1“Abrabɔ afono me;
2Mɛka akyerɛ Onyankopɔn sɛ: Mmu me kumfɔ,
3Sɛ wohyɛ me so a, ɛdeɛn na wonya?
4Wowɔ ɔhonam mu ani anaa?
5Wo nkwa nna te sɛ ɔdasani
6a enti ɛsɛ sɛ wohwehwɛ me mfomsoɔ
7Ɛwom sɛ wonim sɛ menni fɔ deɛ,
8“Wo nsa na ɛnwonoo me na ɛbɔɔ me.
9Kae sɛ wonwonoo me sɛ dɔteɛ.
10Woanhwie me sɛ nufosuo
11amfa wedeɛ ne honam ankata me ho
12Womaa me nkwa, yii ayamyɛ kyerɛɛ me,
13“Nanso yei na wode siee wʼakoma mu;
14Sɛ meyɛɛ bɔne a anka wobɛhwɛ me
15Na sɛ medi fɔ a, nnome nka me!
16Na sɛ mepagya me ti a, wodɛɛdɛɛ me sɛ gyata,
17Wode adansefoɔ foforɔ bɛtia me
18“Adɛn enti na woma wɔwoo me?
19Anka mamma nkwa yi mu,
20Aka kakra na me nna atwam,
21ansa na makɔ koransane
22asase a ɛyɛ anadwo sum kabii,