Mmɛbusɛm 20

¹Nsa yɛ ɔfɛdifoɔ na nsaden yɛ ntɔkwapɛfoɔ;

²Ɔhene abufuhyeɛ te sɛ gyata mmobom;

³Ɛyɛ onipa animuonyam sɛ ɔbɛkwati akasakasa,

⁴Onihafoɔ mfuntum nʼasase wɔ ne berɛ mu;

⁵Onipa akoma apɛdeɛ yɛ subunu mu,

⁶Nnipa dodoɔ no ara ka sɛ wɔwɔ ɔdɔ a ɛnsa da,

⁷Ɔteneneeni bu ɔbra kronkron;

⁸Sɛ ɔhene tena nʼahennwa so bu atɛn a,

⁹Hwan na ɔbɛtumi aka sɛ, “Mapra mʼakoma mu;

¹⁰Nkariboɔ ne susudua a ɛnyɛ papa no

¹¹Mpo wɔnam abɔfra nneyɛɛ so hunu no,

¹²Aso a wɔde te asɛm ne ani a wɔde hunu adeɛ,

¹³Mma nna nyɛ wo dɛ, na woanni hia;

¹⁴Ɔtɔfoɔ ka sɛ, “Ɛnyɛ, ɛnyɛ!”

¹⁵Sika kɔkɔɔ wɔ hɔ, na nhwenepa nso abu so,

¹⁶Fa obi a ɔdi ɔhɔhoɔ akagyinamu atadeɛ;

¹⁷Aduane a wɔnya no ɛkwan bɔne so no yɛ onipa anomu dɛ,

¹⁸Pɛ afotuo yɛ wo nhyehyɛeɛ;

¹⁹Osekuni da kokoamsɛm adi;

²⁰Sɛ obi dome nʼagya anaasɛ ne maame a,

²¹Agyapadeɛ a wɔpere ho nya no ahyɛaseɛ no

²²Nka sɛ, “Mɛtua wo saa bɔne yi so ka!”

²³Awurade kyiri nkariboɔ a ɛnyɛ papa,

²⁴Awurade na ɔkyerɛ onipa anammɔntuo.

²⁵Obi pɛ ntɛm hyɛ bɔ, ansa na wadwene ho a,

²⁶Ɔhene nyansafoɔ hunu amumuyɛfoɔ;

²⁷Awurade kanea hwehwɛ onipa honhom mu,

²⁸Ɔdɔ ne nokorɛdie bɔ ɔhene ho ban;

²⁹Mmeranteɛ animuonyam ne wɔn ahoɔden,

³⁰Ɔhweɛ ne apirakuro hohoro amumuyɛ