Job 21 - O̩TAKADA O̩LA O̩JO̩ 1970

Job ko̩la onu e̩ke̩fa

¹ Taku Job dohi kakini;

² Me̩ neti rʼo̩la-mi nyo̩nyo̩, e-le̩ ki chʼenyʼumi e̩do̩ ku me̩ nyʼumi e̩do̩.

³ Je̩ ñw mi kʼu ko̩la, taku me̩ chʼumi uke̩ ke.

⁴ I chʼe-mi, one̩ oñ omi akʼo̩la-mi ñw u? E̩wñ chi kʼe̩do̩-mi ma kwane̩ n?

⁵ Kejuru mi, kʼawuwu-wñ ki mu me̩, ku me̩ la fʼo̩wo̩ bʼalu-me̩ ma.

⁶ I chaka chʼibe-mi tʼo̩ ofo, ailo-wñ fʼumi mu, oñ egbulu achʼumi o̩la.

⁷ E̩wñ chi kʼame̩ne̩bibi deju, ku ma mud ogijo, ku ma nʼukpahiu nana?

⁸ E̩re̩ ugbe̩-ma alonyane̩ manyʼuma eju-ma, kpai amato̩-ma eju-ma ge̩.

⁹ Unyi-ma jo̩ to̩ko̩o̩, i nʼailo era n, o̩kpa O̩jo̩ la agwo ma n.

¹⁰ O̩kokuno̩-ma aje̩ ñw ma nyʼefu, i achi n; ole okuno̩-ma abi o̩ma, i akʼo rinyo̩ n.

¹¹ Ma kʼabo-ma egini kpuche̩ dufu dabe̩ne̩ kʼame̩wño̩re̩ egini, abimo̩to̩-ma jʼatido.

¹² Ma nʼeicha kpʼumolo akeli, oñ ma agwoguyo̩ omu ufele ku ma gbo̩.

¹³ Ma jo̩ ajʼura o̩jo̩ du, i che ma oñ ma gwo̩ru nyʼef o̩jegu.

¹⁴ Oñ ma ka ñw O̩jo̩ kakini, Kwo bʼuwa te̩! A tene kʼa ma o̩na e-we̩ n.

¹⁵ E̩ne̩ chʼOdobao̩gagu, kʼa arʼo̩? Iche̩wñ kʼa rodubʼo̩, ugbo ile-wñ kʼa ane̩ de̩?

¹⁶ Go, e̩nyo̩-ma hiʼo̩wo̩ e-ma n; o̩la kʼame̩ne̩bibi lo jiji rʼumi.

¹⁷ Onu monu oñ ma kpʼe̩mu ame̩ne̩bibi lu? Kʼuchobi-ma ki lewa abʼuma ma? I akpʼe̩do̩dudu ñw ma ef uwe̩do̩-wñ?

¹⁸ Ma dab ikakpunu egbe ej afu? Ma la dab igbogbo o̩ka kʼafu ibi ako alo?

¹⁹ Ame̩ kakini, O̩jo̩ akʼe̩wñ ibe̩te̩-wñ jo̩ anede amo̩ma-wñ. I ki dʼakoji ñw u, tak i ama.

²⁰ Eju-wñ onugo ki li o̩labi-wñ, kʼi fʼuke̩do̩fulu Odobao̩gagu ñmo̩.

²¹ Todu e̩wñ bo̩ unyi-wñ kʼi awʼo̩ eju ubi-wñ e̩gba kʼi leku? E̩gba ku ma fʼaluka ochu-wñ bu wane̩?

²² I nʼe̩ne̩ kʼi ako̩ O̩jo̩ e̩wñ ema? Abu kʼi chʼowñ akajo̩ abo ki jʼatate̩?

²³ I nʼe̩gba kʼiñmi e̩ne̩ʼka ako̩ kpa tak i aku, iko kʼi do̩mo̩ añmi to̩ko̩o̩,

²⁴ ukpachi-wñ che̩ko̩ ñw omi e̩nya o̩ko̩to̩ achiku-wñ chʼemimi ta.

²⁵ E̩ne̩ omune̩ aku ef e̩do̩ e̩kpabie̩-wñ, i la dʼenyo̩ kadʼalu mama ta n.

²⁶ Ma kwodachi ef ebutu okujo̩, tak ide̩ lewa bʼuma ma.

²⁷ Go, u chema ibe ki dʼefu-me̩, kpʼe̩bie̩ne̩ ku me̩ ñwa ku me̩ che mi.

²⁸ Todu ame̩ kakini, Ugbo unyi e̩numo̩la le̩ de̩? Ugbo la chʼunyabo kʼame̩ne̩bibi agugu?

²⁹ Ame̩ tʼabelo̩na ene mama ta n? Me̩ ño̩ ma ujiwe-wñ n?

³⁰ Ka ku ma do̩wo̩mʼe̩ne̩bie̩ne̩ iko uchobi? Ku ma la ako ma ñw o̩jo̩ uwe̩do̩?

³¹ E̩ne̩ adʼo̩na-wñ ki Ie ka eju-wñ? Abe̩k e̩ne̩ arʼo̩ o̩me̩ koji e̩wñ kʼi che?

³² Ma muda anʼe̩ nyʼalu oji, amone̩ la ade ojinoji-wñ.

³³ Aya o̩go̩ rinyo̩ ñw u; amone̩ du la atʼo̩ ubi, alu kʼabo ku ma tʼowñ o̩gba ma nʼaluka n.

³⁴ Mak abile ku me̩ nʼe̩wñ o̩wai anyʼumi e̩do̩? Abu kʼo̩lemi jʼef ohi-me̩.