Kwadwom 3

¹Mene ɔbarima a mahu amane

²Wapam me afi ne ho ama manantew

³Ampa ara wama nsa so atia me

⁴Wama me were ne me nam anyin

⁵Waka me ahyɛ mu, na watua me ano

⁶Wama matena sum mu

⁷Wato ɔfasu atwa me ho ahyia enti mintumi nguan;

⁸Mpo sɛ mefrɛ anaasɛ mebɔ mpae srɛ mmoa a

⁹Ɔde abotan asiw me kwan;

¹⁰Te sɛ sisi a ɔda hɔ retwɛn,

¹¹ɔtwee me fii ɔkwan no mu bebaree me

¹²Okuntun ne ta mu

¹³Ɔde bɛmma a efi ne kotoku mu

¹⁴Meyɛɛ akyiwade maa me nkurɔfo nyinaa;

¹⁵Ɔde nhaban nweenwen ahyɛ me ma.

¹⁶Ɔde mmosea abubu me se;

¹⁷Wɔama asomdwoe abɔ me;

¹⁸Enti mise, “Mʼanuonyam asa,

¹⁹Mekae mʼamanehunu wɔ mʼakyinkyinakyinkyin mu,

²⁰Mekae yiye,

²¹Nanso midwen eyi ho;

²²Awurade dɔ kɛse nti yɛnsɛee ɛ.

²³Ɛyɛ foforo anɔpa biara;

²⁴Meka kyerɛ me ho se,

²⁵Awurade ye ma wɔn a wɔn anidaso wɔ ne mu,

²⁶Eye sɛ wɔyɛ komm

²⁷Eye ma ɔbarima sɛ ɔsoa konnua no

²⁸Ma ɔntena ase komm,

²⁹Ma ɔmfa nʼanim nsie wɔ mfutuma mu,

³⁰Ma ɔmfa nʼafono mma nea ɔpɛɛ sɛ ɔbɔ no no

³¹Na Awurade ntow onipa biara nkyene koraa.

³²Ɛwɔ mu, ɔde awerɛhow ba de, nanso obenya ayamhyehye.

³³Ofi amemenemfe mu de amanehunu

³⁴Sɛ wɔde wɔn nan dwerɛw

³⁵sɛ wotiatia obi ahofadi so

³⁶anaa sɛ wobu obi ntɛnkyew a,

³⁷Hena na obetumi aka na wama aba mu

³⁸Ɛnyɛ Ɔsorosoroni no anom

³⁹Adɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔteasefo nwiinwii

⁴⁰Momma yɛnhwehwɛ yɛn akwan mu na yɛnsɔ nhwɛ,

⁴¹Momma yɛmma yɛn koma ne yɛn nsa so,

⁴²“Yɛayɛ bɔne, na yɛatew atua

⁴³“Wode abufuw akata wo ho ataa yɛn;

⁴⁴Wode wo ho asie omununkum mu

⁴⁵Woayɛ yɛn atantanne ne nwura

⁴⁶“Yɛn atamfo nyinaa abaa wɔn anom tɛtrɛɛ

⁴⁷Yɛabrɛ ne ahunahuna ne akukuruhwease,

⁴⁸Me nusu sen sɛ asuten

⁴⁹Me nusu bɛsen ara,

⁵⁰kosi sɛ Awurade bɛhwɛ

⁵¹Nea mihu no ma me kra werɛ how,

⁵²Mʼatamfo a menyɛɛ wɔn hwee

⁵³Wɔpɛɛ sɛ wotwa me nkwa so

⁵⁴nsu bu faa me ti so,

⁵⁵Mebɔɔ wo din, Awurade

⁵⁶Wotee me sufrɛ: “Nsiw wʼaso

⁵⁷Wutwiw bɛn me bere a mefrɛɛ wo no,

⁵⁸Wo Awurade, wudii mʼasɛm maa me;

⁵⁹Woahu bɔne a wɔayɛ me, Awurade.

⁶⁰Woahu wɔn aweretɔ no mu den,

⁶¹Awurade, woate wɔn ntwirii,

⁶²nea mʼatamfo ka no asomsɛm na wɔka no brɛoo

⁶³Hwɛ wɔn! Sɛ wogyinagyina hɔ anaasɛ wɔtete hɔ,

⁶⁴Fa nea ɛfata tua wɔn so ka, Awurade,

⁶⁵Pirim wɔn koma,

⁶⁶Fa abufuw taa wɔn, na sɛe wɔn