Hiob 31 - Twerɛ Kronkron

Hiob kyerɛ sɛ n’abrabɔ tene

¹ Apam na me ne m’ani apam, na adɛn na memfa m’ani menkari ɔbaabunu?

² Na anka ɛdeɛn ne Nyankopɔn kyɛfa a ɛfiri soro, ne Otumfoɔ agyapadeɛ a ɛfiri sorɔnsorɔmmea?

³ Ɛnyɛ ɔsɛeɛ ne obusufoɔ adeɛ, na akatua denden ne amumuyɛfoɔ kyɛfa anaa?

⁴ Ɛnyɛ ɔno na ɔhunu m’akwan, na ɔkan m’anammɔn tutuo nyinaa?

⁵ Sɛ medii ahuhudeɛ akyi, na me nan pɛɛ nnaadaa ho ntɛm a,

⁶ ɔnkari me nsaniakwanmu mu, na Onyankopɔn nhunu me mudie no.

⁷ Sɛ me nan mane firii ɔkwan no so, na m’akoma dii m’ani akyi, na nkekaeɛ wɔ me nsam a,

⁸ ɛnneɛ wɔmma mennua na obi nni, na wɔntutu me nnɔbaeɛ ngu.

⁹ Sɛ wɔdaadaa m’akoma ɔbaa bi ho, na metɛɛ me yɔnko pono ano a,

¹⁰ ɛnneɛ ma me yere nyam mma obi, na ebinom nkom ne so,

¹¹ na ɛno na ɛyɛ aniwusɛm, na ɛno ne asɛnnifoɔ anim amumuyɛ.

¹² Na ɛno ne ogya a ɛhye kɔ ɔyera amena mu, na anka ɛbɛtutu me nnɔbaeɛ nyinaa.

¹³ Sɛ mammu m’akoa anaa m’afenaa atemmuo hwee berɛ a wɔne me wɔ ɛham bi a,

¹⁴ ɛnneɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn sɔre a, ɛdeɛn na mɛyɛ? Na sɛ ɔbisa a, ɛdeɛn na mede bɛbua no?

¹⁵ Ɛnyɛ deɛ ɔyɛɛ me no na ɔyɛɛ no ɔyafunu mu, na ɔbaakofoɔ na ɔsiesiee yɛn nyinaa ɛna yam?

¹⁶ Sɛ masianka mmɔborɔfoɔ afiri deɛ wɔhwehwɛ ho, na mama akunafoɔ ani abu,

¹⁷ na me nkutoo madi m’aduane, na awisiaa anni mu bi a,

¹⁸ mmom ɛfiri ne mmɔfraase na meyɛnee no sɛ agya, na ɛfiri ne na yam na mekyerɛɛ no kwan,

¹⁹ sɛ mahunu obi a ntoma abɔ no nti ɔreyera na nkataho bi nni ohiani nsam,

²⁰ na sɛ n’asenem anhyira me, na wamfa me nnwan nwi anhyɛ ne ho hye,

²¹ na sɛ mama me nsa so awisiaa so, ɛfiri sɛ mehunuu me boa kuro pono mu a,

²² ɛnneɛ me mmatiri nhwan mfiri ne dompe so, na me nsa mmubu mfiri ne dompe so.

²³ Ɛfiri sɛ mmusuo a ɛfiri Onyankopɔn yii me hu, na ne kɛseyɛ nti mantumi manyɛ hwee.

²⁴ Sɛ mede sika mayɛ m’ahotosoɔ, na maka makyerɛ sika amapa sɛ m’anidasoɔ ne no,

²⁵ na sɛ m’ani gyee sɛ m’ahodeɛ dɔɔso, ne sɛ me nsa aka adeɛ bebree,

²⁶ na sɛ mehunuu owia hann sɛ ɛhyerɛn, na ɔsrane nam ne haran mu,

²⁷ na ɛdaadaa m’akoma kokoam, na m’ano fee me nsa ho de mae a,

²⁸ na anka mapa Onyankopɔn a ɔwɔ soro no akyi, ɛno nso ne ɔtemmufoɔ anim amumuyɛ bi.

²⁹ Sɛ m’ani gyee me tamfo amanehunu ho, na me ho sanee me sɛ bɔne ato no,

³⁰ nso mamma m’ano anyɛ bɔne, sɛ mede nnome bɛsrɛ ne wuo;

³¹ ampa ara me ntomadan mufoɔ anka sɛ: Hwan na Hiob maa no nam a ammee no?

³² Ɔhɔhoɔ biara ansoɛ abɔntene so, mebuee me pono mekyerɛɛ akwantufoɔ,

³³ sɛ mekataa me mmarato so sɛ Adam, na mede m’amumuyɛ mesiee me kokom,

³⁴ ɛfiri sɛ mesuroo nkurɔfoɔ dodoɔ na abusuafoɔ ahohorabɔ yii me hu, na ɛmaa meyɛɛ komm, mamfiri me pono ano amfiri adi a.

³⁵ O, sɛ anka merenya obi a ɔbɛtie me ɛ! (Hwɛ, m’agyiraeɛ nie! Otumfoɔ mmua me!) O, sɛ anka ɔbarima a ɔne me anya no retwerɛ asɛm a ɔne me wɔ no ɛ!

³⁶ Anka ampa ara mede bɛto me mmati, mede bɛbɔ me ti sɛ abotire,

³⁷ anka mɛkyerɛ no m’anammɔntutuo dodoɔ, mɛtwe apini no sɛ ɔhene.

³⁸ Sɛ m’asase team tia me, na n’akofie de nne korɔ su,

³⁹ na sɛ medii n’aba na mamma sika, na memaa ɔdenadeɛ hweree ne kra, a,

⁴⁰ ɛnneɛ ma nkasɛɛ mmɛsi ayuo ananmu mfifi, na nnɛnkyɛnse mmɛsi atokoɔ ananmu. Hiob nsɛm no asi.