Nnwom 74

¹Ao, Onyankopɔn, adɛn nti na woapo yɛn koraa yi?

²Kae nkurɔfo a wotɔɔ wɔn teteete no,

³Dan wʼanammɔntu kyerɛ saa nnwiriwii a ɛto ntwa da yi,

⁴Wʼatamfo bobɔɔ mu wɔ faako a wuhyiaa yɛn no;

⁵Wɔyɛɛ wɔn sɛ nnipa a wɔrehwim mmonnua

⁶Wɔde wɔn mmonnua ne nname

⁷Wɔhyew wo kronkronbea no dwerɛbee;

⁸Wɔkaa wɔ wɔn koma mu se, “Yebetiatia wɔn so ayɛ wɔn pasaa!”

⁹Wɔmmaa yɛn nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛyɛ nwonwa biara;

¹⁰Onyankopɔn, wʼatamfo bɛserew wo akosi da bɛn?

¹¹Adɛn nti na woatwe wo nsa, wo nsa nifa no?

¹²Nanso Onyankopɔn yɛ me hene fi tete;

¹³Ɛyɛ wo na wode wo tumi paee po mu no;

¹⁴Wopɛtɛw Lewiatan no ti

¹⁵Wo na womaa nsuwa ne nsuti tuei;

¹⁶Adekyee wɔ wo na adesae nso yɛ wo dea;

¹⁷Ɛyɛ wo na wototoo asase so ahye nyinaa;

¹⁸Awurade, kae sɛnea ɔtamfo no aserew wo,

¹⁹Mmfa wʼaborɔnoma nkwa mma nkekaboa;

²⁰Ma wʼapam no ho nhia wo,

²¹Mma wɔn a wɔhyɛ wɔn so no mmfa animguase nsan;

²²Ao, Onyankopɔn, ma wo ho so na ka wo ara wʼasɛm;

²³Mmu wʼani ngu wɔn a wɔsɔre tia wo no nteɛteɛmu so,