Nkwagyeɛ ho adesrɛ
Dawid dwom.
1 AWURADE, mesu mefrɛ wo, yɛ ntɛm ma me;
sɛ mesu mefrɛ wo a, yɛ aso ma me.
2 Ma me mpaebɔ mmɛsi w’anim sɛ ohwam,
me nsa soma sɛ anwummerɛ ayɛyɛdeɛ.
3 AWURADE, fa ɔwɛn bɛwɛn m’ano,
na hwɛ m’anofafa pono ano.
4 Nkom m’akoma nkɔ nsɛmmɔne ho,
sɛ me ne nnipa amumuyɛfoɔ bɛdi nsɛmmɔne,
na mma mennka wɔn nnɔkɔnnɔkɔwadeɛ bi mennhwɛ.
5 Ma ɔteneneeni mmɔ me na ɔnka m’anim adɔeɛ so,
ɛyɛ tire so ngo a me tiri rempoɔ,
nanso amumuyɛfoɔ ngo deɛ, mma no ngu me tiri so,
na me mpaebɔ ara na ɛda so tia wɔn nsɛmmɔne.
6 Wɔsum wɔn atemmufoɔ hwe ɔbotan so,
na wɔte me nsɛm sɛ ɛyɛ dɛ.
7 Sɛdeɛ obi dwiri asase funtum soɔ no,
saa ara na wɔama yɛn nnompe apete Damena ano.
8 Na wo, AWURADE, so na m’ani da,
wo na medwane bɛtoa wo, nto me kra ntwene.
9 Kora me firi apa a wɔasum me
ne amumuyɛfoɔ mfidie ho.
10 Ma abɔnefoɔ nhwe wɔn ankasa nsɛmma mu,
na me deɛ, ma mensiane ho menkɔ prɛko.