1 Ɛwɔ deɛ wɔtu dwetɛ
2 Wɔtu dadeɛ firi fam,
3 Onipa ma esum ba awieeɛ;
4 Baabi a ɛne deɛ ɔdasani teɛ ntam ɛkwan ware no, ɔtu amena de fagudeɛtuo afidie hyɛ hɔ,
5 Asase a ɛbɔ aduane no,
6 aboɔdemmoɔ firi nʼabotan mu
7 Ɔkɔdeɛ biara nnim saa kwan a ahinta no,
8 Mmoa ahantanfoɔ nnante wɔ hɔ
9 Onipa nsa paapae abotan denden
10 Ɔtwa aka fa abotan mu,
11 Ɔhwehwɛ baabi a nsubɔntene ti wɔ
12 Nanso ɛhe na yɛbɛhunu deɛ nyansa hyɛ?
13 Onipa renhunu ne bo a ɛsom;
14 Na ebunu ka sɛ, “Ɛnni me mu”;
15 Wɔrentumi mfa sikakɔkɔɔ amapa ntɔ,
16 Wɔrentumi mfa Ofir sikakɔkɔɔ ntɔ
17 Wɔrentumi mfa ahwehwɛ anaa sikakɔkɔɔ ntoto ho,
18 Ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛbɔ ahwene panin ne ahwehwɛboɔ din;
19 Etiopia akarateboɔ ne no nsɛ;
20 Ɛnneɛ na ɛhe na nyansa firie?
21 Wɔde asie abɔdeɛ biara ani,
22 Ɔsɛeɛ ne Owuo ka sɛ,
23 Onyankopɔn te ɛkwan a ɛkɔ hɔ ase,
24 ɛfiri sɛ ɔhwɛ kɔduru nsase ano
25 Ɛberɛ a ɔhyɛɛ mframa ano den too hɔ
26 ɛberɛ a ɔkaa no ɔhyɛ so kyerɛɛ osutɔ
27 afei ɔhwɛɛ nyansa na ɔkarii no hwɛeɛ;
28 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ onipa sɛ,