1 Na Temanni Elifas buaa sɛ,
2 “Enti onyansafoɔ de nsɛm a aba biara nni muo bɛyi nʼano
3 Ɔde nsɛm huhuo bɛdi anobaabaeɛ,
4 Wototo onyamesuro ase mmom
5 Wo bɔne kyerɛ wʼano deɛ ɔnka;
6 Wo ankasa wʼano bu wo kumfɔ, ɛnyɛ me deɛ;
7 “Wone onipa a wɔwoo wo dii ɛkan?
8 Wotie Onyankopɔn afotuo anaa?
9 Ɛdeɛn na wonim a, yɛnnim?
10 Deɛ wafu dwono ne akɔkoraa wɔ yɛn afa,
11 Onyankopɔn awerɛkyekyerɛ
12 Adɛn enti na wʼakoma atwe wo korɔ
13 na woadane wʼabofuo agu Onyankopɔn so
14 “Ɔdasani ne hwan a ɔbɛtumi ayɛ pɛ,
15 Onyankopɔn nni ahotosoɔ wɔ nʼakronkronfoɔ mu.
16 na nkantom onipa bɔnefoɔ ne omumuyɛfoɔ a
17 “Tie me, na mɛkyerɛ wo mu;
18 deɛ anyansafoɔ apae mu aka,
19 (wɔn a wɔde asase no maa wɔn
20 Omumuyɛfoɔ kɔ ahohiahia mu ne nkwanna nyinaa.
21 Nnyegyeɛ a ɛyɛ hu hyɛ nʼasom ma;
22 Ɔpa aba sɛ ɔbɛdwane afiri esum mu;
23 Ɔkyinkyini hwehwɛ aduane;
24 Ɔhaw ne ahoyera yi no hu;
25 ɛfiri sɛ ɔtenetene ne nsa kyerɛ Onyankopɔn
26 Wɔde akokyɛm a emu pi na ɛyɛ den
27 “Ɛwom sɛ sradeɛ ama wɔn afono atotɔ
28 nanso wɔbɛtena nkuro a aguo so
29 Wɔrenkɔ so nyɛ adefoɔ bio, na wɔn ahonya rennyina,
30 Esum bɛduru wɔn;
31 Ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde wɔn ho to nneɛma huhuo so de daadaa wɔn ho,
32 Ansa na wɔn da bɛduru no, wɔbɛtua wɔn ka a ebi renka,
33 Wɔbɛyɛ sɛ bobedua a wɔapore so aba a ɛnnyiniiɛ,
34 Na abɔnefoɔ fekuo a wɔnnim Onyankopɔn no renso aba,
35 Wɔnyinsɛn ɔhaw na wɔwo amumuyɛ;