1 Tọ dụ iya bụ; Elifazu, bụ onye Témanu abya eyee ọnu; sụ:
2 “Onye maru iphe;
3 ?Bụ mkpọkoro-okfu;
4 Obenu l'i woleruphu k'ọtsu
5 Ọ bụ ẹjo ụdudu ngu ezi ngu iphe, ii-kfu;
6 Ọ kwa ọnu ngu anma ngu ikpe;
7 ?Bụ nggu bụ onye ọdungu,
8 ?Ị nụjewaru idzu,
9 ?Bụ ngụnu b'ị maru, ayịbedua ta madu?
10 Ndu bụ ọgurenya;
11 Ike ono, Nchileke adụ ngu ono;
12 ?Nanụ ẹge ọ dụ;
13 kẹ t'i woru ẹhu-eghughu ngu
14 ?Bụ ngụnu bẹ madzụ bụ
15 Ọ -bụru lẹ Nchileke
16 ?bụchia madzụ, anọduje eme
17 Ngabẹ nchị; tẹ mu mee
18 mbụ iphe, ndu maru iphe kfuru;
19 Ọ bụ ndiche ẹphe ono
20 Ẹjo madzụ anọduje atsụ ude
21 Iphe, ejiji iya nchị bụ iphe, eye egvu.
22 Ẹ too kwejekwa lẹ ya e-shi
23 Ọonoduje aghaphe;
24 Iphe-ẹhuka; mẹ aphụ bụ
25 Iphe, kparu iya nụ
26 Oogudeje igbidigbi iphe,
27 A makwaru-a l'ọ daru ọkporokpo
28 obenu l'ẹke, o mekochaaru buru
29 Ẹ to nwedu iphe,
30 Ẹ tọo wafụdu l'ẹkpuru-ọchi ono.
31 T'ẹ b'o zihe onwiya okfu
32 Ụgwo iphe o meru bẹ
33 Ọo-dụ l'ọ bụ vayịnu,
34 Iphe, bụ ndu ẹ-ta atsụdu
35 Egbe ndu ono achịje idzu;