Hiob Buae: Adɛn Nti na Amumɔyɛfo Di Yiye?
Hiob de adanseɛ a ne nnamfo bu wɔn ani gu so bua: amumuyɛfoɔ nyini kɔ nkwakoraa mu na wonya tumi, wɔn mma sa, na wɔwu asomdwoeɛ mu wɔ bere a wɔaka akyerɛ Onyankopɔn sɛ ɔnnyae wɔn. Nea ne ho tɔ no ne nea ne kra mu yɛ nwono nyinaa da mfuturo mu. Ɔka sɛ wɔn awerɛkyekye yɛ atorɔ.
21 1Afei Hiob buae se: 2“Muntie me nsɛm yiye, na momma eyi nyɛ awerɛkyekye a mode bɛma me. 3Monnya me ho abotare bere a merekasa yi, na sɛ mekasa wie a, motumi kɔ so di me ho fɛw. 4Me de, onipa kwa na merenwiinwii atia no anaa? Adɛn nti na ɛnsɛ sɛ mʼabotare sa? 5Monhwɛ me na mo ho nnwiriw mo, na momfa mo nsa nkata mo anom. 6Sɛ mekae a, ehu ka me, na ahopopo kura me honam. 7Adɛn nti na amumɔyɛfo kɔ so te ase, bɔ akwakoraa, na wɔn tumi yɛ kɛse? 8Wɔn mma tim, na wɔne wɔn wɔ hɔ dwoodwoo wɔ wɔn anim, na wɔn asefo nso wɔ wɔn ani so. 9Wɔn afi yɛ dwoodwoo na ehu nni mu, na Onyankopɔn abaa mmɔ wɔn. 10Wɔn nantwinini nya mma a ɛnhwere da; wɔn nantwibere wo, na ne nyinsɛn ntɔ. 11Wɔma wɔn mmofra nkumaa tu mmirika sɛ nguankuw, na wɔn mma di agoru huruhuruw. 12Wɔde akasae ne sankuo to dwom na wɔde atɛntɛbɛn nne di ahurusi. 13Wɔde yiyedi twa wɔn nna, na wɔde asomdwoe kɔ damoa mu. 14Nanso wɔka kyerɛ Onyankopɔn se, ‘Fi yɛn ho kɔ! Yɛmpɛ sɛ yehu wʼakwan. 15Hena ne Otumfoɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛsom no? Na sɛ yɛbɔ no mpae a, mfaso bɛn na yɛbɛnya?’ 16Nanso wɔn yiyedi nni wɔn ankasa nsa mu; me ne amumɔyɛfo afotu nni hwee yɛ. 17Mpɛn ahe na wɔdum amumɔyɛfo kanea? Mpɛn ahe na wɔn amanehunu ba wɔn so? Mpɛn ahe na Onyankopɔn de yaw ma wɔn wɔ ne abufuw mu? 18Mpɛn ahe na wɔte sɛ sare wɔ mframa anim, sɛ ntɛtɛ a ahum bɔ kɔ no? 19Moka se, ‘Onyankopɔn sie onipa asotwe ma ne mma.’ Ma ɔntua onipa no ankasa so ka, na ɔnhu. 20Ma nʼankasa ani nhu ne sɛe, na ɔnnom Otumfoɔ abufuw no. 21Efisɛ nʼabusua a ɔbɛgyaw wɔn akyi no, dɛn na ɛhia no wɔ wɔn ho, bere a wɔatwa nʼabosome so no? 22Obi betumi de nimdeɛ akyerɛ Onyankopɔn anaa, efisɛ ɔno na obu wɔn a wɔwɔ soro atɛn? 23Obi wu wɔ nʼahoɔden nyinaa mu, ne ho tɔ no koraa na ɔwɔ dwoodwoo, 24ne nipadua ayɛ srade yiye, na ne nnompe mu fufuw da so yɛ fɔ. 25Ɔfoforo nso wu a ne kra mu yɛ yaw, a ɔnkaa papa biara nhwɛɛ da. 26Wɔn baanu nyinaa da mfutuma mu, na nsonsono kata wɔn baanu so. 27Hwɛ, minim nea modwen, ne pɔw a mobɔ sɛ mobɛyɛ me bɔne. 28Efisɛ moka se, ‘Afei ɔdehye no fi wɔ he? Ntamadan a amumɔyɛfo tenaa mu no wɔ he?’ 29Mummisaa wɔn a wɔnam akwan so no da? Morennye adanse a wɔde ma no nni anaa, 30sɛ wogya ɔbɔnefo no nkwa wɔ amanehunu da, sɛ wogye no wɔ abufuw da? 31Hena na ɔbɛkasa atia no wɔ nʼanim wɔ nʼabrabɔ ho, na hena na ɔbɛtua no nea wayɛ so ka? 32Wɔsoa no kɔ ɔda mu, na wɔwɛn ne boda so. 33Bonhwa mu dɔte yɛ no dɛ; obiara di nʼakyi, na wɔn a wodii nʼanim kan no dɔɔso a wontumi nkan wɔn. 34Enti ɔkwan bɛn so na mobɛtumi de nsɛm hunu akyekye me werɛ? Mo mmuae yɛ atoro nkutoo.”
