1 Me ba, sɛ woadi akagyinamu ama ɔyɔnko bi,
2 sɛ deɛ wokaeɛ ayi ka ama wo
3 ɛnneɛ yɛ yei, me ba, na fa tete wo ho,
4 Mma wʼani nkum
5 Gye wo ho, sɛdeɛ ɔforoteɛ dwane firi ɔbɔmmɔfoɔ nsam
6 Ɔkwadwofoɔ, kɔ atɛtea nkyɛn;
7 Ɔnni ɔsahene,
8 nanso, ɔde aduane sie wɔ ahuhuro ɛberɛ mu
9 Wo, ɔkwadwofoɔ, wobɛda akɔsi da bɛn?
10 Nna kakra, nkotɔ kakra,
11 ɛbɛma ohia aba wo so sɛ ɔkwanmukafoɔ
12 Onipa teta ne ohuhuni a
13 deɛ ɔbu nʼani,
14 deɛ ɔde nʼakoma mu nnaadaa bɔ ɛpɔ bɔne,
15 Ɛno enti amanehunu bɛba ne so prɛko pɛ;
16 Nneɛma nsia na Awurade mpɛ,
17 ani a ɛtra ntɔn,
18 akoma a ɛdwene amumuyɛ ho,
19 Ɔdansekurumni a ɔdi atorɔ
20 Me ba, tie wʼagya ahyɛdeɛ
21 Fa kyekyere wʼakoma ho daa;
22 Wonante a, ɛbɛkyerɛ wo ɛkwan;
23 Na saa ahyɛdeɛ yi yɛ kanea;
24 ɛtwe wo firi ɔbaa a ɔnni suban pa no ho,
25 Mma wo kɔn nnɔ nʼahoɔfɛ
26 ɛfiri sɛ, odwamanfoɔ de animguaseɛ bɛbrɛ wo,
27 Obi bɛtumi asɔ ogya agu ne srɛ so a
28 Obi bɛtumi anante gyasramma so a
29 Saa na ɔbarima a ɔne ɔbarima foforɔ yere da no teɛ
30 Nnipa mmu ɔkorɔmfoɔ a wakɔwia adeɛ animtiaa
31 Mmom sɛ wɔkyere no a, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔtua ka mmɔho nson;
32 Ɔbarima a ɔsɛe awadeɛ no nni adwene;
33 Ɔboro ne animguaseɛ na ɔbɛnya,
34 Ninkunutweɛ hwanyane okunu abufuo
35 Ɔrennye mpata biara;