1 «Yakɔsi Ayuba, i i tuli mati n ma masenyi ra,

i xa n ma wɔyɛnyi ramɛ.

2 N bara n dɛ rabi,

n nɛnyi bara keli.

3 N ma masenyi kelixi n bɔɲɛ fiixɛ nan kui,

nɔndi nan minima n dɛ i.

4 Ala Xaxili bara n daa,

Ala Sɛnbɛ kanyi ɲɛngi bara n findi mixi ɲiɲɛ ra.

5 Xa i nɔma n yaabide,

i xa na raba.

6 Won firin birin lan Ala ya i.

N fan yailanxi bɛndɛ nan na.

7 Na kui i naxa gaaxu n ya ra.

8 Kɔnɔ i bara wɔyɛnyi nde fala,

n naxan mɛxi n tuli ra.

9 I bara a fala, ‹N sɛniyɛn, n mu yunubi rabaxi,

10 kɔnɔ Ala man na fe nde tofe n na,

n findixi a yaxui ra naxan ma.

11 A bara n sanyi mabalan yɔlɔnxɔnyi kui,

a nu fa n fɔxi birin igbɛ.›

12 Kɔnɔ n xa a fala i bɛ,

nɔndi mu i bɛ na fe kui,

barima Ala gbo mixi bɛ.

13 I wama Ala rakiitife munfe ra?

A mu yaabi fima a xa fe rabaxi birin ma.

14 Ala fe masenma won bɛ ki nde ra,

kɔnɔ won mu won ɲɔxɔ sama na xɔn ma.

15 A nɔma wɔyɛnde xiye ra kɔɛ ra,

mixi xima tɛmui naxɛ e xa sade ma.

16 A nɔma adamadie tuli rabide na tɛmui,

a e rakolon fee ra naxee kelixi a tan ma,

17 alako e xa kira ɲaaxi bɛɲin,

a man xa e ratanga e yɛtɛ kan igbofe ma.

18 Na kui, a e ratangama nɛ gaburi gbaloe ma,

a e ratanga santidɛgɛma ma.

19 Ala man nɔma masenyi tide adamadi bɛ a xa tɔɔrɛ nde ra,

naxan xɔnɛ soma han a xɔrie kui a xa fure dagi tagi.

20 Donse yati fa raɲaaxu a ma, a mu nɔ a dɛgede.

21 A fate ba a ma, a xɔrie birin sa kɛnɛ ma.

22 A makɔrɛ aligiyama ra, Sayamalekɛ fa a fɔxɔ ra.»

23 «Kɔnɔ xa xɛɛra xunmafalama nde sa lu a bɛ

malekɛ galie ya ma,

naxan fama tinxin ki masende na kanyi bɛ,

24 Na kui, xɛɛra xunmafalama findima saabui fanyi ra a bɛ,

Ala hinnɛ a ra, a a masen Ala bɛ,

‹A rakisi faxɛ ma, n bara a xunsare ba.›

25 Na kui, a fate man gbilenma dimɛdiɲa,

a man fonike sɛnbɛ sɔtɔ.

26 Adamadi na Ala hinnɛnte maxandi,

a Ala yatagi toma nɛ sɛɛwɛ kui,

Ala fa tinxinyi fi a ma.

27 Na kanyi bɛɛti bama nɛ mixie ya i, a a fala,

‹N yunubi rabaxi nɛ,

n tinxinyi madalin,

kɔnɔ na sare mu ragbilenxi n ma a ki ma.

28 Ala bara n xɔrɛya,

n tan naxan xun nu tixi aligiyama ra.

A man bara gbilen naiyalanyi masen na n bɛ.›

29 Ala nan na rabama adama bɛ,

keren, firin, han saxan,

30 alako a xa a ba faxɛ yi,

a xa a lu naiyalanyi kui.»

31 «Ayuba, i tuli mati n na,

i xa i sabari, i xa n ma masenyi ramɛ.

32 Xa yaabi nde na i bɛ, i xa na fala,

barima n wama nɔndi fife i ma.

33 Kɔnɔ xa na mu a ra, i tuli mati n na,

i xa i sabari alako i xa xaxili sɔtɔ n na.»