Hiob 16

¹Afei Hiob buaeɛ sɛ,

²“Mate nsɛm bebree a ɛte sɛ yeinom;

³Mo kasa tentene no mma awieeɛ anaa?

⁴Sɛ mo na mowɔ me tebea yi mu a,

⁵Nanso, anka mɛhyɛ mo den;

⁶“Nanso sɛ mekasa a, ɔyea a mete no remmoto;

⁷Ao Onyankopɔn, ampa ara woama mabrɛ;

⁸Woakyekyere me, ma abɛyɛ adansedie;

⁹Onyankopɔn to hyɛ me so tete me wɔ nʼabufuo mu

¹⁰Nnipa bue wɔn ano di me ho fɛw;

¹¹Onyankopɔn de me ama abɔnefoɔ.

¹²Na biribiara kɔ yie ma me, nanso ɔdwerɛɛ me;

¹³nʼagyantofoɔ atwa me ho ahyia,

¹⁴Ɔba me so ɛberɛ biara;

¹⁵“Mapam ayitoma akata me wedeɛ so

¹⁶Agyaadwotwa ama mʼani ayɛ kɔɔ;

¹⁷Nanso, me nsa nyɛɛ basabasayɛ biara

¹⁸“Ao asase, nkata me mogya so;

¹⁹Seesei mpo, me danseni wɔ soro;

²⁰Me ɔdimafoɔ yɛ mʼadamfo

²¹ɔgyina onipa anan mu di ma no wɔ Onyankopɔn anim

²²“Mfeɛ kakra bi akyi