1Me ba, sɛ woadi akagyinamu ama ɔyɔnko bi,
2sɛ nea wokae ayi ka ama wo
3ɛno de yɛ eyi, me ba, na fa tetew wo ho,
4Mma wʼani nkum
5Gye wo ho, sɛnea ɔforote guan fi ɔbɔmmɔfo nsam
6Ɔkwadwofo, kɔ ɔtɛtea nkyɛn;
7Onni ɔsahene,
8nanso ɔde aduan sie wɔ ahuhurubere mu,
9Wo, ɔkwadwofo, wobɛda akosi da bɛn?
10Nna kakra, nkotɔ kakra,
11ɛbɛma ohia aba wo so sɛ ɔkwanmukafo
12Onipa teta ne ohuhuni a
13nea obu nʼani,
14nea ɔde ne koma mu nnaadaa bɔ pɔw bɔne,
15Ɛno nti amanehunu bɛba no so prɛko pɛ;
16Nneɛma asia na Awurade mpɛ,
17ani a ɛtra ntɔn,
18koma a edwen amumɔyɛ ho,
19ɔdansekurumni a odi atoro
20Me ba, tie wʼagya ahyɛde
21Fa kyekyere wo koma ho daa;
22Wonantew a, ɛbɛkyerɛ wo kwan;
23Na saa ahyɛde yi yɛ kanea
24ɛtwe wo fi ɔbea a onni suban pa no ho,
25Mma wo kɔn nnɔ nʼahoɔfɛ,
26efisɛ oguamanfo ma wʼanuonyam yɛ sɛ brodosin,
27Obi betumi asɔ gya agu ne srɛ so a
28Obi betumi anantew nnyansramma so a
29Saa na ɔbarima a ɔne ɔbarima foforo yere da no te;
30Nnipa mmu ɔkorɔmfo a wakowia ade animtiaa
31Mmom, sɛ wɔkyere no a, ɛsɛ sɛ otua mmɔho ason;
32Ɔbarima a ɔsɛe aware no nni adwene;
33Ɔhwe ne animguase na obenya,
34Ninkutwe hwanyan okunu abufuw
35Ɔrennye mpata biara;