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Ɔsobɔfo no San Ba

Sobotofo no san ba, na yɛn Agya ma kwan ma ɔbɔ no bio: mpɔmpɔ fi ne ti so kosi ne nan ase. Hiob yere ka kyerɛ no sɛ ɔnnome Onyankopɔn na onwu; ɔmpene so, na ɔnyɛ ne ho sɛ ɔhaw no fata no. Nnamfo baasa ba, wɔsunsuan wɔn ntade mu, na wɔne no tena hɔ dinn nnanson.

Yɛn Agya kasa wɔ nkyekyɛmu ahorow 2–3, 6

Ti 2.

Bio, da bi duu sɛ ɔsoro badwafo no baa sɛ wɔrebɛda wɔn ho adi wɔ yɛn Agya anim, na ɔsobɔfo no nso baa wɔn mu sɛ ɔrebɛda ne ho adi wɔ nʼanim.

Yɛn Agya bisaa ɔsobɔfo no se, “Ɛhefa na wofi ba?” Ɔsobɔfo no buaa no se, “Mefi asase so a mekyinkyin ne nenam a menenam so fa ha ne ha.”

Yɛn Agya ka kyerɛɛ ɔsobɔfo no se, “Woadwene me somfo Hiob ho? Obiara nni asase so a ɔte sɛ no; ɔyɛ onipa a ne ho nni asɛm na ɔteɛ, osuro Onyankopɔn na ɔkwati bɔne. Ɔda so kura ne pɛyɛ mu, ɛwɔ mu sɛ wohyɛɛ me sɛ mentia no na mensɛe no kwa de.”

Ɔsobɔfo no buaa yɛn Agya se, “Were ananmu were! Onipa de nea ɔwɔ nyinaa bɛma de agye ne nkwa. Nanso afei tene wo nsa na bɔ ne nnompe ne ne honam, na ampa ara ɔbɛdome wo wʼanim tee.”

Yɛn Agya ka kyerɛɛ ɔsobɔfo no se, “Ɛyɛ, ɔwɔ wo nsam; nanso nkum no.”

Enti ɔsobɔfo no fii yɛn Agya anim kɔe, na ɔde mpɔmpɔ a ɛyɛ yaw bɔɔ Hiob fi ne nan ase kosii ne ti atifi. Na Hiob faa kyɛmfɛ bi de werɛw ne ho bere a ɔte nsõ mu no. Afei ne yere ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Woda so kura wo pɛyɛ mu? Dome Onyankopɔn na wu!” a a v9 Hiob yere ka “Onyankopɔn” wɔ ha, na ɛnyɛ “Agya” — kasa a ɛwɔ akyiri a nkɔmmɔbɔ a ɛwɔ nhoma yi mu no bɛkɔ so atena mu kosi sɛ Hiob bɛhyia yɛn Agya anim ne anim.

Nanso ɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Wokasa sɛ ɔbaa nkwaseafo bi. Ɛsɛ sɛ yɛgye papa fi Onyankopɔn nkyɛn na yɛnnye ɔhaw?” Wɔ eyi nyinaa mu no, Hiob amfa nʼano anyɛ bɔne.

Nnamfo Baasa Bɛn No

Bere a Hiob nnamfo baasa no tee ɔhaw yi nyinaa a aba ne so no, wɔn mu biara fi ne fie baa—Temanni Elifas, Suhini Bildad ne Naamani Sofar. Wɔyɛɛ adwene sɛ wɔbɛba abɛda ayamhyehye adi akyerɛ no na wɔakyekye ne werɛ. Bere a wohuu no wɔ akyirikyiri no, wɔanhunu no. Wɔmaa wɔn nne so sui, na wɔn mu biara sunsuanee nʼatade, na ɔtoo mfutuma kɔɔ ewiem ma ɛguu ne ti so. Wɔne no tenaa fam nnanson ne anadwo nson, na obiara ankasa asɛm biara ankyerɛ no, efisɛ wohuu sɛ nʼamanehunu no so yɛ den yiye.