1 Tete Yehowa ɖo nyawo ŋu na Hiob to ahom me be,
2 “Ame ka nye esi tsɔ viviti tsyɔ nye aɖaŋudede dzi
3 Tso nàbla ali dzi abe ŋutsu ene,
4 “Afi ka nènɔ esi meɖo anyigba ƒe gɔmeɖokpewo anyi?
5 Ame kae dzidze eƒe kekeme kple didime?
6 Nu ka dzi woɖo egɔme anyi ɖo?
7 esi ŋukeɣletiviwo le ha dzim ɖekae
8 “Ame kae do ʋɔ ɖe atsiaƒu nu
9 esi metsɔ lilikpo wɔ eƒe awudodoe heblae ɖe
10 esi meɖo seɖoƒe nɛ,
11 esi megblɔ be, ‘Afii ko nàse,
12 “Èɖe gbe na ŋdi kpɔ tso
13 be wòalé anyigba ƒe toga,
14 Anyigba trɔ eƒe nɔnɔme abe anyi le nutrenu te ene,
15 Woxɔ ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe kekeli le wo si
16 “Èzɔ mɔ yi ɖe atsiaƒu ƒe vudo me
17 Wofia ku ƒe agbowo wò kpɔa?
18 Èse anyigba ƒe kekeme gɔmea?
19 “Afi ka mɔ si yi kekeli ƒe nɔƒe la to?
20 Àte ŋu akplɔ wo ayi wo nɔƒewoea?
21 Meka ɖe edzi be ènyae
22 “Ège ɖe sno ƒe nudzraɖoƒe
23 esi meɖo ɖi na xaxaɣi,
24 Afi ka mɔ si wotona yia teƒe
25 Ame kae ɖo toƒe na tsi gã siwo dzana
26 be woade tsi anyigba si dzi ame mele o
27 be wòaɖi kɔ na kuɖiɖinyigba gbɔlo
28 Fofo le tsidzadza sia?
29 Ame ka ƒe dɔ mee tsikpe do tso?
30 esi tsiwo do kpe abe ahlihã ene
31 “Àte ŋu abla Atifieŋu siwo le keklẽma?
32 Àte ŋu akplɔ ŋukeɣletiviwo ado goe ne woƒe dodoɣi ɖo
33 Ènya dziƒo ƒe sewoa?
34 “Àte ŋu akɔ gbe dzi ado ɣli na lilikpowo,
35 Wòe ɖo dzikedzo ɖe eƒe mɔ dzia?
36 Ame kae tsɔ nunya na dzi
37 Ame ka sie nunya le be wòaxlẽ lilikpowo?
38 ne anyigba do kpe eye anyikɔ
39 “Wòe daa ade na dzatanɔ
40 eye womlɔ woƒe dowo me
41 Ame kae dia nuɖuɖu na akpaviãwo,