Hiob Nwoma 31

“Me ne mʼani yɛɛ apam sɛmeremfiri akɔnnɔ mu nhwɛ ababaawa.

Ɛdeɛn ne onipa kyɛfa a ɛfiri ɔsoro Onyankopɔn nkyɛn?Ɛdeɛn ne nʼagyapadeɛ a ɛfiri ɔsoro Otumfoɔ no nkyɛn?

Ɛnyɛ ɔsɛeɛ mma amumuyɛfoɔ?Ɛnyɛ asiane mma wɔn a wɔyɛ bɔne?

Ɔnhunu mʼakwanna ɔnkan anammɔn biara a metuo anaa?

“Sɛ manante wɔ nkontompo muanaasɛ matu mmirika adi nnaadaasɛm akyi a,

ma Onyankopɔn nkari me wɔ nsania papa sona ɔbɛhunu sɛ me ho nni asɛm.

Sɛ mʼanammɔntuo afom ɛkwan,sɛ mʼakoma adi mʼani akyi,anaasɛ me nsa ho agu fi a

ɛnneɛ ma afoforɔ nni deɛ madua,na ma wɔntutu me mfudeɛ ngu.

“Sɛ ɔbaa bi atɔ mʼakoma so,anaasɛ matɛ me yɔnko bi ɛpono akyi a,

ɛnneɛ, me yere nyam ɔbarima foforɔ aduane,na mmarima afoforɔ ne no nna.

Ɛfiri sɛ, anka ɛno na ɛbɛyɛ aniwusɛmne bɔne a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwe aso wɔ so.

Ɛyɛ ogya a ɛhye kɔduru ɔsɛeɛ muna ɛbɛtumi atutu mʼagyapadeɛ nyinaa ase.

“Sɛ mabu mʼasomfoɔ mmarima ne mmaa ntɛnkyeaɛberɛ a wɔ ne me nyaa asɛm,

na sɛ Onyankopɔn de si mʼanim a, ɛdeɛn na mɛyɛ?Sɛ wɔfrɛ me akontabuo a, mmuaeɛ bɛn na mɛma?

Ɛnyɛ deɛ ɔbɔɔ me wɔ yafunu mu no na ɔbɔɔ wɔn?Ɛnyɛ onipa korɔ no na ɔbɔɔ yɛn nyinaa wɔ yɛn maamenom yafunu mu?

“Ohiani bi wɔ hɔ a ɔhia mmoa a mammoa no?Anaa mabu akunafoɔ bi abasa mu?

Mabɔ mʼaduane ho atirimuɔden amamma nwisiaa bi?

Dabi, ɛfiri me mmeranteberɛ mu, matete wɔn sɛdeɛ agya bɛyɛ,na me nkwa nna nyinaa mu, mahwɛ akunafoɔ.

Sɛ mahunu obi a ɔnni aduradeɛ na ɔrebrɛ,anaa ohiani bi a ɔnni atadeɛ,

na sɛ wamfiri akoma mu anhyira mewɔ ɛberɛ a mede me nnwan ho nwi kaa no hye,

sɛ mama me nsa so atia awisiaa bi,ɛsiane sɛ mewɔ tumi wɔ asɛnniiɛ enti a,

ɛnneɛ ma mʼabasa mpan mfiri mʼabatiri,ma ɛmmubu mfiri ne pɔ so.

Mesuroo ɔsɛeɛ a ɛfiri Onyankopɔn nkyɛn,na nʼanimuonyam ho suro enti mantumi anyɛ saa nneɛma yi.

“Sɛ mede me werɛ ahyɛ sikakɔkɔɔ muanaasɛ maka akyerɛ sikakɔkɔɔ amapa sɛ, ‘Wo na wobɔ me ho ban,’

sɛ masɛpɛ me ho wɔ mʼahodeɛ bebrebe enti,ahodeɛ a me nsa aka yi,

sɛ mahwɛ owia a ɛhyerɛnanaa ɔsrane a ɛnam animuonyam mu,

ama aka mʼakoma a obiara nnimna me nsa yɛɛ wɔn atuu de anidie maa wɔn a,

ɛnneɛ na yeinom nso bɛyɛ bɔne a wɔbu ho atɛn,ɛfiri sɛ na manni Onyankopɔn a ɔte ɔsoro no nokorɛ.

“Mʼani nnyee wɔ me ɔtamfoɔ amanehunu hoanaa menseree no wɔ ɔhaw a aba ne so.

Memmaa mʼano nyɛɛ bɔnesɛ mɛdome obi nkwa.

Mʼasomfoɔ a wɔwɔ me fidua mu nkaa da sɛ,‘Ɔma ɛkɔm de yɛn.’

Ɔhɔhoɔ biara anna abɔntene so da,ɛfiri sɛ me ɛpono ano daa hɔ da biara maa akwantufoɔ,

Makata me bɔne so sɛdeɛ nnipa yɛde mʼafɔdie ahyɛ mʼakoma mu?

Suro a mesuro nnipadɔmne ahohora a ɛfiri mmusua hɔ no entimeyɛɛ komm a mamfiri adi?

(“Ao, sɛ anka mewɔ obi a ɔbɛtie me.Mede me din ahyɛ mʼanoyie ase, ma Otumfoɔ no mmua me;ma deɛ ɔbɔ me kwaadu no ntwerɛ ne soboɔbɔ.

Ampa ara, anka mede bɛhyɛ mʼabatiri,anka mede bɛhyɛ sɛ ahenkyɛ.

Anka mɛbu mʼanammɔntuo biara ho akonta akyerɛ no;anka mɛkɔ nʼanim sɛ ɔheneba.)

“Sɛ mʼasase team tia mena nisuo fɔ nʼakofie nyinaa,

sɛ madi so aba a mentuaa kaanaasɛ mabu ɛso apaafoɔ no abamu a,

ma nkasɛɛ mfifiri nsi ayuo anan muna wira mfu nsi atokoɔ anan mu.”Hiob nsɛm no asi.