1Hiob toaa so sɛ,
2“Mafe abosome a atwam no,
nna a Onyankopɔn hwɛɛ me soɔ no,
3ɛberɛ a ne kanea hyerɛn mʼatifi
na mede ne kanea menantee esum mu no!
4Ao, ɛnna a mesii soɔ no,
ɛberɛ a Onyankopɔn adamfofa a emu yɛ den hyiraa me fie,
5ɛberɛ a na Otumfoɔ da so ka me ho
na me mma atwa me ho ahyia,
6ɛberɛ a na nufosuo mu sradeɛ afɔ mʼakwan
na abotan hwiee ngo sɛ nsuo maa me.
7“Ɛberɛ a na mekɔ kuropɔn ɛpono ano
mekɔtena mʼadwa so wɔ ɔmanfoɔ adwaberem,
8mmeranteɛ hunu me a, wɔgyina nkyɛn
na mpanimfoɔ sɔre gyina hɔ;
9atitire gyae kasa
na wɔde wɔn nsa kata wɔn ano;
10mmapɔmma tɛm dinn,
na wɔn tɛkrɛma ka wɔn dodom.
11Wɔn a wɔte me nka nyinaa ka me ho asɛmpa,
na wɔn a wɔhunu me nyinaa kamfo me,
12ɛfiri sɛ, meboaa ahiafoɔ a wɔsu pɛɛ mmoa,
ne nwisiaa a wɔnni aboafoɔ.
13Onipa a na ɔrewuo no hyiraa me;
na memaa akunafoɔ ani gyee wɔn akoma mu.
14Mede tenenee firaa sɛ mʼaduradeɛ;
atɛntenenee yɛɛ me nkatasoɔ ne mʼabotire.
15Meyɛɛ aniwa maa anifirafoɔ,
ne ɛnan maa abubuafoɔ.
16Meyɛɛ ahiafoɔ agya;
na mekaa ahɔhoɔ asɛm maa wɔn.
17Mebubuu amumuyɛfoɔ se
na mehwim wɔn a wɔdi wɔn nya no firii wɔn anom.
18“Medwenee sɛ, ‘Mɛwu wɔ mʼankasa me fie mu,
na me nna adɔɔso sɛ anwea.
19Me nhini bɛduru nsuo ano,
na obosuo agugu me mman so anadwo mu nyinaa.
20Mʼanimuonyam bɛkɔ so ayɛ frɔmm wɔ me so,
na mʼahoɔden ayɛ foforɔ.’
21“Nnipa hwehwɛɛ sɛ wɔtie me,
wɔyɛɛ dinn, twɛnee mʼafotuo.
22Sɛ mekasa wie a wɔnnkasa bio,
ɛfiri sɛ me nsɛm tɔɔ wɔn asom yie.
23Wɔtwɛnee me sɛdeɛ wɔtwɛne osutɔ,
na wɔmenee me nsɛm sɛ osutɔ berɛ nsuo.
24Wɔn abasa mu buiɛ no, mesere kyerɛɛ wɔn;
mʼanimteɛ som bo ma wɔn.
25Mebɔɔ ɛkwan maa wɔn na metenaa ase sɛ wɔn ɔhene;
metenaa ase sɛ ɔhene a ɔwɔ nʼakodɔm mu;
meyɛɛ sɛ obi a ɔkyekyere agyaadwotwafoɔ werɛ.
1Ningĩ Ayubu nĩathiire na mbere kwaria, akiuga atĩrĩ:
229:2 Kĩam 31:30; Jer 1:12“Naarĩ korwo no haane ũrĩa ndaatariĩ mĩeri ĩrĩa ya tene,
matukũ-inĩ marĩa Ngai aamenyagĩrĩra,
3rĩrĩa tawa wake wamũrĩkaga igũrũ rĩa mũtwe wakwa,
na ũndũ wa ũtheri wake ngatuĩkanagĩria nduma-inĩ!
