Mmebusɛm 23

¹Sɛ wo ne ɔhene bi to nsa didi a,

²Sɛ woyɛ adidibrada a,

³Nni nʼaduan akɔnnɔ akɔnnɔ no akyi,

⁴Mmiri wo mogya ani mpɛ sika;

⁵Wʼani bɔɔ sika so ara pɛ, na atu ayera,

⁶Nni obi a ɔyɛ pɛpɛe aduan,

⁷efisɛ ɔyɛ obi a

⁸Kakra a woadi no wobɛfe,

⁹Nkasa nkyerɛ ɔkwasea,

¹⁰Ntutu tete abo a wɔde ato hye ngu,

¹¹efisɛ wɔn Gyefo yɛ den,

¹²Ma wo koma mmra nkyerɛkyerɛ so,

¹³Ntwentwɛn abofra nteɛso so;

¹⁴Fa abaa twe nʼaso

¹⁵Me ba, sɛ wo koma hu nyansa a,

¹⁶sɛ wʼano ka nea ɛteɛ a

¹⁷Mma wʼani mmere abɔnefo,

¹⁸Ampa ara anidaso wɔ hɔ ma wo daakye,

¹⁹Me ba, tie, na hu nyansa,

²⁰Mfa wo ho mmɔ akɔwensafo

²¹efisɛ, akɔwensafo ne adidibradafo bɛyɛ ahiafo,

²²Tie wʼagya a ɔwoo wo no,

²³Tɔ nokware na ntɔn da;

²⁴Ɔtreneeni agya wɔ anigye bebree;

²⁵Ma wʼagya ne wo na ani nnye;

²⁶Me ba, fa wo koma ma me

²⁷na oguamanfo yɛ amoa donkudonku

²⁸Ɔtɛw, twɛn, te sɛ ɔkwanmukafo,

²⁹Hena na wɔadome no? Hena na odi awerɛhow?

³⁰Wɔn a wɔkyɛ nsa ho,

³¹Nhwɛ nsa ani kɔkɔɔ no haa,

³²Awiei no, ɛka te sɛ ɔwɔ

³³Wʼani behu nneɛma a wunhuu da,

³⁴Wobɛtɔ ntintan te sɛ hyɛn mu dwumayɛni a,

³⁵Na wobɛka se, “Wɔbɔ me, nanso mimpira.