Sofar Bua
Sofar kasa a ano yɛ den sene biara: Hiob kasa dodo, na Onyankopɔn ammu no fɔ sɛnea ne fɔdie fata. Yi bɔne fi wo ntamadan mu, ɔka sɛ, na w'asetena bɛhyerɛn asen owigyinaeɛ. Ɔde ne ho to n'asɛm so koraa, na onipa a onni fɔ na ɔreka akyerɛ no.
11 1Afei Naamatni Sofar buae se: 2“Ɛsɛ sɛ nsɛm bebree a ɛte sɛ nsuyiri yi kɔ a obiara mmua? Ɛsɛ sɛ wobu onipa a ɔkasa dodo saa bem? 3Ɛsɛ sɛ wo nsɛm hunu no ma afoforo yɛ dinn? Wobɛdi fɛw a obiara remma wʼani nwu? 4Efisɛ woka se, ‘Me nkyerɛkyerɛ yɛ kronn, na me ho tew wʼanim.’ 5Nanso ao, anka mepɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn bɛkasa na wabue nʼano atia wo, 6na wada nyansa ahintasɛm adi akyerɛ wo— efisɛ nyansa ankasa wɔ afa abien. Enti hu sɛ Onyankopɔn abu wo fɔ a ɛsua sen sɛnea wo bɔne fata. 7Wobɛtumi ahu Onyankopɔn nsɛm a emu dɔ no ase? Wobɛtumi ahu Otumfoɔ no ano? 8Ɛkorɔn sen ɔsoro— dɛn na wobɛtumi ayɛ? Emu dɔ sen damoa—dɛn na wobɛtumi ahu? 9Ne susuw ware sen asase, na ɛtrɛ sen po. 10Sɛ ɔfa hɔ na ɔde obi to afiase na ɔfrɛ no ba atemmu mu a, hena na obetumi asiw no kwan? 11Efisɛ onim nnipa hunu; sɛ ohu bɔne a, ɔrenhyɛ no nsow anaa? 12Nanso onipa a ne tirim hunu no bɛyɛ onyansafo bere a wɔbɛwo wuram afurum ba sɛ onipa no. 13Sɛ wosiesie wo koma na wotrɛw wo nsa kyerɛ no, 14sɛ bɔne wɔ wo nsa mu a, yi fi hɔ, na mma ntɛnkyea ntena wo ntamadan mu, 15ɛno de, ampa ara wobɛma wʼanim so a wʼani nwu; wobɛgyina pintinn, na worensuro. 16Wo werɛ befi wo amanehunu, na wobɛkae no sɛ nsu a asen akɔ. 17Wo nkwa ani bɛtew sen owigyinae; ne sum bɛyɛ sɛ anɔpa. 18Wo ho bɛtɔ wo, efisɛ anidaso wɔ hɔ; wobɛhwɛ wo ho hyia, na woada a wo ho dwo wo. 19Wobɛda a obiara remma wo nsuro, na nnipa bebree bɛpɛ wʼanim dom. 20Nanso amumɔyɛfo aniwa bɛyɛ kusuu; wɔrennya guankɔbea biara, na wɔn anidaso koro pɛ ne sɛ wɔn home bɛtwa.”