17 Eye sɛ wubedi paanoo wosee wɔ baabi a asomdwoe wɔ+
Sen sɛ wubedi aduan sɔkyee wɔ ofi a akasakasa wom mu.+
2 Akoa a ɔwɔ nhumu no, obedi ɔba a ɔyɛ aniwude so,
Na ɔno nso benya agyapade te sɛ owura no ba no.
3 Kuku a wɔnan ade wom wɔ hɔ ma dwetɛ, ɛnna fononoo wɔ hɔ ma sika kɔkɔɔ,+
Na nea ɔhwehwɛ komam ne Yehowa.+
4 Onipabɔnefo yɛ aso tie asɛm a ɛyɛ yaw,
Na ɔdaadaafo tie tɛkrɛma a etwa nkontompo.+
5 Obiara a odi ohiani ho fɛw no, ɔyeyaw ne Bɔfo,+
Na obiara a odi ne yɔnko amanehunu ho ahurusi no, ɔremfa ne ho nni.+
6 Nkwakoraa ne mmerewa ahenkyɛw ne mmanana,
Na mma mmarima anuonyam ne wɔn agyanom.
7 Sɛnea ɔkasa a ɛteɛ mfata ɔkwasea no,+
Saa ara na nkontompo kasa mfata ɔhene koraa!+
8 Akyɛde te sɛ aboɔdenbo ma ne wura;+
Baabiara a ɔbɛfa biara, ɛma esi no yiye.+
9 Obiara a ɔde bɔne kyɛ no hwehwɛ ɔdɔ,+
Na nea ɔkɔ so tĩ asɛm mu de, ɔtetew nnamfo a wɔbɔ kosua taforo ntam.+
10 Nea ɔwɔ ntease no, animka boa no paa+
Sen sɛ wobetwa ɔkwasea mmaa ɔha.+
11 Onipabɔnefo de, atuatew nko ara na ɔhwehwɛ,
Na wɔbɛsoma otirimɔdenfo ama wakɔtwe n’aso.+
12 Sɛ wuhyia osisi a wɔakyere ne mma a,
Eye sen sɛ wubehyia ɔkwasea a ɔte ne nkwaseasɛm mu.+
13 Sɛ obi de bɔne tua papa so ka a,
Bɔne rempa ne fi.+
14 Sɛ wohyɛ ntɔkwaw ase a, ɛte sɛ nea woretue ɔtare mu nsu;
Akasakasa nnya mfii ase no, twa so kɔ.+
15 Obiara a obu ɔbɔnefo bem ne obiara a obu ɔtreneeni fɔ no,+
Wɔn nyinaa yɛ Yehowa akyiwade.
16 Mfaso bɛn na ɛwɔ so sɛ ɔkwasea wɔ nea obetumi de anya nyansa
Bere a onni ti a ɔde besua nyansa?+
17 Ɔyɔnko berɛbo de, ɔkyerɛ ne dɔ bere nyinaa,+
Na ɔyɛ onua a wɔwoo no maa amanehunu bere.+
18 Onipa a onnim nyansa kyia obi nsam, na ɔpene so sɛ,
Obedi agyinam wɔ ne yɔnko anim.+
19 Nea ɔpɛ ntɔkwaw no, ɔpɛ mmarato.+
Obiara a ɔma ne pon ano kwan kɔ soro no frɛfrɛ ahwease.+
20 Koma mu nkontompofo de, ɛrensi wɔn yiye,+
Na nea ɔka nnaadaasɛm no bɛsɛe.
21 Ɔbarima a ɔwo ɔba kwasea bedi ne ho awerɛhow;
Na abofra a onnim nyansa no, ne papa nni anigye.+
22 Anigye koma yɛ aduru papa;+
Na honhom a abotow de, ɛma ahoɔden so tew.+
23 Ɔbɔnefo gye adanmude wɔ kokoam
Sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɔbɛkyea atemmu.+
24 Nea ɔwɔ nhumu no, nyansa wɔ n’anim pɛɛ,
Na ɔkwasea ani de, ɛdeda asaase ano akyirikyiri.+
25 Ɔba kwasea ma ne papa di awerɛhow,
Na ɔhyɛ nea ɔwoo no no ahometew.+
26 Ɛnyɛ papa sɛ wɔbɛtwe ɔtreneeni aso,
Na ɛmfata sɛ wɔbɛbɔ onuonyamfo mmaa.
27 Onipa a ɔwɔ nimdeɛ hwɛ ne nsɛm yiye,+
Na nea ɔwɔ nhumu tɔ ne bo ase.+
28 Ɔkwasea mpo, sɛ omua n’ano a, wobu no onyansafo,
Na nea ɔka n’ano tom no, wobu no sɛ ɔwɔ nhumu.