1 Erio Elihu akagenderera gokwana, akabora:
2 “Inwe abanto abang’aini, igwa amang’ana aane!
3 Amang’ana amato akoigwa, nigo akoyateema,
4 Tochore ayare amaronge;
5 Ayubu nigo agoteeba: Inche nomonyene oboronge,
6 Nonya inde omonyene oboronge, nabarirwe ng’a nomonyaborimo inde;
7 “Inee! Monto ki onga buna Ayubu,
8 Ere oyio ogosanga nabanyabibe
9 Naende ere oteebire ng’a
10 “Ase ayio, inwe abanto abamore nokomanya, inyigwa!
11 Ere nigo agoakana omonto koreng’ana buna emeremo yaye ere;
12 Ekeene, Nyasae tagokora ayare amabe;
13 Ning’o oete Nyasae okobua gw’okogambera ense?
14 Ere aise koirania omoika oye,
15 Mwanyabaanto bonsi pi goika bakwe,
16 “Onye more nokomanya, igwa aya;
17 Inee! Omonto ogechete ekeene nanyare kogamba?
18 Nonyare goteebia omorwoti: Aye nigo ore omonto bosa,
19 Nyasae tari gwanchereria abagaambi,
20 Abanto nigo bagokwa ara rimo;
21 Nyasae nigo arigereretie chinchera chi’omonto;
22 Aase aamwamu tari, gose omosunte ekerima,
23 Nyasae taganeti engaki entambe korigereria,
24 Ere nigo agosenyenta abare nokobua atari kona‐kouna‐unia,
25 Ekiagera ere namanyete emeremo yabo,
26 Nyasae nigo akobaita maiso marore,
27 na ekiagera baonchokire na gotiga komobwatia,
28 Abwo bagerire ekerero ki’abataka giaikire asare,
29 “Inee! Nyasae karakire‐kiri ning’o oramonachere ekiina?
30 ekero ararusie okogamba korwa ase abatamoirogeti
31 “Inee! Monto onde nare oteebirie Nyasae:
32 Bono inyorokererie aya ntamanyeti,
33 Nigo okagete ng’a Nyasae nigo aragoakane buna oranche,
34 “Abanto abare nokomanya,
35 Ayubu nigo agokwana atari na semi;
36 Nigo yagwenerete Ayubu ateemwe goika omoerio,
37 Ere nigo akomenta ogosaria ase ebibe biaye,