Nhyira ne nnome
1 Salomo mmebusɛm.
Ɔba nyansafoɔ ma n’agya ani gye,
na ɔba kwasea yɛ ne na awerɛhoɔ.
2 Ɔbɔnefoɔ akoradeɛ nyɛ mfasoɔ biara,
na tenenee gye onipa firi owuo mu.
3 AWURADE mma ɛkɔm nne ɔteneneeni kra,
na abɔnefoɔ adepɛ deɛ, ɔka gu.
4 Ohia bɛhia deɛ ɔtwentwɛn ne nsa aseɛ,
na nsiyɛfoɔ nsa ma wɔnya wɔn ho.
5 Deɛ ɔboaboa ano ahuhuberɛ no yɛ ɔba nyansafoɔ,
na deɛ ɔtɔ nko twaberɛ no yɛ ɔba a ɔhyɛ aniwuo.
6 Nhyira da ɔteneneeni atifi,
na akakabensɛm kata abɔnefoɔ ano.
7 Ɔteneneeni nkaeɛ yɛ nhyira,
na abɔnefoɔ din bɛporɔ.
8 Akoma mu nyansafoɔ gye mmara nsɛm,
na ogyimifoɔ kurokurofoɔ bɛhwe ase.
9 Deɛ ɔnam pɛyɛ mu no nam dwoodwoo,
na deɛ ɔkyea n’akwan no, wɔbɛhu no.
10 Deɛ ɔbu ani no yi awerɛhoɔ,
na ogyimifoɔ kurokurofoɔ bɛhwe ase.
11 Ɔteneneeni ano yɛ nkwa nsutire,
na akakabensɛm kata abɔnefoɔ ano.
12 Ɔtane hwanyan ntɔkwa,
na ɔdɔ kata mfomsoɔ nyinaa so.
13 Nhunumufoɔ anomu na wɔhunu nyansa,
na abaa fata deɛ ɔnni tire akyi.
14 Anyansafoɔ kora nimdeɛ,
na ogyimifoɔ ano yɛ abuo a ɛbɛn.
15 Ɔdefoɔ ahonyadeɛ ne ne kuro a ɛyɛ den,
mmɔborɔfoɔ abuo a ɛbu wɔn ne wɔn hia.
16 Ɔteneneeni adeyɛ ma nkwa,
ɔbɔnefoɔ nnɔbaeɛ deɛ, ɔde yɛ bɔne.
17 Deɛ ɔbu atenetene fa nkwa kwan so,
na deɛ ɔpo animka no fom kwan.
18 Deɛ ɔkata nitan soɔ no wɔ atorɔ ano,
na deɛ ɔtwirie no yɛ ɔkwasea.
19 Mfomsoɔ mpa ɔkasa dodoɔ mu,
na deɛ ɔsianka n’ano yɛ onimdefoɔ.
20 Ɔteneneeni tɛkyerɛma yɛ dwetɛ a wɔayiyi mu,
abɔnefoɔ akoma deɛ, ɛmfra.
21 Ɔteneneeni ano yɛne nnipa pii,
na agyimifoɔ deɛ, etire a wɔnnie nti wɔwuwu.
22 AWURADE nhyira na ɛyɛ ɔdefoɔ,
na ɔbrɛ adwuma mfa bi nka ho.
23 Amumuyɛ yɛ ɔkwasea sɛ agorɔ,
na nyansa yɛ nhunumu nipa fɛ.
24 Ɔbɔnefoɔ adeɛ a ɔsuro ara na ɛbɛba ne soɔ,
na ateneneefoɔ adeɛ a wɔpɛ no, wɔbɛma wɔn.
25 Sɛ ahum tu twam a, na ɔbɔnefoɔ nni hɔ bio,
na ɔteneneeni yɛ daa nnyinasoɔ.
26 Sɛ nsa kekakeka yɛ ɛse na wisie yɛ aniwa no,
sɛ onihafoɔ yɛ wɔn a wɔsoma no ne no.
27 AWURADE suro to nna so,
na abɔnefoɔ mfeɛ deɛ, wɔbɛtwa so.
28 Teneneefoɔ anidasoɔ bɛyɛ anigyeɛ,
na deɛ abɔnefoɔ hwɛ no kwan no bɛyera.
29 AWURADE akwan yɛ ahoɔden ma pɛyɛfoɔ,
na ɛyɛ ɔsɛeɛ ma amumuyɛfoɔ.
30 Ɔteneneeni remfiri n’ananmu da biara da,
na abɔnefoɔ rentena asase so.
31 Ɔteneneeni ano yi nyansa adi,
na tɛkyerɛma kontonkyi deɛ, wɔbɛtwa.
32 Ɔteneneeni ano nim adeɛ a ɛsɔ ani,
na abɔnefoɔ ano di akontonkyisɛm.