Elifasi a falan Yuba xa
1Nayi, Teman kaana Elifasi yi falan tongo, a naxa,
2“Xa n falan ti i xa,
i nɔɛ diɲɛ na ma ba?
Koni, nde nɔɛ a dundɛ?
3A mato,
i bata muxu wuyaxi xaran,
i yi sɛnbɛtarene madɛndɛn,
4naxanye yi birama,
i ya falan yi ne rakeli,
naxanye san yi xadanma,
i yi ne mali.
5Iki, na bata i fan sɔtɔ,
anu i bata yigitɛgɛ.
A to i tan li, i yi kɔntɔfili.
6I ya lannantenyaan xa lu i ya Ala yɛɛragaxuni,
i ya fɛtareyaan yi findi i yigin na.”
7“Awa, i miri,
sɔntaren mundun bata halagi?
Muxu faɲin mundun bata raxɔri?
8N naxan nakɔrɔsixi,
naxanye hakɛ feene ligama e nun
naxanye ɲaxankatan tima,
ne na saranna sɔtɔma nɛn.
9Alaa foyen nan e halagima,
a xɔlɔn tɛɛn yi e gan.
10Ala yatane wurundun xuiin nadunduma,
a yi yata sɛnbɛmane ɲinne gira.
11Nayi, yatan faxama donsetareyaan nan na,
yatana diine yi xuya ayi.”
12“Xibarun bata fa n ma
alo wundona,
n tunla bata ɲunuɲunun xuiin mɛ.
13Xiyene nɛma fɛ kɔɛɛn na,
xixɔnla nɛma muxune fari,
14gaxu gbeen yi n suxu,
n xɔnne birin yi xuruxurun.
15Yinnan yi dangu n yɛtagi,
n fati ma xaben yi ramaxa.
16Sena nde yi tixi n yɛtagi,
n mi yi naxan kolon,
a nininna yi n yɛɛ ma.
Na yi madundu,
na xanbi ra n yi xuina nde mɛ, a naxa,
17‘Adamadiin tinxinɲɛ ayi dangu Ala ra ba?
Muxun sariɲanɲɛ ayi
dangu a Dali Marigin na ba?
18Xa Ala mi laxi a walikɛne ra,
xa a fe ɲaxin to a malekane yi,
19a fa lɛ muxune ra nayi ba,
naxanye bɛndɛ banxine kui,
naxanye fatiye findixi bɛndɛn na,
naxanye yibutuxunɲɛ
alo laxaturane?
20E faxɛ nɛn lɔxɔ kedenni.
E halagɛ nɛn habadan,
muxe mi kɔntɔfili e fe ra.
21E bubune xidi lutine bata bolon,
e faxama nɛn e fekolontareyani.’ ”