1 Ŋkpal Job ka wu mbe kumu fanɛ e maŋ wora kulubi so, mo nekpaana besa na yige mbe asheŋ nna n sa mo nsaa maŋ naa ji mo emɔrɔ.
O Ebɔrɛ, sa maŋ kaŋ ji m bri ma loŋ! Manɛ be demu nɛ ma nɛ fo kɔ nɛ an ji ashi demujikpa?
Fo nyi ŋ ka maŋ wora n jija, ama wanɛ e naaŋ tiŋ m malga ŋ kuŋ ma fo kutɔ?
Hale nɛ Ebɔrɛ bee sha kemɔ ma gba, ŋ kraa beeŋ yirda mo.
M bela ma demu na ase nɛnɛ nna, ma alɛ baa nyi geeŋ fanɛ meeŋ ji n lar kumo to.
Fo kɔnɔ to be mmalga e naa ŋini fo asheŋ lubi. Kamalganyi nɛ fee ta a kuŋ fo kumu bre de.
Ayai! Mannɛ a loŋ so nna. Fo asheŋ lubi so nɛ e bee wora loŋ.
Ŋkpal manɛ so, m maŋ wora kulubi kikɛ, mo alɛ beeŋ kaŋɛ fanɛ, kulubi kikɛ maŋ bɛ ma, nɛ n nya ma kumu n ji.
Kusɔ nɛ n nu fo ka kaŋɛ nde:
“Ma ere maŋ wora n jija. Kulubi kikɛ maŋ bɛ ma.
Fee sha nɛ fo ŋini fanɛ m maa ji asheŋ nɛ amo be ekpa so. Ma e maŋ wora n nyalɛ, fo ere e wora n nyalɛ, ŋko?
Men yige kebaakuu ma kɔnɔ, nɛ manɛ aloŋ, ma ketre beeŋ jija.