1 Omonene akairaneria Ayubu korwa ase ekembugu‐mbugu ime, akamoteebia:
2 Aye naye ng’o okorenta omosunte ase ogosemia
3 Tenena okong’e buna omosacha,
4 Ng’ai kwarenge ekero nabegete oboroso bw’ense?
5 Ning’o obegete ebirengo biaye? Ntebie onye komanyete.
6 Ng’ai amaroso aye aterekereretwe?
7 ekero ching’enang’eni chia mambia chiaterete amo,
8 Ning’o osiegete ebisieri bi’enyancha, ekero yarindoretie buna
9 Ekero keria naroisetie amare abe chianga chiaye,
10 naende nkabeekera enyancha chimbebe chiaye,
11 ngateba: Aa nao oraikere, korende togoetania,
12 Inee! Ase obogima bwao bwonsi kwana gochika emambia ebeo?
13 erinde ense yonsi ekiamoke, ebwatwe ase chinsinyo chiaye,
14 Ense nigo ekoonchorwa yarorekana buna amaroba abeire inse y’ebonyi ere nekemanyererio,
15 Oborabu nigo bogotangwa korwa ase abakori amabe,
16 Inee! Kwana gosoa ime ase chinsoko chi’enyancha,
17 Kwana kworokigwa ebiita bi’amakweri,
18 Kwana korengereria igoro y’obogare bw’ense?
19 Enchera ekogenda ase oborabu bore, ng’ai ere?
20 erinde ogende oyoire ase ribebe riaye?
21 Ee, aye nomanyete, ekiagera nigo kwaiboretwe kare,
22 Inee! Kwana gosoa ime ase ebigachero bi’obokeng’entu,
23 Amagena ayio ngachete goika ase engaki y’emechando,
24 Inchera ki ekogenda aase oborabu bokoruerwa,
25 Ning’o oremete omotaro ase chiooro chi’embura chigoeta,
26 echio chikogera embura yatwa aase monto atamenyeti,
27 Embura eyio nigo ekoigotia ense ere bosa etamenyiri,
28 Inee! Embura nebwate ise?
29 Nkorwa ase enda ya ng’o obokeng’entu bokorwa?
30 Amache nigo akobwatana oma pa buna rigena,
31 Inee! Nonyare gosiberania egetuse gie ching’enang’eni gekorokwa Abaiseke batano na babere bamwabo?
32 Nonyare koraa ching’enang’eni chioroke ase chingaki chiabo?
33 Nomanyete emeroberio ya igoro echiikire?
34 Nonyare goaka eriogi riao riike ase amare
35 Nonyare gotoma chinkoba chigende aase gete,
36 Ning’o okobeeka obong’aini ase enkoro ime,
37 Ning’o oranyare koba nobong’aini abare amare?
38 ekero riroba riabwatanire riomire pa,
39 Inee! Nonyare gotwarera endo ebi ekoria,
40 ekero chire ase amakuruma abo chieringanetie ase okoboera,
41 Ning’o okoa ekegonkoru endagera yaye,