1 Ayuba naxa a yaabi,
2 «N bara wo xa masenyi maniyɛ gbegbe mɛ.
3 Wo xa masenyie maniya foye ra.
4 Xa wo tan nan nu na tɔɔrɔfe,
5 Kɔnɔ n tan mu nu na rabama,
6 «N ma wɔyɛnyi mu n ma tɔɔrɛ bama,
7 Yakɔsi fa, n bara tagan.
8 I bara n fate birin ba n ma,
9 Ala xa xɔnɛ bara dutun n ma,
10 N yaxuie fe ɲaaxi falama n ma fe ra,
11 Ala mu n natanga fonike karinxie ma,
12 N nu bɔɲɛsa nan kui,
13 A xa tanbɛe n nabilinxi yire birin,
14 A n gerema alɔ geresoe xaaɲɛ.
15 N bara sunnun donma ragoro n fate ma,
16 Wa bara n yae gbeeli,
17 Kɔnɔ n mu fe ɲaaxi yo rabaxi.
18 Bɛndɛ, i naxa dusu n wuli xun na,
19 «Kelife yakɔsi ma fa, n ma seede na koore ma,
20 N booree na yofe n ma,
21 N seede xa n xun mafala Ala xɔn ma,
22 a xa n xun mafala barima a gbe mu luxi n xa siga,