1 Hiob ɖo eŋu nɛ gblɔ be,
2 “Vavã menya be esia nye nyateƒe,
3 Togbɔ be anye ame ƒe didi be
4 Eƒe nunya de to, eƒe ŋusẽ keke ta,
5 Emli towo ɖa gake womenya o
6 Eʋuʋu anyigba le enɔƒe eye wòna
7 Eƒoa nu na ɣe eye meklẽna o,
8 Eya ɖekae keke dziƒowo me
9 Eyae wɔ ɣletivi siwo woyɔna be,
10 Ewɔ nu dzɔtsu siwo me dzodzro meli o
11 Ne eva to ŋunye yi la, nyemate ŋu akpɔe o,
12 Ne exɔ nu le ame si sesẽtɔe la,
13 Mawu meɖoa asi eƒe dziku dzi o,
14 “Eya ta aleke nye ya mate ŋu aɖe ɖeklemie?
15 Togbɔ be nyemedze agɔ o hã la,
16 Ne meyɔe eye wòtɔ nam gɔ̃ hã la,
17 Atsɔ ahomya agbãm gudugudu
18 Maɖe mɔ nam be magakpɔ gbɔdzɔe o,
19 Ne ŋusẽ ƒe nya wònye la, kpɔ ɖa,
20 Ne nyemeɖi fɔ o gɔ̃ hã la, nye nu abu fɔm,
21 “Togbɔ be nyemeɖi fɔ o hã la,
22 Wo katã le ɖeka eya ta megblɔ be,
23 Ne ameƒoti he ku vɛ kpata la,
24 Ne anyigba aɖe ge ɖe ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe asi me la,
25 “Nye ŋkekewo le du ɖim wu duƒula,
26 Wozɔ mii va yi abe aƒlaʋuwo ene
27 Ne megblɔ be, ‘Maŋlɔ nye konyifafa be
28 ekema nye fukpekpewo katã doa ŋɔdzi nam
29 Esi wobum fɔɖilae xoxo ɖe,
30 Ne mele tsi kple tsiledzalẽ
31 aganyrɔm ɖe anyiʋe me,
32 “Menye amee wònye abe nye ene ne maɖo nya ŋu nɛ,
33 Ne ame aɖe ɖe wòli aƒo nu le mía dome,
34 ame si aɖe Mawu ƒe ameƒoti ɖa le ŋutinye,
35 Ekema maƒo nu na eya amea mavɔmavɔ̃e,