1Na Temanni Elifas buaa sɛ,
2“Onyankopɔn bɛnya onipa ho mfasoɔ anaa?
3Sɛ woyɛ ɔteneneeni a, anigyeɛ bɛn na Otumfoɔ no bɛnya?
4“Wo kronnyɛ enti na ɔka wʼanim
5Ɛnyɛ wʼamumuyɛ na ɛsoɔ?
6Wopɛɛ banbɔ firii wo nuanom nkyɛn a ɛnni nteaseɛ biara;
7Woamma abrɛfoɔ nsuo annom
8Nanso na woyɛ obi a ɔwɔ tumi, na ɔwɔ nsase,
9Wopamoo akunafoɔ ma wɔkɔɔ nsapan
10Ɛno enti na mfidie atwa wo ho ahyia,
11adɛn enti na esum aduru a wonhunu adeɛ,
12“Onyankopɔn nni ɔsoro akyirikyiri?
13Nanso woka sɛ, ‘Ɛdeɛn na Onyankopɔn nim?
14Omununkum kabii akata nʼanim enti ɔnhunu yɛn
15Wobɛkɔ so afa ɛkwan dada a
16Wɔpraa wɔn kɔɔeɛ ansa na wɔn berɛ reso,
17Na wɔka kyerɛɛ Onyankopɔn sɛ, ‘Gyaa yɛn!
18Nanso, ɛyɛ ɔno na ɔde nnepa hyɛɛ wɔn afie mu,
19Teneneefoɔ hunu wɔn asehweɛ ma wɔn ani gye;
20‘Wɔasɛe yɛn atamfoɔ,
21“Fa wo ho ma Onyankopɔn na nya asomdwoeɛ wɔ ne mu;
22Tie akwankyerɛ a ɛfiri nʼanom,
23Sɛ wosane kɔ Otumfoɔ no nkyɛn a, ɔbɛgye wo atom bio:
24na woto wo sika mpɔ gu mfuturo mu
25ɛnneɛ Otumfoɔ bɛyɛ wo sikakɔkɔɔ;
26Afei nokorɛm wobɛnya anigyeɛ wɔ Otumfoɔ mu
27Wobɛbɔ no mpaeɛ, na ɔbɛtie wo,
28Deɛ woyɛ wʼadwene sɛ wobɛyɛ no bɛba mu,
29Sɛ nnipa hwe ase na woka sɛ, ‘Ma wɔn so!’ a,
30Ɔbɛgye abɔnefoɔ mpo,