Hiob

17 “Ye he wami tsuo ta, ye ligbi ɔmɛ ba nyagbe;

Nɔ́ nɛ ngɛ mi mlɛe pɛ ji gɔ ɔ mi.

 2 He fɛu yeli bɔle mi kɛ kpe,

Nɛ ye hɛngmɛ ngɛ a we atuã tsɔmi ní peepee ɔmɛ hyɛe.*

 4 Ejakaa o kɛ nɔ́ se kɔmi laa a tsui;

Lɔ ɔ he je nɛ o wui a hɛ mi nyami ɔ nɛ.

 5 Nimli nɛ ɔmɛ deɔ a huɛmɛ kaa a kɛ mɛ ma gba níhi nɛ a ngɛ ɔ,

Be mi nɛ a bimɛ nyɛ we nɛ a hyɛ nɔ́ saminya ejakaa hwɔ ngɛ mɛ yee ɔ.

 6 E ha nɛ i pee he guɛ gbemi nɔ́* ngɛ nihi a kpɛti,

Nɛ i ba pee nɔ nɛ a laa lada kɛ pueɔ e hɛ mi.

 7 Aywilɛho yemi ha nɛ ye hɛngmɛ ɔmɛ pee sulii,

Nɛ ye kɔnihi, kɛ ye nanehi pee legelege kaa nini.

 8 Dali hyɛɔ nɔ́ nɛ ɔ nɛ e peeɔ mɛ nyakpɛ,

Nɛ nɔ nɛ sane ko be e he ɔ haoɔ ngɛ nihi nɛ a li Mawu ɔ* a he.

 9 Dalɔ yaa nɔ nɛ e nyɛɛɔ ngɛ e blɔ nɔ,

Nɛ nɔ nɛ e nine he tsɔ ɔ yaa nɔ nɛ e náa he wami.

10 Se nyɛ tsuo nyɛɛ ba nɛ nyɛ ba tsa nyɛ munyu ɔ nɔ,

Ejakaa i nɛ ní lelɔ kake ngmelu po ngɛ nyɛ kpɛti.

11 Ye ligbi ɔmɛ a nya ta;

Ye yi mi tomihi, nɛ ji níhi nɛ a ngɛ ye tsui nɔ ɔ tsuo puɛ.

12 A yaa nɔ nɛ a kɛ nyɔ mi peeɔ piani,

A deɔ ke, ‘Nɛ́ diblii wo nɛ ɔ lɛɛ e be kɛe nɛ la maa ba.’

13 Ke i mlɛ po ɔ, Yɔkɔ* ma ba pee ye we mi;

Ma ngmɛ ye sa a ngɛ diblii mi.

16 E* ma kple kɛ ya Yɔkɔ* agbo ɔmɛ nɛ a la a se ɔ mi

Nɛ i kɛ ye hɛnɔkami ɔ tsuo ma kple kɛ ya zu mi.”