Hiob Mmuaeɛ
1Afei Hiob buaeɛ sɛ,
2“Mate nsɛm bebree a ɛte sɛ yeinom;
na mo nyinaa moyɛ gyamserefoɔ!
3Mo kasa tentene no mma awieeɛ anaa?
Ɛdeɛn na ɛha mo enti a mogu so redi anobaabaeɛ yi?
4Sɛ mo na mowɔ me tebea yi mu a,
anka me nso mɛtumi akasa sɛ mo;
anka mɛtumi akeka nsɛm a ɛyɛ dɛ atia mo
na mabu mo animtiaa.
5Nanso, anka mɛhyɛ mo den;
anka awerɛkyekyerɛ nsɛm a ɛbɛfiri mʼanomu no bɛma mo ahotɔ.
6“Nanso sɛ mekasa a, ɔyea a mete no remmoto;
na sɛ mankasa nso a, ɛrennyae.
7Ao Onyankopɔn, ampa ara woama mabrɛ;
woasɛe me fie pasaa.
8Woakyekyere me, ma abɛyɛ adansedie;
me so teɛ ara na ɛreteɛ, na ɛdi adanseɛ tia me.
9Onyankopɔn to hyɛ me so tete me wɔ nʼabufuo mu
na ɔtwɛre ne se gu me so;
deɛ ɔne me anya no pɔkyere nʼani hwɛ me.
10Nnipa bue wɔn ano di me ho fɛw;
wɔbɔ me sotorɔ de bu me animtiaa
na wɔka wɔn ho bɔ mu de tia me.
11Onyankopɔn de me ama abɔnefoɔ.
Wato me atwene amumuyɛfoɔ nsam.
12Na biribiara kɔ yie ma me, nanso ɔdwerɛɛ me;
ɔsɔɔ me kɔn mu, too me hwee hɔ.
Ɔde me asi nʼani so;
13nʼagyantofoɔ atwa me ho ahyia,
ɔhwiree me sawa mu a wanhunu me mmɔbɔ
maa me bɔnwoma pete guu fam.
14Ɔba me so ɛberɛ biara;
na ɔto hyɛ me so sɛ ɔkofoɔ.
15“Mapam ayitoma akata me wedeɛ so
na masie mʼanintɔn wɔ mfuturo mu.
16Agyaadwotwa ama mʼani ayɛ kɔɔ;
sunsum kabii atwa mʼani ho ahyia.
17Nanso, me nsa nyɛɛ basabasayɛ biara
na me mpaeɛbɔ yɛ kronn.
18“Ao asase, nkata me mogya so;
na mma wɔnsie me sufrɛ!
19Seesei mpo, me danseni wɔ soro;
Me ɔkamafoɔ wɔ soro hɔ.
20Me ɔdimafoɔ yɛ mʼadamfo
ɛberɛ a mesu gu Onyankopɔn soɔ yi;
21ɔgyina onipa anan mu di ma no wɔ Onyankopɔn anim
sɛdeɛ obi di ma nʼadamfo no.
22“Mfeɛ kakra bi akyi
mɛtu kwan akɔ koransane.