429:4 Thab 25:14; Thim 3:32Korwo ndariĩ ũrĩa ndatariĩ matukũ-inĩ marĩa ndagaacĩire biũ,
hĩndĩ ĩrĩa kuumĩrania ngoro na Ngai kwarathimaga nyũmba yakwa,
529:5 Thab 127:3-5; Ruth 4:1rĩrĩa Mwene-Hinya-Wothe aarĩ hamwe na niĩ,
nacio ciana ciakwa ikandigiicĩria,
629:6 Ayub 20:17; Thab 81:16; Gũcook 32:13rĩrĩa gacĩra gakwa kaihũgĩtio nĩ kĩrimũ kĩa iria,
naruo rwaro rwa ihiga rũgaatherũkagĩra tũrũũĩ twa maguta ma mũtamaiyũ!
7“Rĩrĩa ndaathiiaga kĩhingo-inĩ kĩa itũũra inene,
na ngaikarĩra gĩtĩ gĩakwa hau kĩaraho-inĩ-rĩ,
829:8 1Tim 5:1; Alaw 19:32aanake maanyonaga makeehera,
nao athuuri makarũgama,
929:9 Atiir 18:19; Thim 30:32andũ arĩa anene maatigaga kwaria,
makahumbĩra tũnua twao na moko;
1029:10 Thab 137:6mĩgambo ya andũ arĩa marĩ igweta ĩgakirio,
nacio nĩmĩ ciao ikanyiitana na karakara.
11Ũrĩa wothe wanjiguaga ngĩaria aaragia wega igũrũ rĩakwa,
nao arĩa maanyonaga makangaathĩrĩria,
1229:12 Ayub 24:4; Thab 72:12; Thim 21:3nĩ ũndũ nĩndahatũraga arĩa athĩĩni maakaya mateithio,
o na arĩa mataarĩ na maithe maagĩte mũndũ wa kũmateithia.
13Mũndũ agĩkua nĩandaathimaga;
nĩndatũmaga ngoro ya mũtumia wa ndigwa ĩine.
1429:14 2Sam 8:15; Aef 6:14Ndehumbaga ũthingu ta nguo;
ciira wa kĩhooto nĩguo warĩ nguo yakwa ya igũrũ, o na kĩremba gĩakwa.
1529:15 Ndar 10:31Nĩ niĩ ndaarĩ maitho ma arĩa atumumu,
na magũrũ ma arĩa ithua.
16Ndaarĩ ithe wa arĩa abatari;
nĩndaciiragĩrĩra o na mũndũ itooĩ.
1729:17 Thab 3:7Ningĩ nĩndoinangaga magego ma arĩa aaganu,
na ngahuria arĩa maarĩ magego-inĩ mao.
1829:18 Thab 30:6; Thim 3:1-2“Ndeciiragia atĩrĩ, ‘Niĩ ngaakuĩra gwakwa nyũmba,
matukũ makwa marĩ maingĩ ta mũthanga.
19Mĩri yakwa ĩgataamba ĩkinye maaĩ-inĩ,
narĩo ireera rĩkoragwo honge-inĩ ciakwa ũtukũ wothe.
2029:20 Thab 18:34; Kĩam 49:24Riiri wakwa ũgũtũũra werũhagio thĩinĩ wakwa,
naguo ũta wakwa ũtũũre ũrĩ mwerũ guoko-inĩ gwakwa.’
21“Andũ maathikagĩrĩria marĩ na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro,
meetagĩrĩra kĩrĩra gĩakwa makirĩte.
2229:22 Gũcook 32:2Ndaarĩkia kwaria-rĩ, matiacookaga kwaria;
ciugo ciakwa ciatoonyaga matũ mao kahora ihooreire.
23Maanjetagĩrĩra ta andũ metereire mbura,
na makanyua ciugo ciakwa o ta mbura ĩrĩa ya kũrigĩrĩria.
24Ndaamathekathekagia moorĩtwo nĩ hinya makaaga gwĩtĩkia;
ũtheri wa ũthiũ wakwa warĩ wa bata mũno kũrĩ o.
25Nĩ niĩ ndamoonagia njĩra, ngaikaraga ta ndĩ mũnene wao;
ndatũũraga ta mũthamaki arĩ gatagatĩ ga ita rĩake;
ningĩ ndaatariĩ ta mũndũ ũrĩa ũhooragĩria arĩa maracakaya.
