Ɔyere pa anigyeɛ
1 Nhyira ne okunu a ɔwɔ yere pa;
ne nna dodoɔ bɛyɛ mmɔho.
2 Ɔbaa nokwafoɔ ma ne kunu ani gye,
na ɔbɛma wadi ne mfeɛ wɔ asomdwoeɛ mu.
3 Ɔyere pa yɛ nhyira kɛseɛ;
wɔbɛma wanya kyɛfa wɔ nhyira a onipa a ɔsuro Awurade nya no mu.
4 Sɛ ɔyɛ ɔdefoɔ anaasɛ ɔyɛ ohiani a, n’akoma pene so,
na ɛberɛ nyinaa n’anim yɛ sereɛ.
Deɛ ɛnyɛ wɔ bɔne nyinaa mu: Ɔyere omumuyɛni
5 Nnoɔma mmiɛnsa na m’akoma suro,
na deɛ ɛtɔ so nnan no na mesuro kɛseɛ:
Dinsɛeɛ wɔ kuro mu, kwasampafoɔ adwabɔ,
ne ntwatosoɔ; yeinom nyinaa deɛ fanyinam owuo.
6 Nanso ɛyɛ akoma mu yeadie ne awerɛhoɔ, ɛberɛ a ɔyere ani bɛbere ne kora,
na tɛkyerɛma a ɔkasa tia no ka ma obiara teɛ.
7 Ɔyere bɔne yɛ kɔnnua a ɛwɔtere;
woresɔ mu te sɛ deɛ wokura nyanyankyerɛ bi mu.
8 Ɔyere kɔwensani ma abufuo kɛseɛ ba;
ɔnntumi nkata n’aniwuo so.
9 Ɔyere dwamammɔfoɔ akɔnnɔ adehwɛ yi no ma;
ɔde n’aniakyi ma wɔhu deɛ ɔyɛ.
10 Ma w’ani nkɔ ɔbabaa a wasoro no so,
anyɛ saa a, ɛberɛ a ɔbɛnya fawohodie no, ɔde bɛyɛ deɛ ɔpɛ.
11 Ma w’ani nna hɔ wɔ n’anisoɔhyeɛ no ho,
na ɛmma no nyɛ wo nwanwa sɛ ɔyɛ bɔne tia wo a.
12 Sɛdeɛ ɔkwantuni a sukɔm de no no bue n’anom
na ɔnom firi nsuo biara a ɛbɛn no mu no,
saa ara na ɔbɛtena ntomadan pɛɛwa biara anim
na wabue n’agyan bɔha mu ama agyan no.
Nhyira a ɔyere pa nya
13 Ɔyere ho akɔnnɔ ma ne kunu ani gye,
ne nsa ano adeyɛ de honam kata ne nnompe ho.
14 Ɔyere a ɔmpɛ kasa no yɛ akyɛdeɛ firi Awurade hɔ,
na biribiara nsom boɔ sɛ n’ahohyɛsoɔ.
15 Ɔyere a ɔyɛ awiɛmfoɔ ma ne ho akɔnnɔ dɔɔso,
nsania biara nni hɔ a ɛbɛtumi akari ne kronkronyɛ boɔ a ɛsom.
16 Sɛdeɛ owia repue wɔ Awurade wiem a ɛyɛ no,
saa ara na ɔyere pa ahoɔfɛ teɛ wɔ efie a wɔatoto nnoɔma yie wɔ mu no.
17 Sɛdeɛ kanea a ɛrehyerɛn wɔ kaneadua kronkron so teɛ no,
saa ara na anim fɛfɛɛfɛ a ɛwɔ nipadua anigyeɛ wɔ mu no teɛ.
18 Sɛdeɛ sika adum teɛ wɔ dwetɛ fapem soɔ no,
# saa ara na ɛnan a ɛyɛ fɛ no teɛ.
19 [Me ba, hwɛ wo mmabunu berɛ so yie,]
[na mfa w’ahoɔden mma ahɔhoɔ.]
20 [Hwehwɛ asasebereɛ wɔ petee no mu,]
[na fa w’ankasa w’aba dua, na gye di sɛ wobɛnya deɛ ɛyɛ.]
21 [Enti w’asefoɔ bɛdi yie,]
[na wowɔ ahotosoɔ wɔ abusua papa a wofiri mu nti, wobɛnyini ayɛ kɛseɛ.]
22 [Wɔbu odwamammɔni sɛ ntasuo,]
[na ɔbaa wareni sɛ owuo abantenten ma n’adɔfoɔ.]
23 [Wɔde ɔyere a ɔnni nyamesuro no yɛ kyɛfa ma ɔbarima mmaratoni,]
[na mmom wɔde ɔyere hoteni ma ɔbarima a ɔsuro Awurade.]
24 [Ɔbaa a ɔmfɛre adeɛ no, daa ɔyɛ animguaseɛ adeɛ,]
[na mmom ɔbabaa wiɛmfoɔ deɛ, ɔbɛyɛ aniwudeɛ wɔ ne kunu anim.]
25 [Wɔbu ɔyere tirimuɔdenfoɔ sɛ ɔkraman,]
[na mmom deɛ ɔnim aniwuo no bɛsuro Awurade.]
26 [Ɔyere a ɔredi ne kunu ni no, obiara bɛbu no sɛ onyansani,]
[na mmom ɛsiane n’ahomasoɔ nti ɔbu no animtia a, obiara bɛhu no sɛ ɔnni nyamesuro.]
[Nhyira ne okunu a ne yere yɛ ɔyere pa;]
[ne mfeɛ nna dodoɔ bɛyɛ mmɔho.]
27 [Ɔyere a ɔkasa denden so na ɔpɛ kasa no te sɛ totorobɛnto a wɔbɔ de frɛ,]
[na obiara a ɔte sei no te ɔko basabasa mu.]
Nnoɔma mmiɛnsa a ɛma ahoyera
28 Nnoɔma mmienu na ɛma m’akoma di yea,
na deɛ ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa no hyɛɛ me abufuo:
Ɔkofoɔ a ohia ama wakɔ ahokyere mu,
mmarima mmadwemma a wɔbu wɔn animtia,
ne onipa a ɔdane ne ho firi tenenee ho kɔyɛ bɔne,
Awurade bɛsiesie no ama afena!
Sɔhwɛ a ɛwɔ edwadie mu
29 Ɛyɛ den ma odwadini sɛ ɔbɛtwe ne ho afiri bɔneyɛ ho,
anaasɛ ɔdetɔnni bɛdi bem wɔ bɔne ho.