1Ɛwɔ deɛ wɔtu dwetɛ
2Wɔtu dadeɛ firi fam,
3Onipa ma esum ba awieeɛ;
4Baabi a ɛne deɛ ɔdasani teɛ ntam ɛkwan ware no, ɔtu amena de fagudeɛtuo afidie hyɛ hɔ,
5Asase a ɛbɔ aduane no,
6aboɔdemmoɔ firi nʼabotan mu
7Ɔkɔdeɛ biara nnim saa kwan a ahinta no,
8Mmoa ahantanfoɔ nnante wɔ hɔ
9Onipa nsa paapae abotan denden
10Ɔtwa aka fa abotan mu,
11Ɔhwehwɛ baabi a nsubɔntene ti wɔ
12Nanso ɛhe na yɛbɛhunu deɛ nyansa hyɛ?
13Onipa renhunu ne bo a ɛsom;
14Na ebunu ka sɛ, “Ɛnni me mu”;
15Wɔrentumi mfa sikakɔkɔɔ amapa ntɔ,
16Wɔrentumi mfa Ofir sikakɔkɔɔ ntɔ
17Wɔrentumi mfa ahwehwɛ anaa sikakɔkɔɔ ntoto ho,
18Ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛbɔ ahwene panin ne ahwehwɛboɔ din;
19Etiopia akarateboɔ ne no nsɛ;
20Ɛnneɛ na ɛhe na nyansa firie?
21Wɔde asie abɔdeɛ biara ani,
22Ɔsɛeɛ ne Owuo ka sɛ,
23Onyankopɔn te ɛkwan a ɛkɔ hɔ ase,
24ɛfiri sɛ ɔhwɛ kɔduru nsase ano
25Ɛberɛ a ɔhyɛɛ mframa ano den too hɔ
26ɛberɛ a ɔkaa no ɔhyɛ so kyerɛɛ osutɔ
27afei ɔhwɛɛ nyansa na ɔkarii no hwɛeɛ;
28Na ɔka kyerɛɛ onipa sɛ,