Mpaeɛ a wɔbɔ ma Onyankopɔn nkurɔfoɔ

1 O Onyankopɔn, hu yɛn nyinaa mmɔbɔ,

2 na ma wo suro nwira amanaman mu.

3 Ma wo nsa so tia ananafoɔ aman

na ma wɔnhunu w’ahoɔden.

4 Sɛdeɛ wode yɛn akyerɛ wo kronkronyɛ akyerɛ wɔn no,

saa ara na fa wɔn yi w’animuonyam no kyerɛ yɛn.

5 Afei ansa na wɔbɛhu, sɛdeɛ yɛahunu no,

sɛ Onyame bi nni hɔ ka wo ho, o Awurade.

6 Ma nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ foforɔ, na yɛ anwanwadeɛ afoforɔ;

7 ma w’abasa ne wo nsa nifa nyɛ animuonyam.

8 Ma w’abufuo nsɔre na hwie w’abufuhyeɛ gu;

9 sɛe ɔtamfoɔ no na pepa ɔyɛfoɔ no.

10 Ma ɛda no mmra ntɛm, na kae ɛberɛ a wɔahyɛ no,

na ma nnipa nka wo nnwuma akɛseɛ no.

11 Ma wɔn a wɔda so te aseɛ no nhye wɔ w’abufuhyeɛ ano,

na ma wɔn a wɔpira wo nkurɔfoɔ no nhyia ɔsɛeɛ.

12 Dwɛre ahemfo atirimuɔdenfoɔ no ti,

wɔn a wɔka sɛ: Obiara nni hɔ ka yɛn ho.

13 Boaboa Yakob mmusuakuo nyinaa ano,

16 na fa wɔn agyapadeɛ sɛdeɛ ɛteɛ firi mfitiaseɛ no.

17 O Awurade, hunu nkurɔfoɔ a wɔbɔ wo din no mmɔbɔ,

wɔ Israel a woabɔ ne din sɛ w’abakan no.

18 Hu kuro a ɛyɛ wo kronkronbea no mmɔbɔ,

Yerusalem, faako a ɛyɛ wo tenabea.

19 Fa wo tumi hyɛ Sion ma,

na fa w’animuonyam hyɛ w’asɔrefie ma.

20 Di wɔn a wɔbɔɔ wɔn wɔ mfitiaseɛ no ho adanseɛ,

na ama nkɔmhyɛ a wɔbɔɔ wo din hyɛeɛ no aba mu.

21 Wɔn a wɔtwɛn woɔ no, tua wɔn ka

na ma wɔnhu w’adiyifoɔ sɛ nokwafoɔ.

22 O Awurade, tie wo nkoa mpaebɔ, sɛdeɛ w’adɔeɛ a wowɔ ma wo nkurɔfoɔ no teɛ,

na wɔn a wɔwɔ asase so nyinaa bɛhunu

sɛ wone Awurade, mmerɛ santen Nyankopɔn no.

Ɛfa nyiyimu a wɔyɛ ho

23 Ɔyafunu bɛgye aduane biara,

nanso aduane baako yɛ sene ɔfoforɔ.

24 Sɛdeɛ tɛkyerɛma ahanam ahodoɔ hwɛ no,

saa ara na adwene a ɛwɔ nteaseɛ no hwehwɛ hunu nsɛm a mfomsoɔ wɔ ho.

25 Adwene a awuo no hyɛ awerɛhoɔ,

nanso onipa a ɔwɔ suahunu no bɛtua no ka.

26 Ɔbaa bɛgye ɔbarima biara ato mu sɛ okunu,

nanso ɔpɛ abaayewa baako sene ɔfoforɔ.

27 Ɔbaa ahoɔfɛ ma ɔbarima anim hyerɛn,

na biribiara nni hɔ a ɔpɛ bio.

28 Sɛ wɔhu adɔeɛ ne ahobrɛaseɛ wɔ ne kasa mu a,

na ne kunu tiri yɛ sene mmarima nkaeɛ no.

29 Deɛ ɔpɛ ɔyerɛ no nya n’agyapadeɛ a ɛyɛ pa ara,

ɔboafoɔ a ɔfata no na ɔyɛ mmoa fadum.

30 Baabi a ɛban biara nnie no, wɔfom agyapadeɛ fa,

na faako a ɔyerɛ nnie no, ɔbarima bɛdane ɔsesabɔni ne ɔkobɔfoɔ.

31 Ɛfiri sɛ hwan na ɔbɛgye ɔkorɔmfoɔ werɛmfoɔ adie,

deɛ ɔfiri kuro so kɔ kuro soɔ no?

Enti hwan na ɔde ne werɛ bɛhyɛ onipa a ɔnni daberɛ mu,

na baabi a adeɛ bɛsa no biara ɔda hɔ no?