1 Ninfɛ di Yob ladiki kanya alɛ:

2 "Nwaako, n-ye nlɛ nle mmle nwaako dile.

Kafɔɔ lɛ di otii kafuo ote tinini di Yaa anu?

3 Nu di otii komiɛ alɛ ananfiko nwɔ ɔlaa yi,

ɔlɔbafuo ɔlaa onwii kanya odiki ɔtɔɔ di kakpe kamɛ.

4 Ninumbe nɔɔ lɛtaka katoo, osie nɔɔ lemuɔ.

Owe nitodikpɛko Yaa annaafũ nkɔ?

5 Ankpa abokote manantofo nwu nii,

amunikĩisa nya anfuusa di ɔblɔ nɔɔ kanya.

6 Antũkunsa kasɔ di abaninya

anta akpaka kafɔɔ ntũkũ.

7 Ankakatɛ anta kufĩ, ni kunampɛ nɛ;

antĩi awɛntrebi lɛkpa.

8 Lete nɔɔ niananfi osi aatɛ

ni ankyɛ di lekpo le nikɔpɛ ni suoto nɛ.

9 Nnwɔɔ ninle Okiti ku awɛntrɛbi ya bɔɔlɛɛ ni Orion Blatɛ,

awɛntrɛbi dikudi nwu ku kala kasɔ awɛntrɛbi.

10 Yaa mbla asaa akplɛ akplɛ manaanu ni kasɔ,

asaa ya niɛbla ni ɔkpɛ manaafuo ni ɔka.

11 Nse eefe di ɔlɔɔkɔ nii, ninfuo nwɔ ɔnya;

nse akyɛ oosifi, ninfuo nwɔ otofo.

12 Nse ɔɔkpafɛ lɛsaa anfũ, owe namafuo nwɔ osuku otĩi?

Owe namafuo nwɔ ɔkaalɛ alɛ, ‘Obe fɔɔbla?’

13 Yaa nindiɛ ɔblɔ nɔɔ;

bia Rahab* bakyakaakotɛ lawakasɔ di nkpaatũ nɔɔ.

14 "Ni lɛ nfɛ kananfi ɔlaa ku Yaa?

Lɛ nfɛ kawɛ sɛlaa nnanfi ku nnwɔɔ?

15 Nu di ole mi nkpe, namafuo nwɔ kanya odiki;

lekoto lete katikiti munko Kantɛ nii alɛ anya mi nyaami.

16 Bia kuntɛ lɛlɛɛ nwɔ lɛka, ɛɛwa yi,

ninfunnu nlɛ abakyɔɔ mi atoko.

17 Abata afɛɛfɔ nnwɔtɔ mi,

anta nkɔ nii kafɔɔ mpɔ́ ninkyakaa, ninambla ni lɛsalɛsaa.

18 Ɔlɔbatɛɛ nwuna,

kafɔɔ abata dibuo nlenkee mi nnɛɛ.

19 Nse osie ɔlaa kule, nnwɔɔ ninlenke!

Nse lɛka ɔlaa kule kafɔɔ yi, owe nimalɛɛ nwɔ lɛka?

20 Nse bia ole mi nkpe, kanya nii ntabalo mi lɛpɔɔ;

nse fɛ ami nnaa ole kuonwii, ditabatuo alɛ ami ninlolaa mbla.

21 "Kuntɛ ami nnaa ole kuonwii yi,

ami ninklesĩ;

nkpa nii mmu ntootuudi mi.

22 Amuu, ninwii nwu nɛ; nkpo oso kobuɛ nlɛ,

‘An-wɔɔsa mba ninnaa ni ole kuonwii ku bakpiletɛ akyuu lɛma anyɔ.’

23 Nse ɔlaa kpile lɛwako kukpi di difua kamɛ yi,

Mba ole ninkpe ni, fiɛ diobuo ma nii, Yaa mma ma.

24 Nse kasɔ lebuo di bakpiletɛ nnɛɛ yi,

Yaa ntĩi bakantɛ lɛma anu.

Nse diele Yaa niɛbla, ni owe dile?

25 "Ayi nii kɔpɛsɛwa anlenkee tosotɛ;

anwaalɛ anfe anannya ni suoto lɛyɔɔ.

26 Anfe wla fɛle seklo se bɛɛbla ni ku sekpoku,

fɛle baklikpo niɛwɛ ni ole lɛma boosoo manwa kasɔ.

27 Nse lebuɛ nlɛ, 'Kamayee ɔlaa nii yi,

ni kamadiɛ sikududu owi, nimumuna sɛma,'

28 lekple kɔyɛkɛ dibuo nii nimuu,

diekye n-ye nlɛ flɔbatɛɛ lɛbɛ.

29 Diekye ntookpi lɛpɔɔ kofokofoko,

obe oso nfɛ kasisikiti kasakasa?

30 Bia kuntɛ lekpe ntu ku kwayɛ,

lefoto nnɛɛ nii ku kolo ko manwa ni kwayɛ yi,

31 fabafuki mi fankpee di dibiɔ kplɔkplɔ kamɛ,

alɛ bia akpeele ni kamakpɛ mi oyududu.

32 "Yaa diele otii fɛle ami okle, alɛ kadiki ni ɔlaa nɔɔ kanya,

alɛ buayilako ni bawo di kakankɔ.

33 Nse fɛ otii owo ninkpe atabakpanaa ni akyuu loo anyɔ,

antika akyuu loo anyɔ kɔnɛɛ,

34 alɛ otii owo katekete Yaa letoko nanfi nwu di suoto nii,

di mmle di lɛyɛkɛ nɔɔ nwu dilasinkpee mi ni difu.

35 Ni ntabakakatɛ di lɛyɛkɛ nɔɔ dilɔbasiɛ mi nii,

kafɔɔ fɛ mmle dite ditɛɛ nii, namafuo.