Yɔɔb

33 «Ɛlɛ lɛɛlɛɛyɔ Yɔɔb, mentendi-ŋ, nɩɩ mɔn-tɔm;

Welisi tɔm ndʋ payɩ mɔyɔɔdʋʋ yɔ.

 2 Mentendi-ŋ welisi! Pɩwɛɛ se monkuli mɔ-nɔɔ;

Pɩwɛɛ se ma-nzʋlʋmɩyɛ ɛyɔɔdɩ.

 3 Mɔn-tɔm pee susuu ma-laŋɩyɛ tɛ siɣsiɣ wɛtʋ,+

Nɛ mo-ndomee yɔɔdʋʋ ndʋ mansɩma yɔ, nɛ aacɛtɩɣ.

 4 Ɛsɔ fezuu manɩ-m,+

Nɛ helim mbʋ Ðoŋ Tɩŋa Tʋ hosuu yɔ, mbʋ hanɩ-m wezuu.+

 5 Ye ŋpɩzɩɣ yɔ, cosi-m;

Kɔnɩ tɔm ndʋ ŋyɔɔdʋʋ se ŋlʋbɩnɩ ña-tɩ yɔɔ yɔ mɛ-ɛsɩndaa; ñɔɔzɩ ña-tɩ.

 6 Na! Mɛwɛ ɖɔɖɔ ɛzɩ ña yɔ Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ ɛsɩndaa;

Cʋʋ pamanɩ-m ɖɔɖɔ.+

 7 Pʋyɔɔ lɛ, pɩfɛyɩ se ŋse-m sɔɔndʋ,

Nɛ tɔm ndʋ mankaɣ yɔɔdʋʋ yɔ tɩɩkaɣ-ŋ kɩlʋʋ yuŋ.

 8 Ɛlɛ ñɔ-tɔm sʋ ma-nɩŋgbaaŋ taa,

Ɛɛɛ, mɛwɛɛ nɛ manɩɣ tɔm tʋnɛ:

 9 “Mɛwɛ kele kele, mɛnfɛyɩnɩ kɩwɛɛkɩtʋ natʋyʋ;+

Mɛwɛ cɩɖɩ cɩɖɩ, piticoɖi-m ɖoli.+

10 Ɛlɛ Ɛsɔ ñanaɣ nabʋyʋ mɔ-yɔɔ nɛ ɛkaɖɩɣnɩ-m;

Ɛkpakɩɣ-m ɛzɩ e-koyindu yɔ.+

11 Ɛsʋzʋʋ ma-nɩŋgbanzɩ kpoŋgbolonaa pɔŋ* taa;

Ewiliɣ ma-nʋmɔŋ kpeekpe tete.”+

14 Toovenim taa lɛ Ɛsɔ yɔɔdʋʋ nɛ ɛlɛlɩɣ,

Ɛlɛ nɔɔyʋ eekeŋni-i,

15 Ðoziye taa, ɖoo taa natʋ taa,+

Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛyaa ɖou ɖom cukaŋ ñɩmbʋ yɔ

Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ poɖou pa-ñalɩŋ* yɔɔ yɔ.

16 Ðɩnɛ ɛlɛ ekuluu pa-nɩŋgbaaŋ+

Nɛ ɛkaŋ* ɛ-tɔm pa-lɩmaɣza taa,

17 Se eposi ɛyʋ nɛ lakasɩ kɩdɛkɛdɩsɩ+

Nɛ ɛkandɩyɩ ɛyʋ yɔɔ se ɛtaakpazɩ ɛ-tɩ.+

18 Ɛsɔ fɛɣ ɛ-kalɩzaɣ* se kataatii pɔʋ* taa,+

Ɛfɛɣ e-wezuu se laɣɖɛ* ɛtaalɩzɩ-kʋ.

19 Wɩzasɩ nzɩ ɛyʋ nɩɣ ɛ-ñalʋʋ* yɔɔ yɔ, sɩhɔŋ ɛ-nɩŋgbaaŋ ɖɔɖɔ

Nɛ pɩkpɛndɩnɩ siziŋ weyi ɛnɩɣ ɛ-mɔɔ taa tam yɔ,

20 Piyeki nɛ kpɔnɔ lɩɣ ɛ-maɣmaɣ* sɔŋ,

Nɛ halɩ ekiziɣ* tɔɔnasɩ kɩbanzɩ.+

21 Ɛtɛm ɖanzɩ kpem nɛ paatasɩɣ e-tomnaɣ nandʋ naʋ,

Nɛ ɛ-mɔɔ wena aamɛlaa yɔ, lɛɛlɛɛyɔ alɩ yem.*

22 Ɛ-kalɩzaɣ* ñɔtɩnɩ pɔʋ;*

E-wezuu ñɔtɩnɩ mba pɔkɔŋnɩ sɩm yɔ.

23 Ye petiyi nɔɔyʋ* ɛ-cɔlɔ,

Weyi ɛlʋkɩ lalaa yɔɔ yɔ, kʋɖʋm kudoku taa,

Se eheyi ɛyʋ mbʋ pɩtʋʋzaa yɔ,

24 Ðɩnɛ ɛlɛ Ɛsɔ naɣ ɛ-pʋtɔdɩyɛ nɛ ɛyɔɔdɩ se:

25 E-tomnaɣ ɛɖaɣnɩ nɛɣdʋʋ* nɛ pɩkɩlɩ e-evebitu taa;+

Ɛpɩsɩ e-evebitu ɖoŋ kɩyakɩŋ taa.”+

26 Ɛkaɣ Ɛsɔ tenduu+ nɛ ɛlɛ kaɣ-ɩ mʋʋ,

Nɛ ɛkaɣ naʋ Ɛsɔ ɛsɩndaa nɛ taa leleŋ kogoye,

Nɛ Ɛsɔ kaɣ ɛyʋ pɩsɩnʋʋ E-siɣsiɣ wɛtʋ.

“Malabɩ kɩdɛkɛdɩm+ nɛ mala ɖɔɖɔ mbʋ pɩfɛyɩ siɣsiɣ yɔ,

Ɛlɛ patɩkpa-m pɩ-kɩmɩyɛ.*

28 Ɛyabɩ man-kalɩzaɣ* ñʋʋ se kataatii pɔʋ* taa,+

Nɛ me-wezuu kaɣ ñalɩmɩyɛ naʋ.”

29 Toovenim taa lɛ, Ɛsɔ lakɩ pɩtɩŋa mbʋ yɔ ɛyʋ

Tam nabʋlɛ, tam nabudozo,

30 Se ɛlɩzɩ-ɩ* pɔʋ* taa,

Nɛ wezuu ñalɩmɩyɛ ñandɩ-ɩ.+

33 Ye ŋfɛyɩnɩ natʋyʋ se ŋyɔɔdʋʋ yɔ, ɖɩnɛ ɛlɛ welisini-m;

Su ɖiɣ ɖiɣ nɛ mawɩlɩ-ŋ lɔŋsɩnɖɛ.»