1 Hiob ɖo eŋu nɛ be,
2 “Mese nya siawo tɔgbi wòsɔ gbɔ,
3 Miaƒe nuƒo legbe, gɔdɔ̃gɔdɔ̃awo mawu nu akpɔ oa?
4 Nenye miawoe le tenyeƒe la,
5 Maƒo nu ade dzi ƒo na mi
6 “Gake ne meƒo nu la,
7 O Mawu, vavãe èna mevɔ le eme keŋkeŋ
8 Èna meɖi ku, vɔ keŋ eye wòzu ɖaseɖiɖi,
9 Yehowa ƒom, hevuvum le eƒe dziku me
10 Amewo ke woƒe nuwo baa hedo ɣli ɖe tanye.
11 Mawu dem asi na ame vɔ̃ɖiwo
12 Nuwo nɔ edzi dzem nam nyuie gake ekakam.
13 eƒe aŋutrɔdalawo ɖe to ɖem.
14 Eva ƒo ɖe dzinye enuenu
15 “Metɔ akpanya hetsyɔ na nye ŋutilã
16 Avifafa na nye mo biã dzẽe,
17 evɔ nye asiwo mewɔ nu tovo aɖeke o
18 “O, anyigba, mègatsyɔ nye ʋu dzi o
19 Azɔ gɔ̃ hã la, nye ɖasefo le dziƒo
20 Tanyeʋlila nye xɔ̃nye,
21 Eɖea kuku na Mawu ɖe ame ta
22 “Ƒe ʋɛ aɖewo koe ava yi