1 Tọbudu iya bụ; a nọnyaepho; oke phẹrephere wata ezizi. Chipfu gbẹ l'oke phẹrephere ono wata eyeru Jiobu ọnu. Ọ sụ Jiobu:
2 ?Bụ onye epfu iphe phọ?
3 Rịkota onwongu gẹ nwoke;
4 Sụ-a; ?bụ awe bẹ ị nọ teke
5 ?Bụ onye tụru iya ọnyeka sụ
6 ?Bụ lẹ gụnu bẹ a kpọbechaaru
7 mbụ teke ono, e mechaarụ;
8 ?Bụ onye gụru ụzo gburumu
9 Noo teke mu woru
10 bya akpaaru iya oke
11 Noo teke mu sụru: “Lekwa
12 ?Ị sụjewaru nchi-abọhu
13 ?Ị sụjewaru iya g'o je
14 Mgboko l'ophu kpụru
15 Ndu ẹjo-iphe bẹ e te
16 ?I jejewaru ije jerwua
17 ?E goshijewaru ngu
18 ?Ị rịjekpowaru iya;
19 ?Bụ awe bẹ eeshije eje
20 ?Ị dụ-a ike dua ndu ono
21 Mu maru-a l'ị makọtaru
22 ?Ị bahụjewaru l'ụlo ẹka
23 bụro iphe, mu doberu
24 ?Dẹnu gbororo, eeshije eje
25 ?Bụ onye gbuwaru ọswawara
26 Ọ nọdu egudeje iya agba
27 gude iya mee gẹ ncharacha
28 Mini ono, igwe edzeje ono;
29 ?Bụ nwanyị ole nwụru
30 bụ iya emeje mini l'ọ
31 ?Ịi-dụ-a ike swikọbe
32 ?Ị dụ ike eme kpokpode,
33 ?Ị maru ekemu, a tụru doberu
34 ?Ị dụ ike ara ọ́rà g'o rwua
35 ?Bụ ngu atụfuje ire egbigwe
36 ?Bụ onye nụru ọkpoma
37 ?Bụ onye bẹ mmamiphe
38 mẹ urwuku hukọepho
39 “?Bụ ngu ejeje akparu
40 m'ẹphe tụko nọdu
41 ?Bụ onye anụje okpoko-ọ́hà