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1 “Me ne mʼani yɛɛ apam sɛ
meremfiri akɔnnɔ mu nhwɛ ababaawa.
2 Ɛdeɛn ne onipa kyɛfa a ɛfiri ɔsoro Onyankopɔn nkyɛn?
Ɛdeɛn ne nʼagyapadeɛ a ɛfiri ɔsoro Otumfoɔ no nkyɛn?
3 Ɛnyɛ ɔsɛeɛ mma amumuyɛfoɔ?
Ɛnyɛ asiane mma wɔn a wɔyɛ bɔne?
4 Ɔnhunu mʼakwan
na ɔnkan anammɔn biara a metuo anaa?
5 “Sɛ manante wɔ nkontompo mu
anaasɛ matu mmirika adi nnaadaasɛm akyi a,
6 ma Onyankopɔn nkari me wɔ nsania papa so
na ɔbɛhunu sɛ me ho nni asɛm.
7 Sɛ mʼanammɔntuo afom ɛkwan,
sɛ mʼakoma adi mʼani akyi,
anaasɛ me nsa ho agu fi a
8 ɛnneɛ ma afoforɔ nni deɛ madua,
na ma wɔntutu me mfudeɛ ngu.
9 “Sɛ ɔbaa bi atɔ mʼakoma so,
anaasɛ matɛ me yɔnko bi ɛpono akyi a,
10 ɛnneɛ, me yere nyam ɔbarima foforɔ aduane,
na mmarima afoforɔ ne no nna.
11 Ɛfiri sɛ, anka ɛno na ɛbɛyɛ aniwusɛm
ne bɔne a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwe aso wɔ so.
12 Ɛyɛ ogya a ɛhye kɔduru ɔsɛeɛ mu
na ɛbɛtumi atutu mʼagyapadeɛ nyinaa ase.
13 “Sɛ mabu mʼasomfoɔ mmarima ne mmaa ntɛnkyea
ɛberɛ a wɔ ne me nyaa asɛm,
14 na sɛ Onyankopɔn de si mʼanim a, ɛdeɛn na mɛyɛ?
Sɛ wɔfrɛ me akontabuo a, mmuaeɛ bɛn na mɛma?
15 Ɛnyɛ deɛ ɔbɔɔ me wɔ yafunu mu no na ɔbɔɔ wɔn?
Ɛnyɛ onipa korɔ no na ɔbɔɔ yɛn nyinaa wɔ yɛn maamenom yafunu mu?
16 “Ohiani bi wɔ hɔ a ɔhia mmoa a mammoa no?
Anaa mabu akunafoɔ bi abasa mu?
17 Mabɔ mʼaduane ho atirimuɔden a
mamma nwisiaa bi?
18 Dabi, ɛfiri me mmeranteberɛ mu, matete wɔn sɛdeɛ agya bɛyɛ,
na me nkwa nna nyinaa mu, mahwɛ akunafoɔ.
19 Sɛ mahunu obi a ɔnni aduradeɛ na ɔrebrɛ,
anaa ohiani bi a ɔnni atadeɛ,
20 na sɛ wamfiri akoma mu anhyira me
wɔ ɛberɛ a mede me nnwan ho nwi kaa no hye,
21 sɛ mama me nsa so atia awisiaa bi,
ɛsiane sɛ mewɔ tumi wɔ asɛnniiɛ enti a,
22 ɛnneɛ ma mʼabasa mpan mfiri mʼabatiri,
ma ɛmmubu mfiri ne pɔ so.
23 Mesuroo ɔsɛeɛ a ɛfiri Onyankopɔn nkyɛn,
na nʼanimuonyam ho suro enti mantumi anyɛ saa nneɛma yi.
24 “Sɛ mede me werɛ ahyɛ sikakɔkɔɔ mu
anaasɛ maka akyerɛ sikakɔkɔɔ amapa sɛ, ‘Wo na wobɔ me ho ban,’
25 sɛ masɛpɛ me ho wɔ mʼahodeɛ bebrebe enti,
ahodeɛ a me nsa aka yi,
26 sɛ mahwɛ owia a ɛhyerɛn
anaa ɔsrane a ɛnam animuonyam mu,
27 ama aka mʼakoma a obiara nnim
na me nsa yɛɛ wɔn atuu de anidie maa wɔn a,
28 ɛnneɛ na yeinom nso bɛyɛ bɔne a wɔbu ho atɛn,
ɛfiri sɛ na manni Onyankopɔn a ɔte ɔsoro no nokorɛ.
29 “Mʼani nnyee wɔ me ɔtamfoɔ amanehunu ho
anaa menseree no wɔ ɔhaw a aba ne so.
30 Memmaa mʼano nyɛɛ bɔne
sɛ mɛdome obi nkwa.
31 Mʼasomfoɔ a wɔwɔ me fidua mu nkaa da sɛ,
‘Ɔma ɛkɔm de yɛn.’
32 Ɔhɔhoɔ biara anna abɔntene so da,
ɛfiri sɛ me ɛpono ano daa hɔ da biara maa akwantufoɔ,
33 Makata me bɔne so sɛdeɛ nnipa yɛ
de mʼafɔdie ahyɛ mʼakoma mu?
34 Suro a mesuro nnipadɔm
ne ahohora a ɛfiri mmusua hɔ no enti
meyɛɛ komm a mamfiri adi?
35 (“Ao, sɛ anka mewɔ obi a ɔbɛtie me.
Mede me din ahyɛ mʼanoyie ase, ma Otumfoɔ no mmua me;
ma deɛ ɔbɔ me kwaadu no ntwerɛ ne soboɔbɔ.
36 Ampa ara, anka mede bɛhyɛ mʼabatiri,
anka mede bɛhyɛ sɛ ahenkyɛ.
37 Anka mɛbu mʼanammɔntuo biara ho akonta akyerɛ no;
anka mɛkɔ nʼanim sɛ ɔheneba.)
38 “Sɛ mʼasase team tia me
na nisuo fɔ nʼakofie nyinaa,
39 sɛ madi so aba a mentuaa ka
anaasɛ mabu ɛso apaafoɔ no abamu a,
40 ma nkasɛɛ mfifiri nsi ayuo anan mu
na wira mfu nsi atokoɔ anan mu.”
Hiob nsɛm no asi.