1 Enti saa mmarima baasa yi ammua Hiob bio, ɛfiri sɛ, na ɔtene wɔ ɔno ara ani so. 2 Na Busini Barakel babarima Elihu a ɔfiri Ram abusua mu no bo fuu Hiob yie sɛ ɔbu ne ho bem na ɔmmu Onyankopɔn mmom bem. 3 Ne bo fuu nnamfonom baasa no sɛ wɔantumi anya nnyinasoɔ bi ammɔ Hiob nsɛm no angu, nanso wɔbuu no fɔ. 4 Elihu twɛnee sɛ afoforɔ no bɛkasa akyerɛ Hiob, ɛfiri sɛ, na wɔanyinyini sene no. 5 Na ɔhunuu sɛ nnipa baasa no nni asɛm biara ka bio no, nʼabufuo sɔreeɛ.

6 Enti Busini Barakel babarima Elihu kaa sɛ,

"Meyɛ abɔfra,

na moyɛ mpanimfoɔ;

ɛno enti na mesuroo sɛ

mɛka deɛ menim akyerɛ mo.

7 Medwenee sɛ, ‘Ɛsɛ sɛ mpanimfoɔ kasa;

ɛsɛ sɛ wɔn a wɔn ani afire kyerɛ nyansa.’

8 Nanso honhom a ɛte onipa mu,

Otumfoɔ no ahomeɛ no na ɛma nteaseɛ.

9 Ɛnyɛ mpanimfoɔ nko na wɔyɛ anyansafoɔ,

ɛnyɛ wɔn a wɔn ani afire nko na wɔte deɛ ɛyɛ ase.

10 "Enti mese: Montie me;

me nso mɛka mʼadwene.

11 Metwɛneeɛ wɔ ɛberɛ a morekasa,

metiee mo adwenkyerɛ;

ɛberɛ a na monhunu deɛ monka no,

12 meyɛɛ aso maa mo pa ara,

nanso mo mu biara antumi ankyerɛ sɛ Hiob ayɛ mfomsoɔ;

mo mu biara anyi nʼanosɛm ano.

13 Monnka sɛ, ‘Ɔnim nyansa;

Onyankopɔn nko ara na ɔbɛtumi asesa nʼadwene.’

14 Sɛ Hiob ne me kasaeɛ a,

anka merennyina mo adwenkyerɛ no so mmua no.

15 "Mo ho adwiri mo, monni hwee ka bio;

mo nsɛm asa.

16 Ɛsɛ sɛ metwɛn wɔ ɛberɛ a moayɛ komm yi,

saa ɛberɛ a mo monni mmuaeɛ biara de ma yi?

17 Me nso mɛka bi

me nso mɛka mʼadwene.

18 Ɛfiri sɛ, nsɛm ahyɛ mʼanomu ma,

na honhom a ɛte me mu no hyɛ me sɛ menka;

19 Me mu no, mete sɛ nsa a ɛhyɛ toa mu;

Me te sɛ nsã kotokuo foforɔ a ɛrebɛpae.

20 Ɛsɛ sɛ mekasa na me ho tɔ me;

ɛsɛ sɛ mebue mʼano na me ma mmuaeɛ.

21 Merenyɛ animhwɛ

na merenkorɔkorɔ obiara.

22 Na sɛ makwadare akorɔkorɔ mu a,

anka me Yɛfoɔ bɛyi me afiri hɔ ntɛm so.