1Me ba, sɛ woadi akagyinamu ama ɔyɔnko bi,
2sɛ deɛ wokaeɛ ayi ka ama wo
3ɛnneɛ yɛ yei, me ba, na fa tete wo ho,
4Mma wʼani nkum
5Gye wo ho, sɛdeɛ ɔforoteɛ dwane firi ɔbɔmmɔfoɔ nsam
6Ɔkwadwofoɔ, kɔ atɛtea nkyɛn;
7Ɔnni ɔsahene,
8nanso, ɔde aduane sie wɔ ahuhuro ɛberɛ mu
9Wo, ɔkwadwofoɔ, wobɛda akɔsi da bɛn?
10Nna kakra, nkotɔ kakra,
11ɛbɛma ohia aba wo so sɛ ɔkwanmukafoɔ
12Onipa teta ne ohuhuni a
13deɛ ɔbu nʼani,
14deɛ ɔde nʼakoma mu nnaadaa bɔ ɛpɔ bɔne,
15Ɛno enti amanehunu bɛba ne so prɛko pɛ;
16Nneɛma nsia na Awurade mpɛ,
17ani a ɛtra ntɔn,
18akoma a ɛdwene amumuyɛ ho,
19Ɔdansekurumni a ɔdi atorɔ
20Me ba, tie wʼagya ahyɛdeɛ
21Fa kyekyere wʼakoma ho daa;
22Wonante a, ɛbɛkyerɛ wo ɛkwan;
23Na saa ahyɛdeɛ yi yɛ kanea;
24ɛtwe wo firi ɔbaa a ɔnni suban pa no ho,
25Mma wo kɔn nnɔ nʼahoɔfɛ
26ɛfiri sɛ, odwamanfoɔ de animguaseɛ bɛbrɛ wo,
27Obi bɛtumi asɔ ogya agu ne srɛ so a
28Obi bɛtumi anante gyasramma so a
29Saa na ɔbarima a ɔne ɔbarima foforɔ yere da no teɛ
30Nnipa mmu ɔkorɔmfoɔ a wakɔwia adeɛ animtiaa
31Mmom sɛ wɔkyere no a, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔtua ka mmɔho nson;
32Ɔbarima a ɔsɛe awadeɛ no nni adwene;
33Ɔboro ne animguaseɛ na ɔbɛnya,
34Ninkunutweɛ hwanyane okunu abufuo
35Ɔrennye mpata biara;