1 Otemmufoɔ nyansani ma ne nkurɔfoɔ nya nimdeɛ,
na onyansafoɔ amammuo kɔ so yie.
2 Sɛdeɛ nkurɔfoɔ temmufoɔ teɛ no, saa ara na ne mpanimfoɔ teɛ;
na sɛdeɛ ɔhene a ɔwɔ kuro mu teɛ no, saa ara nso na nnipa a wɔwɔ mu teɛ.
3 Ɔhene a ɔntumi nhyɛ ne ho soɔ no sɛe ne nkurɔfoɔ,
na ɛnam nteaseɛ a ɛwɔ ahemfo ntam na ɛma kuro mu dwo sɛ wɔtena mu.
4 Asase so amammuo wɔ Awurade nsa mu,
na ɔbɛfa ɔkannifoɔ a ɔfata de no adi so wɔ ne berɛ mu.
5 Onipa nkɔsoɔ wɔ Awurade nsa mu,
na ɛyɛ ɔno na ɔde animuonyam ma mmaratwerɛfoɔ.
6 Mma wo bo mfu wo yɔnko wɔ mfomsoɔ biara ho,
na hwɛ na woanyɛ biribiara wɔ aniɛden so.
7 Ahantan yɛ akyiwadeɛ wɔ Awurade ne nnipa anim,
na ntɛnkyea yɛ ahodwirideɛ ma Awurade ne nnipa.
8 Tumidie twam firi ɔman mu kɔ ɔman mu
# ɛsiane ntɛnkyea, ahantan ne ahonya nti.
9 Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na mfuturo ne nso ama wɔn ho so?
Mpo wɔ nkwa berɛ mu no, nipadua porɔ.
10 Yadeɛ koankorɔ yɛ adeɛ a oduruyɛfoɔ ntumi nte aseɛ;
ɔhene a ɔte ase nnɛ no bɛwu ɔkyena.
11 Na sɛ obi wu a,
agyapadeɛ a ɔnya yɛ nsaama, mmoawa ne nsonsono.
12 Po a wɔpo Awurade yɛ nnipa ahantan mfitiaseɛ;
na akoma no atwe ne ho afiri ne Bɔfoɔ ho.
13 Na ahantan mfitiaseɛ ne bɔne,
na deɛ ɔkura mu no pu mmusudeɛ gu hɔ.
Saa nti Awurade de atoyerɛnkyɛm a wɔntee bi da ba wɔn so,
na ɔsɛe wɔn koraa.
14 Awurade tu ahemfo ahennwa gu,
na ɔde mmɔborɔni asi wɔn ananmu.
15 Awurade tutu amanamannhini ase,
na ɔde ahobrɛasefoɔ ahyɛ wɔn ananmu.
16 Awurade ma amanaman nsase dane afo,
na wasɛe wɔn akɔsi asase fapem so.
17 Ɔyiyi ebinom firi hɔ, na wasɛe wɔn,
na wapepa wɔn nkaeɛ afiri asase so.
18 Wɔammɔ ahantan amma nnipa,
anaasɛ abufuhyeɛ amma wɔn a mmaa awo wɔn.
19 Hwannom asefoɔ na wɔfata nidie?
Ɛyɛ nnipa asefoɔ.
Hwannom asefoɔ na wɔfata nidie?
Ɛyɛ wɔn a wɔsuro Awurade no.
Hwannom asefoɔ na wɔmfata nidie?
Ɛyɛ nnipa asefoɔ.
Hwannom asefoɔ na wɔmfata nidie?
Ɛyɛ wɔn a wɔbu mmara soɔ.
20 Abusuafoɔ mu no, ɔkannifoɔ a ɔwɔ mu no fata anidie,
nanso wɔn a wɔsuro Awurade no fata anidie wɔ n’ani so.
21 [Awurade suro yɛ anisɔ mfitiaseɛ;
# na ɔpoɔ mfitiaseɛ yɛ asoɔden ne ahantan.]
22 Ɔdefoɔ, otitire ne mmɔborɔfoɔ,
wɔn animuonyam ne Awurade suro.
23 Ɛmfata sɛ wɔmmu onipa a ahia no nanso ɔwɔ nyansa animtia,
na ɛnyɛ adeɛ a ɛtɔ aso mu sɛ wɔde nidie ma ɔbɔnefoɔ.
24 Bapɔmma, otemmuafoɔ ne ɔhene, wɔdi wɔn nyinaa ni,
nanso wɔn mu biara nni hɔ a ɔyɛ kɛseɛ sene onipa a ɔsuro Awurade no.
25 Ɔman mma a wɔde wɔn ho no bɛsom akoa nyansafoɔ,
na onipa a ɔyɛ badwemma no mmɔ ho wa.
26 Nna wo nyansa adi wɔ berɛ a woreyɛ w’adwuma,
na nhoahoa wo ho berɛ a ahia wo no.
27 Odwumayɛni a ɔwɔ nnoɔma pa bebree no
yɛ sene onipa a ɔdwa n’ano mu nanso ɔnni hwee no.
28 Me ba, fa ahobrɛaseɛ hyɛ wo ho animuonyam,
na fa obuo a ɛsɛ woɔ ma wo ho.
29 Hwan na ɔbɛbu wɔn a wɔbu wɔn ho fɔ no bem?
Na hwan na ɔbɛdi wɔn a wɔnni wɔn ho ni no ni?
30 Wɔdi ohiani ni wɔ ne nimdeɛ ho,
na adefoɔ deɛ, wɔdi wɔn ni wɔ wɔn ahodeɛ ho.
31 Deɛ wɔdi no ni wɔ hia mu no, n’ahonya mu nso ɛ!
Na deɛ wɔnni no ni wɔ ahonya mu no, ne hia mu nso ɛ!