1 Ayuba man naxa masenyi ti:
2 «N bara n kali Ala Sɛnbɛ Kanyi ra,
3 danmi n ɲɛngima,
4 tinxintareya mu minima n dɛ i,
5 Han n faxa, n mu nɔndi fima wo ma,
6 N tan a kolon n tinxin, sese man mu n bama mɛnni.
7 «N yaxui xa suxu alɔ mixi ɲaaxi,
8 Ala na natɛ tongo a xa na mixi mɔɔlie faxa,
9 Ala nee maxandi xui tongoma e tɔɔrɔ tɛmui?
10 Ala rafan na mixi mɔɔli ma?
11 «N xa Ala sɛnbɛ masen wo bɛ,
12 Wo birin bara yi to a fanyi ra,
13 «Ala naxan nagirima mixi ɲaaxi ma,
14 A xa die na wuya, e faxama santidɛgɛma nan na,
15 A xa mixi ndee na lu,
16 A xa naafuli na gbo yɛ alɔ mɛyɛnyi,
17 a tan nan na malanxi,
18 A xa banxi luma alɔ turunturunyi,
19 A bannaxi nan a sama,
20 Gaaxui a suxuma tɛrɛnna ra,
21 Foye xungbe a xaninma,
22 Tanbɛe wolima a ma, a mu bama a ra,
23 Mixie ɲɛlɛxinma nɛ a xa xunnakanɛ ra,