1Ampa ara Onyankopɔn yɛ ma Israel,
2Nanso me deɛ, anka me nan reyɛ awatiri;
3ɛfiri sɛ, mʼani beree ahantanfoɔ
4Wɔnhunuu ahokyere da;
5Dadwene a ɛtaa ba nnipa soɔ biara nna wɔn so;
6Enti, ahantan yɛ wɔn kɔnmuadeɛ,
7Wɔn akoma a apirim no mu na nnebɔne firie;
8Wɔsere afoforɔ na wɔka wɔn ho nsɛm a ɛnyɛ;
9Wɔn ano ka ɔsoro nsɛm,
10Ɛno enti wɔn nkurɔfoɔ kɔ wɔn nkyɛn
11Wɔbisa sɛ, “Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na Onyankopɔn ahunu?
12Sei na amumuyɛfoɔ no teɛ,
13Ampa ara, mʼakoma a ɛho teɛ no, mannya hwee amfiri mu;
14Ɛda mu nyinaa mehunu amane;
15Sɛ mekaa sɛ, “Mɛkasa saa” a,
16Mebɔɔ mmɔden sɛ mɛte yeinom nyinaa ase,
17kɔsii sɛ mekɔɔ Onyankopɔn kronkronbea hɔ;
18Ampa ara wode wɔn gu baabi a ɛhɔ yɛ toro.
19Sɛdeɛ wɔsɛe prɛko pɛ,
20ɛte sɛ daeɛso, ɛberɛ a onipa anyaneɛ,
21Ɛberɛ a awerɛhoɔ hyɛɛ mʼakoma mu
22meyɛɛ sɛ obi a ɔnnim hwee na ɔnni adwene;
23Nanso, na mene wowɔ hɔ ɛberɛ biara;
24Wode wʼafotuo kyerɛ me ɛkwan;
25Hwan na mewɔ wɔ soro ka wo ho?
26Me honam, ne mʼakoma bɛdi me hwammɔ,
27Wɔn a wɔmmɛn wo no bɛyera.
28Nanso, me deɛ, menim sɛ ɛyɛ sɛ wɔbɛbɛn Onyankopɔn.