1 Na Temanni Elifas buae se,
2 “Onyankopɔn benya onipa so mfaso ana?
3 Sɛ woyɛ ɔtreneeni a, anigye bɛn na Otumfo no benya?
4 “Wo kronkronyɛ nti na ɔka wʼanim
5 Ɛnyɛ wʼamumɔyɛ na ɛso?
6 Wopɛɛ bammɔ fii wo nuanom nkyɛn a emfi hwee so;
7 Woamma abrɛfo nsu annom
8 nanso na woyɛ obi a ɔwɔ tumi, wɔ nsase,
9 Wopam akunafo ma wɔkɔɔ nsapan
10 Ɛno nti na mfiri atwa wo ho ahyia,
11 ɛno nti na sum kabii aduru a wunhu ade,
12 “So Onyankopɔn nni ɔsoro akyirikyiri ana?
13 Nanso woka se, ‘Dɛn na Onyankopɔn nim?
14 Omununkum kabii akata nʼanim nti onhu yɛn
15 So wobɛkɔ so afa ɔkwan dedaw a
16 Wɔpraa wɔn kɔe ansa na wɔn bere reso,
17 Na wɔka kyerɛɛ Onyankopɔn se, ‘Gyaa yɛn!
18 Nanso ɛyɛ ɔno na ɔde nnepa hyɛɛ wɔn afi mu,
19 Atreneefo hu wɔn asehwe ma wɔn ani gye;
20 ‘Wɔasɛe yɛn atamfo,
21 “Fa wo ho ma Onyankopɔn na nya asomdwoe wɔ ne mu;
22 Tie akwankyerɛ a efi nʼanom,
23 Sɛ wosan kɔ Otumfo no nkyɛn a obegye wo ato mu bio:
24 na wotow wo sika mpɔw gu mfutuma mu
25 ɛno de Otumfo bɛyɛ wo sikakɔkɔɔ
26 Afei nokware wubenya anigye wɔ Otumfo mu
27 Wobɛbɔ no mpae, na obetie wo,
28 Nea woyɛ wʼadwene sɛ wobɛyɛ no bɛba mu,
29 Sɛ nnipa hwe ase na woka se, ‘Ma wɔn so!’ a,
30 Obegye abɔnefo mpo,