1 “Mʼani ahunu yeinom nyinaa,
2 Deɛ wonim no, me nso menim;
3 Nanso mepɛ sɛ mekasa kyerɛ Otumfoɔ no
4 Mode atorɔ mmom na afɔre me ho;
5 Sɛ mobɛyɛ komm koraa a
6 Afei montie mʼano asɛm;
7 Mobɛka amumuyɛsɛm ama Onyankopɔn anaa?
8 Mobɛkyea mo aso ama no?
9 Sɛ ɔhwehwɛ mo mu a, ɛbɛsi mo yie anaa?
10 Sɛ mokyeaa mo aso wɔ kɔkoam a,
11 Nʼanimuonyam mmɔ mo hu anaa?
12 Mo kasatɔmmɛ yɛ mmɛbuo a ɛte sɛ nsõ;
13 “Monyɛ dinn, na menkasa;
14 Adɛn enti na mede me ho to amaneɛ mu
15 Ɛwom sɛ ɔkumm me deɛ, nanso ne so na mʼani bɛda;
16 Nokorɛm, yei na ɛbɛyɛ me nkwagyeɛ,
17 Montie me nsɛm yi yie;
18 Afei a masiesie me nkurobɔ yi,
19 Obi bɛtumi abɔ me kwaadu anaa?
20 “Ao Onyankopɔn, yɛ saa nneɛma mmienu yi pɛ ma me,
21 Yi wo nsa firi me so kɔ akyirikyiri,
22 Afei samena me na mɛba,
23 Mfomsoɔ ne bɔne dodoɔ ahe na mayɛ?
24 Adɛn enti na wode wʼanim asie me
25 Wobɛyɛ ahahan a mframa rebɔ no ayayadeɛ anaa?
26 Wotwerɛ soboɔ a ɛyɛ yea tia me,
27 Wode nkyehoma gu me nan;
28 “Enti onipa nkwa sa te sɛ biribi a aporɔ,