1 Dawid babarima Salomo, Israelhene, mmɛbusɛm nie:
2 Ne botaeɛ ne sɛ ɛbɛkyerɛ nnipa nyansa ne ahohyɛsoɔ;
3 sɛ wɔbɛnya ahohyɛsoɔ na wɔabɔ ɔbra pa,
4 sɛ ɛbɛma deɛ nʼadwene mu nnɔ anya nyansa
5 Anyansafoɔ ntie na wɔmfa nka deɛ wɔnim ho,
6 ɛbɛma woate mmɛ ne akasabɛbuo,
7 Awurade suro yɛ nimdeɛ ahyɛaseɛ,
8 Me ba, tie wʼagya akwankyerɛ
9 Ɛbɛyɛ wo tiri animuonyam abotire
10 Me ba, sɛ nnebɔneyɛfoɔ daadaa wo a,
11 Sɛ wɔka sɛ, “Bra ma yɛnkɔ;
12 ma yɛmmemmene wɔn anikann sɛ ɛda,
13 yɛbɛnya nneɛma a ɛsom bo ahodoɔ
14 enti, fa wo ho bɛhyɛ mu,
15 Me ba, wo ne wɔn nnante,
16 Wɔn nan de ntɛmpɛ kɔ bɔne mu,
17 Ɛho nni mfasoɔ sɛ obi bɛsum nnomaafidie
18 Saa nnipa yi tetɛ pɛ wɔn ankasa mogya;
19 Saa na wɔn a wɔdi korɔnodeɛ akyi no awieeɛ teɛ;
20 Nyansa team wɔ mmɔntene so,
21 ɔteaam wɔ afasuo no atifi,
22 “Mo adwenemherɛfoɔ, mobɛyɛ adwenemherɛ akɔsi da bɛn?
23 Sɛ motiee mʼaninka a,
24 Nanso, sɛ moyii mo aso ɛberɛ a mefrɛɛ mo
25 sɛ mopoo mʼafotuo,
26 me nso mɛsere mo wɔ mo amanehunu mu;
27 sɛ abɛbrɛsɛ bi bu fa mo so te sɛ ahum,
28 “Afei mobɛfrɛ me, nanso meremmua mo;
29 Esiane sɛ wɔkyirii nimdeɛ
30 Esiane sɛ w ɔpoo mʼafotuo,
31 wɔbɛdi wɔn akwan so aba
32 Na ntetekwaafoɔ asoɔden bɛkum wɔn,
33 Nanso, obiara a ɔbɛtie me no, ɔbɛtena ase asomdwoeɛ mu