Mmebusɛm 20

¹Nsa yɛ ɔfɛwdifo na nsaden yɛ ɔtɔkwapɛfo;

²Ɔhene abufuwhyew te sɛ gyata mmubomu;

³Ɛyɛ onipa anuonyam sɛ ɔbɛkwati akasakasa,

⁴Onihawfo mfuntum nʼasase wɔ ne bere mu;

⁵Onipa koma botae yɛ asubun,

⁶Nnipa dodow no ara ka se wɔwɔ ɔdɔ a ɛnsa da,

⁷Ɔtreneeni bu ɔbra kronkron;

⁸Sɛ ɔhene tena nʼahengua so bu atɛn a,

⁹Hena na obetumi aka se, “Mapra me koma mu;

¹⁰Nkaribo ne susudua a ɛnyɛ papa no,

¹¹Mpo wɔnam abofra nketewa nneyɛe so hu wɔn,

¹²Aso a wɔde te asɛm ne ani a wɔde hu ade,

¹³Mma nna nyɛ wo dɛ, na woanni hia;

¹⁴Adetɔni ka se, “Enye, enye!”

¹⁵Sika kɔkɔɔ wɔ hɔ, na nhene pa nso abu so,

¹⁶Fa obi a odi ɔhɔho akagyinamu atade;

¹⁷Aduan a wonya no ɔkwan bɔne so no yɛ onipa anom dɛ,

¹⁸Pɛ afotu yɛ wo nhyehyɛe;

¹⁹Osekuni da kokoamsɛm adi;

²⁰Sɛ obi dome nʼagya anaasɛ ne na a,

²¹Agyapade a wɔpere ho nya no,

²²Nka se, “Metua wo saa bɔne yi so ka!”

²³Awurade kyi nkaribo a ɛnyɛ papa,

²⁴Awurade na ɔkyerɛ onipa anammɔntu.

²⁵Obi pɛ ntɛm hyɛ bɔ, ansa na wadwene ho a,

²⁶Ɔhene nyansafo hu amumɔyɛfo;

²⁷Awurade kanea hwehwɛ onipa honhom mu,

²⁸Ɔdɔ ne nokwaredi bɔ ɔhene ho ban;

²⁹Mmerante anuonyam ne wɔn ahoɔden,

³⁰Ɔhwe ne apirakuru hohoro amumɔyɛ,