Yɔɔb
5 «Mentendi-ŋ, ma kubuka nɛ ŋyaa! Nɔɔyʋ wɛɛ se ecosuu-ŋ?
Kiɖeɖema taa a-yɔɔ ŋkaɣ pɩsɩnʋʋ?
2 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛyʋ caɣnʋʋ kaɣ kʋʋ kɩmɛlɛŋ,
nɛ ɛsɩsɛmɩyɛ kaɣ kʋʋ ɛyʋ weyi ɛfɛyɩ lɛɣtʋ yɔ.
3 Mana kɩmɛlɛŋ kɩkaŋaɣ hosi,
ɛlɛ tuda lɛ, pɔlɔ nɔɔ kɩdɛkɛdaɣ kɩ-ɖɩjaɣyɛ yɔɔ.
4 Pɛɛyɛ posini kɩ-pɩyalaa,
nɛ panaŋ-wɛ tɛtʋ nɔnɔɔ taa+ nɛ nɔɔyʋ tɩya pa-ñʋʋ.
5 Weyi ñɔɔsɩ wɩɣ-ɩ yɔ, ɛtɔkɩ mbʋ kɩmɛlɛŋ kʋma yɔ,
ɛkpakɩɣ-pʋ paa pɩɩwɛ sɔɔ taa yɔ,
nɛ kpaca kpa kɩ nɛ kɩ-pɩyalaa pa-ñɩm.
6 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ mbʋ pɩlakɩ ɛyʋ kɩdɛkɛdɩm yɔ, pɩɩñɔʋnɩ puuyuu taa,
nɛ kʋñɔŋ ɛɛlɩɣnɩ tɛtɛɛ.
7 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛzɩma mamacɩsɩ iiyeki kʋyʋʋ ɛsɔdaa yɔ,
mbʋ ɖɔɖɔ palʋlɩ ɛyʋ se ɛla kʋñɔŋ.
8 Ɛlɛ ye maawɛnɩ ño-lone taa yɔ, Ɛsɔ yɔɔ maapɩsɩnaa,
nɛ Ɛsɔ nesi tɛɛ maaɖʋzɩ mɔn-tɔm,
9 ɛnʋ weyi ɛlakɩ wondu sɔsɔtʋ ndʋ paapɩzɩɣ nɛ patazɩ tɩ-taa yɔ,
piti lakasɩ nzɩ sɩfɛyɩ kalʋʋ yɔ.
10 Ɛhaɣ tɛtʋ tɛʋ
nɛ etiyiɣni lɩm hayɩm taa.
11 Ɛkʋsʋʋ ɛjam nɛ ɛkpazɩɣ-ɩ ɖooo ɛsɔdaa,
nɛ ɛkʋsʋʋ weyi pitibi-i yɔɔɔ yɔ nɛ ɛkpazɩɣ-ɩ ñʋʋ yabʋ ɖeɖe.
12 Ɛwɛɛkɩɣ ajitu tɩnaa ɖʋtʋ,
nɛ pe-nesi tɛɛ tʋma ɖʋʋ lɩm.
13 Ɛkpaɣ lɔŋsɩnɖaa pa-maɣmaɣ pa-ajitu taa,+
nɛ lɛɣtʋ tɩnaa ɖʋtʋ wɛɛkɩɣ.
14 Pakatɩɣ cɩkpɛndʋʋ wɩsɩ taa,
patakɩɣ wɩsɩ kaalaŋa taa ɛzɩ ɖoo yuna yɔ.
15 Ɛyakɩ ñʋʋ laɣɖɛ nɖɩ ɖɩwɛ pɔ-nɔɔ taa yɔ ɖi-nesi tɛɛ,
ɛyakɩ kʋñɔndʋ ñʋʋ ɖoŋ tʋ nesi tɛɛ,
16 piyeba nɛ ɛjam wɛɛnɩ lidaʋ,
ɛlɛ posuli weyi ɛfɛyɩ siɣsiɣ yɔ ɛ-nɔɔ.
17 Na! Koboyaɣ tʋ lɛ weyi Ɛsɔ kalɩɣ-ɩ yɔ;
pʋyɔɔ lɛ, taakizi lɔŋ weyi Ðoŋ Tɩŋa Tʋ sɩɣzɩɣ-ŋ yɔ!
18 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛlakɩ nɛ ɛyʋ nɩɣ siziŋ, ɛlɛ ɛhɔkʋʋ heŋ taa;
ɛpɛlɩɣ, ɛlɛ ɛ-maɣmaɣ e-nesi ɛwaɣna.
19 Ɛkaɣ-ŋ lɩzʋʋ asɛyɩŋ 6 taa,
halɩ 7 ñɩŋgʋ ɛɛkaɣ-ŋ kɔnʋʋ kaɖɛ naɖɩyɛ.
20 Ɛkaɣ-ŋ holuu sɩm nesi tɛɛ ñɔɔsɩ alɩwaatʋ taa,
nɛ ɛkaɣ-ŋ holuu laɣɖɛ ɖoŋ tɛɛ you alɩwaatʋ taa.
21 Ɛkaɣ ñɔ-yɔɔ kandɩyʋʋ nɛ nzʋlʋmɩyɛ ɛgbazɩyɛ eehikiɣ-ŋ,+
nɛ ŋŋkaɣ seu asɛyʋʋ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ kɩtalɩɣ yɔ.
22 Ŋkaɣ woŋuu ɖɩzʋʋ nɛ ŋkaɣ woŋuu ñɔɔsɩ,
nɛ ŋŋkaɣ seu tɛtɛgbɩna.
23 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ hayɩm taa pɛɛ ɩɩkaɣ-ŋ kɩdɛkɛdɩm nabʋyʋ labʋ,*
nɛ ña nɛ hayɩm taa tɛtɛgbɩna ɩkaɣ wɛʋ laŋhɛzɩyɛ taa.
24 Ŋkaɣ naʋ se ñe-kizinziku wɛ pɛɛyɛ taa,*
nɛ ŋcɔŋnɩ camɩyɛ ña-kpɩna ñɩtʋ ɖɩdɔɔyɛ lɛ, ŋnaɣ se pɩtɩŋa pɩwɛ pi-ɖeɖe.
25 Ŋkaɣ wɛnʋʋ piya sakɩyɛ,
nɛ ña-lʋlʋʋ taa mba kaɣ ɖɔʋ ɛzɩ tɛtʋ yɔɔ ñɩtʋ yɔ.
26 Ŋkaɣ tibu pɩlaʋ taa nɛ ño-ɖoŋ,
ɛzɩ tɔɔnaɣ pee wena pakʋm alɩwaatʋ yɔɔ yɔ a-hɔɔ yɔ.
27 Na! Ðɩtazɩ tɔm ndʋ tɩ-taa, nɛ mbʋ pɩkɛwa.
Welisi nɛ ŋtisi tɩ-yɔɔ.»