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12
Hiob Bua Sofar
1 Na Hiob buae se,
2 “Akyinnye nni ho, mo ne nnipa no
na muwu a na nyansa asa!
3 Nanso mewɔ adwene sɛ mo ara
monnsen me.
Hena na onnim saa nneɛma yi nyinaa?
 
4 “Mayɛ aserewde ama me nnamfonom,
mefrɛɛ Onyankopɔn na obuae,
aserewde teta bi, nanso meteɛ na me ho nni asɛm.
5 Nnipa a wɔn ho tɔ wɔn no bu amanehunu animtiaa
sɛnea wobu wɔn a wɔn nan rewatiri no awiei animtiaa no.
6 Wɔmmfa wɔn nsa nka akorɔmfo ntamadan,
na wɔn a woyi Onyankopɔn abufuw wɔ bammɔ
na Onyankopɔn bɔ nea ɔde ma wɔn ho ban.
 
7 “Bisa mmoa no, na wɔbɛkyerɛ wo
anaasɛ wim nnomaa no, na wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo
8 anaasɛ kasa kyerɛ asase, na ɛbɛkyerɛ wo,
anaasɛ ma po mu mpataa nka nkyerɛ wo.
9 Wɔn nyinaa mu hena na onnim sɛ
Awurade nsa na ayɛ eyi.
10 Ne nsam na abɔde nyinaa home wɔ
ne adesamma nyinaa home.
11 So aso nsɔ nsɛm nhwɛ
sɛnea tɛkrɛma ka aduan hwɛ no ana?
12 Wonnya nyansa mfi mpanyin nkyɛn,
na ɛnyɛ onyinkyɛ na ɛde ntease ba ana?
 
13 “Nyansa ne tumi yɛ Onyankopɔn de;
afotu ne ntease yɛ ne dea.
14 Nea obubu gu no, obiara rentumi nsi;
nea ɔde no to afiase no, obiara rentumi nyi no.
15 Sɛ ɔma osu gyae tɔ a, asase no so yɛ wosee;
sɛ ogyaa osutɔ mu a, ɛsɛe asase no.
16 Ahoɔden ne nkonimdi yɛ ne de
osisifo ne nea wosisi no no nso yɛ ne de.
17 Ɔpa afotufo ho ntama ma wɔkɔ
na ɔma atemmufo yɛ nkwasea.
18 Ɔworɔw ahemfo nkyehama
na ɔde abɔso bɔ wɔn asen.
19 Ɔpa asɔfo ho ntama,
na otu nnipa a wɔn ase atim akyɛ gu.
20 Ɔka afotufo a wogye wɔn di no kasaboa hyɛ,
na ogye mpanyimfo nhumu.
21 Ɔde animguase gu atitiriw so
na otintim gye ahoɔdenfo nsam akode.
22 Ɔda sum mu nneɛma a ahintaw adi
na ɔde sum kabii ba hann mu.
23 Ɔyɛ aman akɛse, na ɔsɛe wɔn;
ɔtrɛw aman mu, na ɔhwete wɔn mu.
24 Ogye wiase akannifo adwene fi wɔn nsam;
na ɔma wokyinkyin asase wosee a ɔkwan nna so so.
25 Wɔkeka wɔ sum mu a wonni kanea;
na ɔma wɔtɔ ntintan sɛ asabowfo.”