1Na Temanni Elifas buae se,
2“Onyankopɔn benya onipa so mfaso ana?
3Sɛ woyɛ ɔtreneeni a, anigye bɛn na Otumfo no benya?
4“Wo kronkronyɛ nti na ɔka wʼanim
5Ɛnyɛ wʼamumɔyɛ na ɛso?
6Wopɛɛ bammɔ fii wo nuanom nkyɛn a emfi hwee so;
7Woamma abrɛfo nsu annom
8nanso na woyɛ obi a ɔwɔ tumi, wɔ nsase,
9Wopam akunafo ma wɔkɔɔ nsapan
10Ɛno nti na mfiri atwa wo ho ahyia,
11ɛno nti na sum kabii aduru a wunhu ade,
12“So Onyankopɔn nni ɔsoro akyirikyiri ana?
13Nanso woka se, ‘Dɛn na Onyankopɔn nim?
14Omununkum kabii akata nʼanim nti onhu yɛn
15So wobɛkɔ so afa ɔkwan dedaw a
16Wɔpraa wɔn kɔe ansa na wɔn bere reso,
17Na wɔka kyerɛɛ Onyankopɔn se, ‘Gyaa yɛn!
18Nanso ɛyɛ ɔno na ɔde nnepa hyɛɛ wɔn afi mu,
19Atreneefo hu wɔn asehwe ma wɔn ani gye;
20‘Wɔasɛe yɛn atamfo,
21“Fa wo ho ma Onyankopɔn na nya asomdwoe wɔ ne mu;
22Tie akwankyerɛ a efi nʼanom,
23Sɛ wosan kɔ Otumfo no nkyɛn a obegye wo ato mu bio:
24na wotow wo sika mpɔw gu mfutuma mu
25ɛno de Otumfo bɛyɛ wo sikakɔkɔɔ
26Afei nokware wubenya anigye wɔ Otumfo mu
27Wobɛbɔ no mpae, na obetie wo,
28Nea woyɛ wʼadwene sɛ wobɛyɛ no bɛba mu,
29Sɛ nnipa hwe ase na woka se, ‘Ma wɔn so!’ a,
30Obegye abɔnefo mpo,