1 «Yakɔsi Ayuba, i i tuli mati n ma masenyi ra,
2 N bara n dɛ rabi,
3 N ma masenyi kelixi n bɔɲɛ fiixɛ nan kui,
4 Ala Xaxili bara n daa,
5 Xa i nɔma n yaabide,
6 Won firin birin lan Ala ya i.
7 Na kui i naxa gaaxu n ya ra.
8 Kɔnɔ i bara wɔyɛnyi nde fala,
9 I bara a fala, ‹N sɛniyɛn, n mu yunubi rabaxi,
10 kɔnɔ Ala man na fe nde tofe n na,
11 A bara n sanyi mabalan yɔlɔnxɔnyi kui,
12 Kɔnɔ n xa a fala i bɛ,
13 I wama Ala rakiitife munfe ra?
14 Ala fe masenma won bɛ ki nde ra,
15 A nɔma wɔyɛnde xiye ra kɔɛ ra,
16 A nɔma adamadie tuli rabide na tɛmui,
17 alako e xa kira ɲaaxi bɛɲin,
18 Na kui, a e ratangama nɛ gaburi gbaloe ma,
19 Ala man nɔma masenyi tide adamadi bɛ a xa tɔɔrɛ nde ra,
20 Donse yati fa raɲaaxu a ma, a mu nɔ a dɛgede.
21 A fate ba a ma, a xɔrie birin sa kɛnɛ ma.
22 A makɔrɛ aligiyama ra, Sayamalekɛ fa a fɔxɔ ra.»
23 «Kɔnɔ xa xɛɛra xunmafalama nde sa lu a bɛ
24 Na kui, xɛɛra xunmafalama findima saabui fanyi ra a bɛ,
25 Na kui, a fate man gbilenma dimɛdiɲa,
26 Adamadi na Ala hinnɛnte maxandi,
27 Na kanyi bɛɛti bama nɛ mixie ya i, a a fala,
28 Ala bara n xɔrɛya,
29 Ala nan na rabama adama bɛ,
30 alako a xa a ba faxɛ yi,
31 «Ayuba, i tuli mati n na,
32 Xa yaabi nde na i bɛ, i xa na fala,
33 Kɔnɔ xa na mu a ra, i tuli mati n na,