1-2 I na Mawu Ope nɛ hɛ ngɛ ɔ, nɔ nɛ kua dami sane yemi ha mi, nɛ e ha nɛ i na amanehlu kikɛ nɛ ɔ,
Abɛhi nɛ nyɛ ngɛ bue ɔ, a he be se nami ko; munyuhi nɛ nyɛɛ kɛ ngɛ Mawu he fae ɔ ngɛ kaa kɔɔhiɔ kɛkɛ.
Hiob tsa e munyu ɔ nɔ nɛ e de ke,
Ma bu tue nɛ ma nu abɛ ko, nɛ ma fia kpa saku kɛ tsɔɔ nya.
Ma tu munyu ngɛ abɛ gbi mi; ma gba nyɛ blema nyakpɛ sanehi:
Kuasia nya mi abɛ he be se nami, kaa bɔ nɛ glɔtsɛ nanehi kplaa si gu ngɛ e he ɔ.
Kɛkɛ nɛ gba gbi nɛ ɔ je Balaam nya, nɛ e de ke, “Moab matsɛ, Balak ya kpee mi kɛ je Aram tɔɔ. E kpee mi kɛ je beleku yo ɔmɛ a nɔ, nɛ e de mi ke, ‘Ba nɛ o ba gbiɛ Yakob ha mi, nɛ o tu munyu kɛ si Israel!’
Kɛkɛ nɛ gba gbi nɛ ɔ ba e nya, nɛ e de ke, “Beor binyumu Balaam sɛ gbi ji nɛ ɔ nɛ. Nyumu ɔ nɛ hyɛɛ nɔ́ saminya a sɛ gbi ji nɛ ɔ nɛ.
Kɛkɛ nɛ Mawu mumi ɔ ba e nɔ, nɛ gba gbi nɛ ɔ je e nya ke, “Beor binyumu Balaam sɛ gbi ji nɛ ɔ nɛ. Nyumu ɔ nɛ hyɛɛ nɔ́ saminya a sɛ gbi ji nɛ ɔ nɛ.