1Na Temanni Elifas buaa sɛ,
2“Enti onyansafoɔ de nsɛm a aba biara nni muo bɛyi nʼano
3Ɔde nsɛm huhuo bɛdi anobaabaeɛ,
4Wototo onyamesuro ase mmom
5Wo bɔne kyerɛ wʼano deɛ ɔnka;
6Wo ankasa wʼano bu wo kumfɔ, ɛnyɛ me deɛ;
7“Wone onipa a wɔwoo wo dii ɛkan?
8Wotie Onyankopɔn afotuo anaa?
9Ɛdeɛn na wonim a, yɛnnim?
10Deɛ wafu dwono ne akɔkoraa wɔ yɛn afa,
11Onyankopɔn awerɛkyekyerɛ
12Adɛn enti na wʼakoma atwe wo korɔ
13na woadane wʼabofuo agu Onyankopɔn so
14“Ɔdasani ne hwan a ɔbɛtumi ayɛ pɛ,
15Onyankopɔn nni ahotosoɔ wɔ nʼakronkronfoɔ mu.
16na nkantom onipa bɔnefoɔ ne omumuyɛfoɔ a
17“Tie me, na mɛkyerɛ wo mu;
18deɛ anyansafoɔ apae mu aka,
19(wɔn a wɔde asase no maa wɔn
20Omumuyɛfoɔ kɔ ahohiahia mu ne nkwanna nyinaa.
21Nnyegyeɛ a ɛyɛ hu hyɛ nʼasom ma;
22Ɔpa aba sɛ ɔbɛdwane afiri esum mu;
23Ɔkyinkyini hwehwɛ aduane;
24Ɔhaw ne ahoyera yi no hu;
25ɛfiri sɛ ɔtenetene ne nsa kyerɛ Onyankopɔn
26Wɔde akokyɛm a emu pi na ɛyɛ den
27“Ɛwom sɛ sradeɛ ama wɔn afono atotɔ
28nanso wɔbɛtena nkuro a aguo so
29Wɔrenkɔ so nyɛ adefoɔ bio, na wɔn ahonya rennyina,
30Esum bɛduru wɔn;
31Ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde wɔn ho to nneɛma huhuo so de daadaa wɔn ho,
32Ansa na wɔn da bɛduru no, wɔbɛtua wɔn ka a ebi renka,
33Wɔbɛyɛ sɛ bobedua a wɔapore so aba a ɛnnyiniiɛ,
34Na abɔnefoɔ fekuo a wɔnnim Onyankopɔn no renso aba,
35Wɔnyinsɛn ɔhaw na wɔwo amumuyɛ;