1 “Esia na nye dzi lã kpo eye wòti kpo le enɔƒe.
2 O ɖo to! Ɖo to eƒe gbe ƒe gbeɖeɖe
3 Eɖe asi le eƒe dzokeke ŋu ɖe yame katã
4 Eƒe gbeɖeɖe kplɔa esia ɖo,
5 Mawu ƒe gbe bluna le nukumɔwo dzi,
6 Egblɔna na tsikpe be,
7 Ale be amegbetɔ siwo katã wòwɔ la nanya eƒe dɔwɔwɔ,
8 Gbemelãwo sina bena
9 Ahom tsoa eƒe xɔa me vana
10 Mawu ƒe gbɔgbɔ hea fafa gã aɖe vɛ
11 Enyɔa tsi ɖe lilikpowo me,
12 Le eƒe mɔfiafia nu wotrɔa trɔgodoe le anyigba la katã ŋkume,
13 Ehea lilikpowo vɛ be woahe to na amewo
14 “Hiob, ɖo to nàse nu sia,
15 Ènya ale si Mawu léa lilikpowo ɖe asii,
16 Ènya ale si lilikpowo wɔ hafi le yamea,
17 Wò ame si le fifia tem le wò awuwo me,
18 àte ŋu akpe ɖe eŋu le dziŋgɔli ƒe keke ɖe yame me,
19 “Gblɔ nu si míagblɔ nɛ la na mí,
20 Wonegblɔ nɛ be medi be maƒo nua?
21 Azɔ la, ame aɖeke mate ŋu akpɔ ɣe o
22 Edo tso anyiehe kple sikatsyɔ̃ɖoɖo.
23 Ame aɖeke matu Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la o
24 Eya ta amewo dea bubu eŋu