1Na Temanni Elifas buae se,
2“Enti onyansafo de nsɛm a aba biara nni mu beyi nʼano
3Ɔde nsɛm huhuw begye akyinnye,
4Wototo onyamesuro ase mmom
5Wo bɔne kyerɛ wʼano nea ɔnka;
6Wʼankasa wʼano bu wo kumfɔ, ɛnyɛ me de;
7“Wone onipa a wɔwoo wo dii kan ana?
8Wutie Onyankopɔn afotu ana?
9Dɛn na wunim a, yennim?
10Nea wafuw dwen ne akwakoraa wɔ yɛn afa
11Onyankopɔn awerɛkyekye
12Adɛn nti na wo koma atwe wo akɔ
13na woadan wʼabufuw agu Onyankopɔn so
14“Ɔdesani ne hena a obetumi ayɛ pɛ,
15Onyankopɔn nni ahotoso wɔ nʼakronkronfo mu
16na me ne onipa debɔneyɛfo ne omumɔyɛfo a
17“Tie me, na mɛkyerɛ wo mu;
18nea anyansafo apae mu aka,
19(wɔn nko ara na wɔde asase no maa wɔn
20Omumɔyɛfo kɔ ahohia mu, ne nkwanna nyinaa,
21Nnyigyei a ɛyɛ hu hyɛ nʼasom ma;
22Ɔpa abaw sɛ obeguan afi sum mu;
23Okyinkyin hwehwɛ aduan;
24Ɔhaw ne ahoyeraw yi no hu;
25efisɛ ɔteɛteɛ ne nsa kyerɛ Onyankopɔn
26wɔde nkatabo a mu piw na ɛyɛ den
27“Ɛwɔ mu sɛ srade ama nʼafono atotɔ
28nanso ɔbɛtena nkurow a agu so
29Ɔrenkɔ so nyɛ ɔdefo bio, na nʼahonya rennyina,
30Ɔrenguan sum no;
31Ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔde ne ho to nneɛma huhuw so de daadaa ne ho,
32Ansa na ne da bedu no, wobetua no ka a bi nka,
33Ɔbɛyɛ sɛ bobedua a wɔaporow so aba a ennyin ɛ,
34Na abɔnefo fekuw a wonnim Onyankopɔn no rensow aba,
35Wonyinsɛn ɔhaw na wɔwo bɔne;