Salomo Mpaebɔ a ɔde hwehwɛ Nyansa
1 O m’agyanom Nyankopɔn ne mmɔborɔhunufoɔ Awurade,
wo a wonam w’ano mu asɛm so ayɛ nnoɔma nyinaa,
2 na wo nyansa mu woayɛ onipa
sɛ ɔnni tumi wɔ abɔdeɛ a wɔbɔeɛ nyinaa so,
3 na ɔmfa kronkronyɛ ne tenenee nni wiase so,
na ɔde adwene pa abu ɔkra atɛn,
4 fa nyansa a ɔte w’ahennwa nkyɛn no ma me,
na nnyi me mfiri wo nkoa no mu.
5 Na meyɛ w’akoa, w’afenaa ba,
onipa a ɔyɛ mmerɛ na ne nkwa yɛ tia,
ne nteaseɛ sua wɔ atemmuo ne mmara nsɛm mu;
6 na sɛ mpo obi a ɔdi mu wɔ nnipa mu
na sɛ wannya nyansa a ɛfiri wo hɔ a, wɔmmu no hwee.
7 Wo na woayi me sɛ menyɛ ɔhene wɔ wo man so,
na menyɛ ɔtemmufoɔ wɔ wo mmammarima ne wo mmammaa so.
8 Woahyɛ sɛ wɔnsi asɔrefie wɔ wo bepɔ kronkron no so,
ne afɔrebukyia wɔ kuropɔn a wote mu no,
a ɛyɛ ntomadan kronkron a woasi firi mfitiaseɛ no nsɛsoɔ.
9 Wo ne nyansa na ɛwɔ hɔ, ɔno a ɔnim wo nnwuma
na ɔwɔ hɔ berɛ a wɔbɔɔ wiase no;
ɔte nnoɔma a ɛsɔ w’ani no ase
ne deɛ wo mmara nsɛm kyerɛ sɛ ɛtene no.
10 Soma no firi wo soro kronkronbea ma no mmra,
na firi w’animuonyam ahennwa no soma no,
na ɔne me mmɛyɛ adwuma,
na masua deɛ ɛsɔ w’ani.
11 Ɛfiri sɛ ɔnim na ɔte nnoɔma nyinaa ase,
na ɔbɛtenetene me nyansa mu wɔ me dwumadie mu
na ɔde n’animuonyam no abɔ me ho ban.
12 Ɛno na wɔbɛgye me nnwuma ato mu,
na mabu wo nkurɔfoɔ atɛntenenee,
na mafata m’agya ahennwa no.
13 Na hwan na ɔbɛtumi asua Onyankopɔn agyinatuo?
Anaasɛ hwan na ɔbɛtumi ahu Awurade apɛdeɛ mu?
14 Ɛfiri sɛ adasamma nsusuiɛ yɛ hunu,
na yɛn nhyehyɛɛ bɛyɛ kwa,
15 ɛfiri sɛ nipadua a ɛporɔ no ka ɔkra no hyɛ,
na asase ntomadan yɛ adesoa ma adwene a ɛkɔ nkan mu.
16 Ɛyɛ den sɛ yɛbɛdwene ahunu deɛ ɛwɔ asase so,
ne deɛ yɛnam adwuma so ma yɛn nsa ka;
na hwan na ɔbɛtumi ahunu adeɛ a ɛwɔ soro?
17 Hwan na asua w’agyinatuo,
na woamma no nyansa ansa
na woansoma wo honhom kronkron afiri soro ansa?
18 Na saa na wɔde wɔn a wɔwɔ asase so akwan asisi hɔ yie,
na wɔnyaa ɔgyeɛ wɔ nyansa mu.