Kwadwom 3

¹Mene ɔbarima a mahunu amane

²Wapam me afiri ne ho ama manante

³Ampa ara wama nsa so atia me

⁴Wama me wedeɛ ne me nam anyini

⁵Waka me ahyɛ mu,

⁶Wama matena esum mu

⁷Wato ɔfasuo atwa me ho ahyia enti mentumi nnwane;

⁸Mpo sɛ mefrɛ anaasɛ mebɔ mpaeɛ srɛ mmoa a

⁹Ɔde abotan asi me ɛkwan;

¹⁰Te sɛ sisi a ɔda hɔ retwɛn,

¹¹ɔtwee me firi ɛkwan no mu dwerɛɛ me

¹²Ɔkuntunuu ne tadua mu

¹³Ɔde bɛmma a ɛfiri ne kotokuo mu

¹⁴Meyɛɛ asredeɛ maa me nkurɔfoɔ nyinaa;

¹⁵Ɔde nhahan nwononwono ahyɛ me ma.

¹⁶Ɔde aboseaa abubu me se;

¹⁷Wɔama asomdwoeɛ abɔ me;

¹⁸Enti mese, “Mʼanimuonyam asa,

¹⁹Mekae mʼamanehunu wɔ mʼakyinkyini mu,

²⁰Mekae yie,

²¹Nanso, mekae yei

²²Awurade dɔ kɛseɛ enti yɛnnsɛeɛ.

²³Ɛyɛ foforɔ anɔpa biara;

²⁴Meka kyerɛ me ho sɛ,

²⁵Awurade yɛ ma wɔn a wɔn anidasoɔ wɔ ne mu,

²⁶Ɛyɛ sɛ wɔyɛ komm

²⁷Ɛyɛ ma ɔbarima sɛ ɔsoa kɔnnua no

²⁸Ma ɔntena ase komm,

²⁹Ma ɔmfa nʼanim nsie wɔ mfuturo mu,

³⁰Ma ɔmfa nʼafono mma deɛ ɔpɛɛ sɛ ɔbɔ no

³¹Na Awurade nto nnipa ntwene koraa.

³²Ɛwom, ɔde awerɛhoɔ ba deɛ, nanso ɔbɛnya ayamhyehyeɛ.

³³Ɔfiri amemenemfe mu de amanehunu

³⁴Sɛ wɔde wɔn nan dwerɛ

³⁵sɛ wɔtiatia obi ahofadie so

³⁶anaa sɛ wɔbu obi ntɛnkyea a,

³⁷Hwan na ɔbɛtumi aka na wama aba mu

³⁸Ɛnyɛ Ɔsorosoroni no anom

³⁹Adɛn enti na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔteasefoɔ nwiinwii

⁴⁰Momma yɛnhwehwɛ yɛn akwan mu na yɛnsɔ nhwɛ,

⁴¹Momma yɛmma yɛn akoma ne yɛn nsa so,

⁴²“Yɛayɛ bɔne, na yɛate atua

⁴³“Wode abufuo akata wo ho ataa yɛn;

⁴⁴Wode wo ho asie omununkum mu

⁴⁵Woayɛ yɛn atantanneɛ ne wira

⁴⁶“Yɛn atamfoɔ nyinaa abae wɔn anom tɛtrɛɛ

⁴⁷Yɛabrɛ ne ahunahuna ne akukuruhweaseɛ,

⁴⁸Me nisuo sene sɛ asutene

⁴⁹Me nisuo bɛsene ara,

⁵⁰kɔsi sɛ Awurade bɛhwɛ

⁵¹Deɛ mehunu no ma me kra werɛ ho

⁵²Mʼatamfoɔ a menyɛɛ wɔn hwee

⁵³Wɔpɛɛ sɛ wɔtwa me nkwa so

⁵⁴nsuo bu faa me tiri so,

⁵⁵Mebɔɔ wo din, Ao Awurade

⁵⁶Wotee me sufrɛ: “Nsi wʼaso

⁵⁷Wotwe bɛnee me ɛberɛ a mefrɛɛ woɔ no,

⁵⁸Ao Awurade, wodii mʼasɛm maa me;

⁵⁹Woahunu bɔne a wɔayɛ me, Ao Awurade.

⁶⁰Woahunu wɔn aweretɔ no mu den,

⁶¹Ao Awurade, woate wɔn sopa,

⁶²deɛ mʼatamfoɔ ka no sɛ asomusɛm na wɔka no brɛoo

⁶³Hwɛ wɔn! Sɛ wɔgyinagyina hɔ anaa sɛ wɔtete hɔ,

⁶⁴Fa deɛ ɛfata tua wɔn so ka, Ao Awurade,

⁶⁵Pirim wɔn akoma,

⁶⁶Fa abufuo taa wɔn, na sɛe wɔn