Mmɛbusɛm 23

¹Sɛ wo ne ɔhene bi to nsa didi a,

²Sɛ woyɛ adidibrada a,

³Nni nʼaduane akɔnnɔ akɔnnɔ no akyi,

⁴Mmiri wo mogya ani mpɛ sika;

⁵Wʼani bɔɔ sika so ara pɛ, na atu ayera,

⁶Nni obi a ɔyɛ pɛpɛɛ aduane

⁷ɛfiri sɛ ɔyɛ obi a

⁸Kakra a woadi no wobɛfe

⁹Nkasa nkyerɛ ɔkwasea,

¹⁰Ntutu tete aboɔ a wɔde ato hyeɛ ngu,

¹¹ɛfiri sɛ, wɔn Gyefoɔ yɛ den,

¹²Ma wʼakoma mmra nkyerɛkyerɛ so

¹³Ntwentwɛne abɔfra ntenesoɔ so;

¹⁴Fa abaa twe nʼaso

¹⁵Me ba, sɛ wʼakoma hunu nyansa a,

¹⁶sɛ wʼano ka deɛ ɛtene a

¹⁷Mma wʼani mmerɛ abɔnefoɔ,

¹⁸Ampa ara anidasoɔ wɔ hɔ ma wo daakye,

¹⁹Me ba, tie, na hunu nyansa,

²⁰Mfa wo ho mmɔ akɔwensafoɔ

²¹ɛfiri sɛ, akɔwensafoɔ ne adidibradafoɔ bɛyɛ ahiafoɔ,

²²Tie wʼagya a ɔwoo woɔ no,

²³Tɔ nokorɛ na ntɔn da;

²⁴Ɔteneneeni agya wɔ anigyeɛ bebree;

²⁵Ma wʼagya ne wo maame ani nnye;

²⁶Me ba, fa wʼakoma ma me

²⁷na odwamanfoɔ yɛ amena donkudonku

²⁸Ɔtɛ, twɛn, te sɛ ɔkwanmukafoɔ

²⁹Hwan na wɔadome no? Hwan na ɔdi awerɛhoɔ?

³⁰Wɔn a wɔkyɛre nsã ho,

³¹Nhwɛ nsã ani kɔkɔɔ no haa,

³²Awieeɛ no ɛka te sɛ ɔwɔ

³³Wʼani bɛhunu nneɛma a wonhunuu da,

³⁴Wobɛtɔ ntintan te sɛ hyɛn mu dwumayɛni a,

³⁵Na wobɛka sɛ, “Wɔbɔ me, nanso mempira.