Ɔhene te sɛ onipa dasani biara
1 Me nso meyɛ onipa, te sɛ obiara,
meyɛ onipa a wɔdii kan bɔɔ no asase so no aseni;
wɔnwonoo me wɔ ɔbaa yafunu mu maa meyɛɛ honam,
2 abosome du mu na wɔde mogya nwonoo me,
firi ɔbarima aba ne anigyeɛ a ɛwɔ awadeɛ mu.
3 Na ɛberɛ a wɔwoo me no, mefirii aseɛ homee mframa a obiara home bie no,
na mebɛkaa asase so abusua ho;
me dede a ɛdi kan ne esu, te sɛ deɛ onipa biara yɛ no.
4 Wɔde ntoma kyekyeree me ho na wɔhwɛɛ me yie.
5 Ɛfiri sɛ ɔhene biara nni hɔ a ne nkwa nna ahyɛaseɛ yɛ sononko;
6 na ɔkwan koro na ɛwɔ hɔ ma wɔde ba nkwa mu, na ɔkwan koro na wɔde firi mu.
Anidie a Salomo wɔ ma Nyansa
7 Enti mebɔɔ mpaeɛ, na wɔmaa me nteaseɛ;
mefrɛɛ Onyankopɔn na nyansa honhom baa me so.
8 Mepɛɛ ɔno sene ahempoma ne ahennwa,
na sɛ mede ahonya toto no ho a, mebuu no sɛ adehunu.
9 Na mamfa no antoto aboɔden boɔ ho,
ɛfiri sɛ sika nyinaa te sɛ anwea ketewa bi wɔ n’ani so,
na wɔbɛbu dwetɛ sɛ dɔteɛ wɔ n’anim.
10 Medɔ no sene apɔmuden ne ahoɔfɛ,
na mepɛɛ sɛ mɛnya no sene sɛ mɛnya hann,
ɛfiri sɛ ne hyerɛn to ntwa da.
11 Nnoɔma papa nyinaa ka ne ho ba me nkyɛn,
na ne nsa mu ahonya wɔntumi mmu ano.
12 Megyee m’ani wɔ ne nyinaa mu, ɛfiri sɛ nyansa na ɛdii wɔn kan;
nanso na mennim sɛ ɔno ne wɔn na.
13 Mesuae a nnaadaa adwene biara nni akyire;
sɛ meremfa n’ahodeɛ no nsuma,
14 ɛfiri sɛ ɛyɛ agyapadeɛ a ɛntwa mu da de ma nnipa;
wɔn a wɔnya bi no ne Onyankopɔn nya ayɔnkofa,
wɔnam nkyerɛkyerɛ no mu akyɛdeɛ so kamfo wɔn ma no.
15 Onyankopɔn mma me nnwene asɛm ho yie ansa na maka,
na mennya nsusuiɛ a ɛfata deɛ manya no;
ɛfiri sɛ ɔno ne nyansa ho kwankyerɛfoɔ
na ɔtenetene onyansafoɔ.
16 Ɛfiri sɛ yɛn ne yɛn nsɛm nyinaa wɔ ne nsam,
yɛn nteaseɛ ne yɛn nimdeɛ sononko biara a yɛwɔ no.
17 Na ɔno ne deɛ adeɛ biara a ɛwɔ hɔ no wamma me ho nimdeɛ a mfomsoɔ nni ho,
sɛ menhunu sɛdeɛ wɔahyehyɛ wiase ne dwumadie a emu nnoɔma die;
18 mmerɛ mfitiaseɛ, n’awieeɛ ne ne mfimfini,
sɛdeɛ awia si sakyera, ne sɛdeɛ mmerɛ si di adaneadane,
19 sɛdeɛ afe no kɔ san bɛsi n’ananmu, ne sɛdeɛ wɔahyehyɛ nsoromma wɔ wɔn sibea,
20 mmoadoma su ahodoɔ ne deɛ ɛma wiram mmoa yɛ deɛ wɔnyɛ,
tumi a ahonhom wɔ ne nnipa adwentoatoa,
nnua ahodoɔ ne nnepa a ɛwɔ nhini mu;
21 Mesua hunuu deɛ ɛyɛ ahuntasɛm ne deɛ ɛwɔ petee mu,
22 ɛyɛ nyansa a ɔhyehyɛ nnoɔma nyinaa no na ɔkyerɛɛ me.
Honhom bi wɔ ne mu a ɛyɛ nyansa, kronkron,
sononko, ɛdɔɔso, ɛyɛ den sɛ wɔkyerɛ mu,
ɛnnyina faako, emu da hɔ fann, ɛnni nkekaeɛ,
emu da hɔ fann, ɛnyɛ mmerɛ, ɔdɔ adeɛ a ɛyɛ, ɛyɛ nam,
wɔntumi nsi no kwan,
23 ne yam yɛ, ɛyɛ timmɔborɔ,
ɛnhinhim, ɔsi pi, ɔnni ɔhaw biara,
ɔyɛ otumfoɔ, ɔhu biribiara,
ɛwurawura honhom biara a ɛyɛ
nyansafoɔ, ne ho teɛ, na ɛyɛ den sɛ wɔkyerɛ mu.
24 Ɛfiri sɛ nyansa yɛ kɔ ntɛm bra ntɛm kyɛn adeɛ biara a ɛkeka ne ho;
na ɛsiane sɛ ne ho teɛ nti, ɔwurawura kɔ nnoɔma nyinaa mu.
25 Na ɔno ne ahome wɔ Onyankopɔn tumi no mu,
ne adeɛ a ɛho teɛ a ɛfiri Otumfoɔ no animuonyam no mu;
saa nti biribiara a ɛho agu fi ntumi nkɔ ne mu.
26 Na ɔno ne mmerɛ santen hann nsɛso,
Onyankopɔn dwumadie ahwehwɛ a nkekaeɛ nni mu,
ne ne papayɛ no suban so.
27 Mpo sɛ ɔyɛ ɔbaakofoɔ a, ɔtumi yɛ adeɛ nyinaa,
na ɛberɛ a ɔnsesa no, ɔyɛ nnoɔma nyinaa foforɔ;
awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ biara mu ɔhyɛne akra a wɔyɛ kronkron mu
na wayɛ wɔn Onyankopɔn nnamfo, ne adiyifoɔ;
28 ɛfiri sɛ Onyankopɔn nnɔ biribiara nkyɛn onipa a ɔde nyansa tena ase no.
29 Ɛfiri sɛ ne ho yɛ fɛ sene owia,
na ɔhyerɛn sene nsorommakuo biara.
Wɔde no toto hann no ho a, ɔyɛ kɛseɛ,
30 ɛsiane sɛ anadwo ka no hyɛ,
nanso nyansa deɛ, bɔne ntumi nka no nhyɛ.