Afotuo a ɛfa Mmaa ho
1 Ntwe ninkunu wɔ ɔyere a ɔda wo koko mu no ho,
anyɛ saa a wobɛkyerɛ no biribi bɔne bi a akyire yi ɛbɛha w’ankasa.
2 Mfa wo ho mma ɔbaa
na amma wɔantiatia w’ahoɔden so.
3 Nka nkɔ ɔbaa dwamammɔfoɔ ho,
anyɛ saa a wobɛtɔ ne fidie mu.
4 Nni odwammamfoɔ ho agorɔ,
anyɛ saa a ne nnaadaa no bɛma ne nsa aka wo.
5 Mfa w’ani nhwɛ ɔbaabunu haa,
anyɛ saa a ne nti wobɛsunti na woanya asotwe.
6 Mfa wo ho mma nwammamfoɔ,
anyɛ saa a wobɛhwere apɛgyadeɛ.
7 Ntoto w’ani nhwɛ kuro abɔntene so,
anaasɛ nkyinkyini wɔ n’aborɔno so a adwamamfoɔ wɔ.
8 Dane w’ani firi ɔbaa a ne bɔbea yɛ fɛ ho,
na mfa w’ani nhwɛ ɔhoɔfɛni a ɔyɛ obi foforɔ dea;
nnipa bebree na ɔbaa ahoɔfɛfoɔ adane wɔn adwene ama wɔayɛ bɔne,
na ɛno nti akɔnnɔ a ɛwɔ mu no dɛre te sɛ ogya.
9 Wone ɔbarima foforɔ yere nnidi mmɔ mu,
anaasɛ wone no nnom nsa nnye mo ani;
anyɛ saa a w’akoma bɛkɔ akɔdi n’akyi,
na mogya mu na wobɛnya wo wuo.
Wɔn a ɛsɛ sɛ wofa wɔn nnamfoɔ
10 Nto ayɔnkofoɔ dada no ntwene,
ɛfiri sɛ afoforɔ no ne wɔn nsɛ.
Ɔyɔnkoɔ foforɔ te sɛ nsa foforɔ;
ɛberɛ a akyɛ no, wonom de nya anigyeɛ.
11 Mma w’ani mmere abɔnefoɔ nkɔsoɔ ho,
ɛfiri sɛ wonnim sɛdeɛ ɛbɛwie wɔn.
12 Mma w’ani nnye deɛ ɛsɔ amumuyɛfoɔ ani ho;
kae sɛ wɔremmu wɔn bem wɔ wɔn nkwa nna nyinaa mu.
13 Twe wo ho firi wɔn a wɔwɔ tumi sɛ wɔkum no ho,
na amma owuo ho suro amma wo so.
Na mmom sɛ wobɛn wɔn a, hwɛ yie,
anyɛ saa a wɔbɛgye wo nkwa afiri wo nsam.
Hunu sɛ mfidie mu na wotiatia no,
na worenante wɔ kuro a wɔagyegye ban wɔ ho mu.
14 Bɔ mmɔden biara hwehwɛ sɛ wobɛhu wɔn a wɔtete bɛne woɔ no,
na kɔpɛ akwankyerɛ firi onyansafoɔ nkyɛn.
15 Ma wo nkɔmmɔdie nka mmadwemma mu,
na ma wo nkɔmmɔdie nyinaa mfa Ɔsorosoroni no mmara ho.
16 Ma ateneneefoɔ nyɛ ayɔnkofoɔ a wone wɔn didi anwummerɛ,
na ma w’animuonyam nyɛ Awurade suro.
17 Wɔkamfo odwumfoɔ ne nimdeɛ wɔ n’adwuma ho;
ɛno nti nkurɔfoɔ kannifoɔ no, wɔde n’anom nsɛm na ɛbɛhunu ne nyansa.
18 Wɔsuro ano a ɛkasa pii wɔ kuro mu,
na wɔtane onipa a ɔkasa a ɔnsusu ho.