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Gbɛ̃́ pↄ́ Lua ì aà toto mɛ́ báaa vĩ
1 Ɔ̃ Temani gbɛ̃́ Ɛlifaza yã́zãsìwà à mɛ̀:
2 Tó gbɛ̃́ wↄ́ↄ fↄ̃̀ yã'ònɛ, ńyↄ̃ mɛnaòoa?
Asa ma lɛ́ a fↄ̃ àↄ kpaaũao.
3 Gwa, n lɛdà gbɛ̃́ↄwa dasi,
n gbɛ̃́ pↄ́ an yɛ̃̀ɛɛ làaↄ gbà sↄ̃.
4 N yã́ gbɛ̃́ pↄ́ lɛ́ fuↄ sɛ̀ lɛsĩ,
n gbɛ̃́ pↄ́ naalɛaↄ gbà gbãa.
5 Kɛ́ yã́ n le sa sↄ̃, ńlɛ fu,
kɛ́ à n le, ↄ̃ bíli n kũ.
6 N vĩakɛa Luaɛ lí tó n mi àↄ daa íao lé?
N kua tàaesai lí tó n nↄ̀sɛ àↄ daa doũo lé?
7 Làasookɛ!
Démɛ i yãe kɛo, ↄ̃ à mìdɛi?
Gbɛ̃maa ku má ↄ̃ wà aà suumpai?
8 Gbɛ̃́ pↄ́ vãi sa pà à yãkele tↄ̃̀wà,
málɛ e bee mɛ́ ì bↄlɛɛ̀.
9 Lua lɛ́'ĩana ì aà midɛ,
aà pↄbↄa a níu ì aà tↄ̀lↄzↄ̃.
10 Aà kãaa lán nↄ̀ↄmusuwa lɛ́ ì ká,
Lua ì aà swaa ɛ́'ɛɛ̀.
11 Ì ga lán nↄ̀ↄmusu pↄ́ nↄ̀ↄ wɛ̀ɛlɛ kùawàwa,
aà nɛ́ↄ i fãaa.
12 Yã́kpãina mↄ̀a ĩ́ana guu,
yã́pi feena gɛ̃̀ ma swã́u,
13 gↄↄ pↄ́ málɛ nana yàaa o gwãasĩna,
gↄↄ pↄ́ izↄ̃ↄ daa gbɛ̃́ↄla.
14 Vĩa ma kũ, málɛ lualua,
ma mɛ̀ bṹu lɛ́ dee.
15 Ĩana ma oa pà,
ma mɛkã fɛ̀lɛ sĩ̀.
16 À zɛ̀, mi a taa dↄ̃o,
pↄ́pi ku ma aɛ,
ↄ̃ ma aà lↄↄ kpã́ina mà à mɛ̀:
17 Gbɛ̃nazĩna yã́ aↄ na Luaɛe?
Démɛ a fↄ̃ àↄ zɛ̃a a Kɛna aɛi?
18 Lá Lua lí a malaikaↄ náaikɛo,
mɛ́ ì a zↄ̀blenapiↄ tàae e,
19 wa wá gbɛ̃́ pↄ́ wá mɛ dɛ gĩ̀ kpɛ́ ũ,
mɛ́ wá daalɛa dɛ bùsu giina ũ,*
wì wá suumpa lán kitolowa pↄ́ oa?
20 Za kↄↄ e oosi gbɛ̃́ↄ ì gaga,
aaì sãalɛ e gↄↄpii, wìli ń fãnkɛo.
21 Lua ì ń kpɛ́pi gbapɛlɛ wolɛnɛ́,
ↄ̃ aaì ga ↄ̃nↄkũsai.
* 4:19 Daa 2.7, 3.19