Mmebusɛm
23 Sɛ wotena ase sɛ wo ne ɔhene rebɛdidi a,
Susu deɛ ɛsi w’anim no ho yie;
2 Sɛ woyɛ obi a wopɛ aduane paa* a,
Ɛnneɛ fa sekan to wo mene mu.*
4 Mmiri wo mogya ani mpɛ ahonyadeɛ.+
Gyae, na da nteaseɛ adi.*
5 Sɛ woto w’ani hwɛ ahonyadeɛ no a, worenhu,+
Ɛfiri sɛ sɛdeɛ ɛteɛ biara, ɛbɛfu ntaban te sɛ ɔkɔdeɛ na atu akɔ wiem.+
Ɔbɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ: “Didi na nom,” nanso ɛnyɛ ne yam a.*
8 Deɛ woadie no, wobɛfe aba,
Na kamfo a wokamfoo no nyinaa bɛyɛ kwa.
12 Fa w’akoma gye ntenesoɔ tom,
Na fa w’aso tie nsɛm a ɛma nimdeɛ.
13 Mfa ntenesoɔ nkame abɔfra.*+
Sɛ wode abaa hwe no a, ɔrenwu.
19 Me ba, tie na yɛ nyansafoɔ,
Na ma w’akoma mfa kwantenenee so.
20 Nkɔka wɔn a wɔnom nsã* pii+
Ne wɔn a wɔdi nam fuu no ho.+
21 Ɛfiri sɛ ɛbɛhia asabofoɔ ne adidifoɔ,*+
Na deɛ ɔtɔ nko no, ntomago na ɔbɛfira.
24 Anigyeɛ na ɔteneneeni papa bɛnya;
Ɔba nyansafoɔ papa bɛdi ne ho ahurisie.
25 Wo papa ne wo maame bɛdi ahurisie,
Na wo maame a ɔwoo wo ani agye.
29 Hwan na ɔwɔ amanehunu mu? Hwan na ɔwɔ ahoyera mu?
Hwan na ntɔkwa ahyɛ no ma? Hwan na ɔredi abooboo?
Hwan na wapirapira pira hunu? Hwan na n’ani ayɛ sann?
Berɛ a ɛretwa ahuro wɔ kuruwa mu, na ɛkɔ yɔɔ no.
32 Ɛfiri sɛ ɛbɛwie aseɛ no, ɛbɛka te sɛ ɔwɔ,
Na ɛbɛpu borɔ te sɛ ahuritia.*
34 Wobɛyɛ sɛ obi a ɔda ɛpo mfimfini,
Na wobɛyɛ sɛ obi a ɔda po so hyɛn dua so.
35 Wobɛka sɛ: “Wɔbɔɔ me, nanso mante.*
Wɔhwee me, nanso manhunu.
Berɛ bɛn na mɛsɔre?+
Menyaa bio a, anka mɛnom.”*