Jɔbɔ
12 Ko Jɔbɔ akakadimola ate:
2 “Lo mɛtɛ, nyu nyekɔ anto weya,*
Ndo lomba layovɔ kaamɛ la nyu!
3 Koko dimi lawɔ lekɔ la yimba.*
Nyu hanyondeki.
Akɔna aheye akambo asɔ?
Onto ɔlɔlɔ ndo laha la onongo aya ɛngɔ ka tɔɔla.
5 Onto laha la ekiyanu mɔnyɔlaka mpokoso,
Afɔnya dia tɔ kekɔ paka dikambo dia wanɛ wele ekolo awɔ hawoshikimala.*
6 Mvudu y’apɛma y’apɔtwanyi yekɔ lo wɔladi,+
Ndo wanɛ wasola Nzambi wekɔ lo lotui tshitshi,+
Wanɛ wele la jambizambi yawɔ lo anya awɔ.
7 Koko lam’alangayɛ, mbola nyama, ko yɔ yayokeetsha;
Ndo tofudu ta l’olongo, ko tɔ tayokotɛ.
8 Kana sɛdingola* nkɛtɛ, ko yɔ yayokeetsha;
Ndo nse ya lo ndjale yayokotɛ dui diakɔ.
9 Akɔna l’atei adiɔ tshɛ aheye
Dia lonya la Jehowa kakasale dui nɛ?
12 Shi lomba tanemaka le esombe w’anto,+
Ndo shi yimba mongaka le onto lambɔsɛna edja?
14 Etena kahandjolande ɛngɔ kɛmɔtshi, tɔ hakoke mbikama nto;+
Kɛnɛ kamondodiha, ndooko onto lakoka ndjihola.
16 Le nde kele wolo la lomba l’oshika;+
Nde kakanga ɔnɛ langanɛ ndo ɔnɛ langanyiya;
17 Nde salaka dia andaki nkɛndakɛnda ekolo hwe,*
Nde mbetɛka toshushi dinginya.+
18 Nde kelekolaka ɛkɔdi wakakeleka nkumi ya dikanga,+
Ndo nde mbakelekaka oya lo nkende yawɔ.
19 Nde kɛndjakɛndjaka ɛlɔmbɛdi ekolo hwe,+
Ndo nde kɔshaka wanɛ wamboshikimala nge lo wolo;+
20 Nde dimaka andaki wɛkɛwɔ otema ɔtɛkɛta
Ndo nde kɔsɔlaka esombe* ekanelo k’ɔlɔlɔ;
21 Nde mbitsholaka diɔnyɔ le ɛlɔhɛ,+
Ndo nde mbetɛka akanga wa wolo wɔdu;*
22 Nde mbisholaka diangɔ dioshɛmi etale lo wodjima,+
Ndo nde mbelaka wodjima wa tshududu lo osase;
23 Nde salaka dia wedja mpama efula la oyango wa mbalanya;
Nde nunyaka wedja dia nde mbalɔmbɔla otsha lo lɔhɔmbɔ.