Ahemfo asodie
1 O ahemfo, afei montie na monte aseɛ;
O atemmufoɔ a mowɔ asase ano, monsua.
2 Monyɛ aso, mo a modi ɛdɔm so tumi,
na mohoahoa mo ho sɛ aman pii hyɛ mo aseɛ.
3 Ɛfiri sɛ mo tumi no firi Awurade hɔ,
na mo ahennie no firi Ɔsorosoroni no hɔ;
ɔbɛhwehwɛ mo nnwuma mu na wabisabisa mo nhyehyɛɛ mu.
4 Ɛfiri sɛ, moyɛ n’asomfoɔ yi, moanni tumi wɔ kwan papa so,
anaasɛ, moanni mmara no so,
ɛnna moannante wɔ Onyankopɔn botaeɛ no mu,
5 ɔbɛba mo so huuhuu ne ntɛm so,
ɛfiri sɛ atemmuo a emu yɛ den ba wɔn a wɔn dibea korɔn no so.
6 Ɛfiri sɛ wɔnam mmɔborɔhunu so de mmɔborɔfoɔ ho bɛkyɛ wɔn,
nanso atumfoɔ deɛ wɔbɛsɔ wɔn ahwɛ dendeenden.
7 Ɛsiane sɛ adeɛ nyinaa so Wura no remmfɛre onipa biara,
anaasɛ ɔnnhwɛ nnipa anim sɛ ɔyɛ ɔkɛseɛ ho;
ɛfiri sɛ ɔno ara na ɔbɔɔ okumaa ne ɔkɛseɛ,
na ɔdwene wɔn nyinaa ho pɛ.
8 Nanso nhwehwɛmu a emu yɛ den wɔ hɔ retwɛn otumfoɔ no.
9 Na afei mo, O ahemfo, me nsɛm ba mo nkyɛn,
sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ na mobɛsua nyansa na moamfom.
10 Ɛfiri sɛ wɔbɛyɛ wɔn kronkron, wɔn a wɔyɛ nnoɔma kronkron wɔ kronkron mu no,
na wɔn a wɔde akyerɛkyerɛ wɔn no, wɔbɛnya banbɔ.
11 Saa nti, fa wo pɛ si me nsɛm so;
mompere nhwehwɛ wɔn na wɔbɛkyerɛkyerɛ mo.
12 Nyansa hyerɛn na ɛmmpa,
# na wɔn a wɔdɔ nono, wɔmmmrɛ na wɔahu no,
na wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ no no hu no.
13 Ɔyɛ ntɛm da ne ho adi ma wɔn a wɔpɛ no no hu no.
14 Deɛ ɔsɔre ntɛm hwehwɛ no no remmrɛ ho koraa,
# na wɔbɛhu no sɛ ɔte ɛponono anim hɔ.
15 Ɛyɛ nteaseɛ a ɛdi mu yie sɛ obi de n’adwene bɛsi ne soɔ,
na deɛ ɔmmia n’ani siri pɛ hwehwɛ no no, ɛrenkyɛ na ɔhaw afiri ne so,
16 ɛfiri sɛ ɔkyinkyin hwehwɛ wɔn a wɔfata no akyiri kwan,
na ɔnam adom so yi ne ho adi kyerɛ wɔn,
na ɔhyia wɔn wɔ adwene nyinaa mu.
17 Nyansa mfitiaseɛ pa ara ne nya a wobɛnya ɔpɛ ama nkyerɛkyerɛ,
ne nkyerɛkyerɛ ho ahiasɛm dɔ a wɔde dɔ no,
18 na ɔdɔ a wɔde dɔ no ne sɛ wɔredi ne mmara so,
na sɛ wɔredi ne mmara soɔ no yɛ daa nkwa ahotosoɔ,
19 na daa nkwa twe onipa bɛn Onyankopɔn;
20 ɛno nti nyansa ho akɔnnɔ no de kɔ ahennie mu.
21 Saa nti, O ahemfo a modi dɔm soɔ, sɛ mo ani gye ahennwa ne ahempoma ho deɛ a,
monni nyansa nni, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ na moadi adeɛ afebɔɔ.
22 Mɛka ade korɔ a nyansa yɛ ne sɛdeɛ ɛyɛeɛ a ɛbaeɛ,
na memmfa ahuntasɛm biara nkame mo,
mmom mɛhwehwɛ ne kwan a ɔnam so ɛfiri adebɔ ahyɛaseɛ,
na mamma ne ho nimdeɛ ada adi pefee,
na merentwa nokorɛ no ho da;
23 ɛnna meremfa me ho mmɔ anibereɛ tantane ne no ntu kwan,
ɛsiane sɛ anibereɛ mfa ne ho mmɔ nyansa.
24 Anyansafoɔ asafo mu na wiase nkwagyeɛ wɔ,
na ɔhene nyansafoɔ yɛ nnipa biara ahotɔ.
25 Saa nti momma me nsɛm nkyerɛkyerɛ mo, na ɛbɛyɛ mo mfasoɔ.