Elifas Mmuae A Edi Kan
1Na Temanni Elifas buaa Hiob se,
2“Sɛ obi pɛ sɛ ɔne wo kasa a, worennya ntoboase ana?
Hena na wobetumi aka nʼano ato mu?
3Dwene sɛnea wakyerɛkyerɛ nnipa bebree,
sɛnea woahyɛ nsa a emu ayɛ mmerɛw no den.
4Wo nsɛm ahyɛ wɔn a wɔahintiw no den;
woahyɛ nkotodwe a ayɛ mmerɛw mu den.
5Na afei a ɔhaw aba no, wʼaba mu abu;
adwira wo, na wo werɛ ahow.
6So ɛnsɛ sɛ wo nyamesuro yɛ wʼahotoso
na wʼakwan a ɛho nni asɛm no yɛ wʼanidaso ana?
7“Dwene ho: Wɔasɛe obi a ne ho nni asɛm pɛn ana?
Ɛhefa na wɔsɛee obi a ɔyɛ pɛ?
8Sɛnea mahu no, wɔn a wofuntum bɔne
ne wɔn a wodua ɔhaw no twa so aba.
9Onyankopɔn home ano, wɔsɛe;
nʼabufuw turuw a wɔyera.
10Gyata betumi abobɔ mu na wɔaworo so,
nanso wɔabubu gyata akɛse no se.
11Gyata annya hanam a owu,
na gyatabere mma no bɔ hwete.
12“Wɔbɛkaa kokoamsɛm bi kyerɛɛ me
na mʼaso tee no sɛ asomsɛm.
13Wɔ anadwo daeso basabasa mu,
bere a nnipa adeda nnahɔɔ no,
14ehu ne nketenkete kyeree me
ɛmaa me nnompe nyinaa wosowee.
15Honhom bi twaa mʼani so,
na me ho nwi sɔre gyinae.
16Egyinae,
nanso, manhu nʼabɔsu.
Biribi begyinaa mʼanim,
na metee nne bɔkɔɔ bi a ɛrebisa se,
17‘Onipa desani betumi ateɛ asen Onyankopɔn?
Na mpo ɔhoɔdenfo betumi ayɛ kronkron asen ne Yɛfo ana?
18Sɛ Onyankopɔn ntumi mfa ne ho nto nʼankasa asomfo so,
sɛ ɔka nʼabɔfo mfomso kyerɛ wɔn a,
19na nkantom wɔn a wɔtete dɔte afi mu,
wɔn a wɔn fapem sisi mfutuma mu
na wɔdwerɛw wɔn ntɛm so sen abubummaba!
20Efi anɔpahema kosi anwummere wobubu wɔn mu nketenkete;
na wɔyera korakora a obiara nhu wɔn bio.
21So wommiamia wɔn ntamadan ahama mu,
a ɛno nti wowuwu a wonni nyansa ana?’
1“Wobɛfrɛ a frɛ, na hena na obegye wo so?
Akronkronfo no mu hena nkyɛn na wobɛkɔ?
2Ahisɛm kum ɔkwasea,
na anibere kum atetekwaa.
3Mʼankasa mahu ɔkwasea a ɔrefefɛw,
nanso mpofirim, wɔdomee ne fi.
4Ne mma ne bammɔ ntam kwan ware,
wɔdwerɛw wɔn wɔ asennii a wonni ɔkamafo.
5Nea ɔkɔm de no no di ne nnɔbae,
na ɔfa fi nsɔe mu mpo,
na nea osukɔm de no no pere di nʼahode akyi.
6Ahokyere mpue mmfi dɔte mu
na ɔhaw nso mfifi mmfi fam.
7Nanso wɔwo nnipa to ɔhaw mu
mpɛn dodow a gyaframa turuw kɔ soro no.
8“Nanso sɛ ɛyɛ me a, anka meguan atoa Onyankopɔn;
na mede mʼasɛm ato nʼanim.
9Ɔyɛ anwonwade a wontumi nhwehwɛ mu,
ne nsɛnkyerɛnne a wontumi nkan ne dodow.
10Ɔtɔ osu gu asase so;
na ɔde kɔ wuram.
11Ɔde ahobrɛasefo si nea ɛkorɔn,
na ɔma wɔn a wodi awerɛhow nya asomdwoe.
12Ɔsɛe aniferefo nhyehyɛe,
ma wɔn nsa si fam.
13Ɔkyere anyansafo wɔ wɔn anifere mu,
na ɔbɔ anitewfo nhyehyɛe gu.
14Sum duru wɔn awia ketee;
na wɔkeka wɔ owigyinae mu te sɛ anadwo.
15Ogye ahiafo fi afoa a ɛhyɛ wɔn anom;
ogye wɔn fi ahoɔdenfo nkyehama mu.
16Enti ahiafo wɔ anidaso,
na ntɛnkyew ka nʼano to mu.
17“Nhyira ne onipa a Onyankopɔn teɛ no,
enti mmu Otumfo nteɛteɛ no animtiaa.
18Efisɛ ɔno na opira na ɔno ara akyekyere;
opira nanso ne nsa sa yare.
19Obegye wo afi ɔhaw ahorow asia mu;
ason so no, bɔne biara renka wo.
20Ɔkɔm ba a, obegye wo afi owu mu,
na ɔko mu nso, obegye wo afi afoa ano.
21Wɔbɛbɔ wo ho ban afi ntwirii ho
na sɛ ɔsɛe ba a ɛnsɛ sɛ wusuro.
22Wobɛserew ɔsɛe ne ɔkɔm;
na ɛnsɛ sɛ wusuro asase so mmoa.
23Wo ne afuw so abo bɛyɛ apam,
na emu nkekaboa nso ne wo bɛtena asomdwoe mu.
24Wubehu sɛ wo ntamadan wɔ bammɔ;
na sɛ wosese wʼahode a wubehu sɛ hwee nyeraa ɛ.
25Wubehu sɛ wo mma bɛyɛ bebree;
na wʼase bɛfɛe sɛ asase so sare.
26Wode ahoɔden bɛkɔ ɔda mu,
te sɛ afiafi a wɔaboa ano wɔ otwabere mu.
27“Yɛahwehwɛ eyi mu, na ɛyɛ nokware
ɛno nti tie na fa toto wʼabrabɔ ho.”
