yimba yawɔ ndo lomu lawɔ le nde ndamɛ,+
15 Anto* tshɛ wotolanyema kaamɛ,
Ndo ana w’anto wotokalola lo ditshu.+
16 Ɔnkɔnɛ naka wɛ ekɔ la yimba, dja yambalo yayɛ lo dikambo nɛ;
Hokamɛ dimɛna kɛnɛ katami.
17 Onde onto lahetsha losembwe koka nɔmbɔma,
Kana onde wɛ ayanya kanga wolo lele la losembwe?
18 Onde wɛ ayotɛ nkumekanga wate: ‘Wɛ ekɔ onto l’anyanya,’
Kana ɛlɔhɛ wate: ‘Nyekɔ akanga wa kɔlɔ’?+
19 Nzambi bu la shɔnɔdi otsha le ewandji
Ndo hasemula kanga ɔngɔnyi oleki ose wola,*+
Nɛ dia vɔ tshɛ wekɔ olimu w’anya ande.+
20 Vɔ mbeyaka mvɔ la shashimoya+ l’atei w’otsho;+
Vɔ sutshasutshamaka la wolo ndo mbetaka;
Kaanga kanga wolo minyɛmaka, koko aha la anya w’onto.+
21 Nɛ dia washo wa Nzambi mendaka mboka y’onto,+
Ndo Nde mɛnaka wanya ande tshɛ.
22 Wodjima kana dɛdi dia yɔɔ keema
Lɛnɛ akoka ndjashɛ+ atshi wa kɔlɔ.
23 Nɛ dia Nzambi koshikikɛ etena dia onto ɔmɔtshi
Mɛnama la ntondo kande lo kilombo.
24 Nde mbɔkɔlaka akanga wa wolo aha la monga l’ohomba w’eyangelo
Ndo nde kitshaka anto akina lo dihole diawɔ.+
26 Nde mbakɔmɔlaka l’ɔtɛ wa kɔlɔ yawɔ,
Lo dihole diakoka anto tshɛ mɛna,+
27 Nɛ dia vɔ wakatshike mboyela+
Ndo hawɔshi mboka yande tshɛ la nɛmɔ;+
28 Vɔ salaka dia ose wola mbolelɛ,
Ko nde mbokaka alelo wa wanɛ waha l’ekimanyielo.+
29 Etena katshikala Nzambi ki, akoka mbaanya?
Etena kashɛnde elungi kande, akoka mbɛɛna?
Oyadi le wodja kana le onto, etombelo wekɔ woho ɔtɔi,
30 Diaha onto laheye Nzambi* mbolɛ+
Kana mamba anto tolonga.
31 Nɛ dia, onde onto ɔmɔtshi ayotɛ Nzambi ate:
‘Dimi lakalongola dilanya, kaanga kakimi kosala ndooko kɔlɔ;+
32 Ombetsha kɛnɛ kakimi kɔmɛna;
Naka lakasale dui dimɔtshi dia kɔlɔ, handjodisala nto’?
33 Onde nde pombaka kofuta l’ɔtɛ w’ɛtɛkɛta ayɛ etena katonayɛ kilombo kande?
Wɛ kahomba mbɔsa yɛdikɔ, aha dimi.
Laasɔ ombute kɛnɛ keyayɛ dimɛna.
34 Akanga wa yimba* wayombutɛ,
Akanga wa lomba tshɛ wampokamɛ, vate:
35 ‘Jɔbɔ tɛkɛtaka aha la ewo,+
Ndo ɛtɛkɛta ande bu la shɛnɔdi.’
36 Jɔbɔ ahembame* polo l’ekomelo
Nɛ dia ekadimwelo ande wekɔ oko w’akanga wa kɔlɔ!