1 “Me ne mʼani yɛɛ apam sɛ
2 Dɛn ne onipa kyɛfa a efi ɔsoro Nyankopɔn nkyɛn?
3 Ɛnyɛ ɔsɛe mma amumɔyɛfo,
4 Onhu mʼakwan
5 “Sɛ manantew wɔ nkontompo mu
6 ma Onyankopɔn nkari me wɔ nsania papa so
7 sɛ mʼanammɔntu afom ɔkwan,
8 ɛno de ma afoforo nni nea madua,
9 “Sɛ ɔbea bi atɔ me koma so,
10 ɛno de, me yere nyam ɔbarima foforo aduan,
11 Efisɛ anka ɛno na ɛbɛyɛ aniwusɛm
12 Ɛyɛ ogya a ɛhyew kodu Ɔsɛe mu;
13 “Sɛ mabu mʼasomfo mmarima ne mmea ntɛnkyew,
14 sɛ Onyankopɔn de si mʼanim a dɛn na mɛyɛ?
15 Ɛnyɛ nea ɔbɔɔ me wɔ ɔyafunu mu no na ɔbɔɔ wɔn?
16 “Sɛ mamma ahiafo nea wɔn koma pɛ
17 sɛ mabɔ mʼaduan ho atirimɔden a
18 nanso efi mmerantebere mu matetew no sɛnea agya bɛyɛ,
19 Sɛ mahu obi a onni adurade na ɔrebrɛ,
20 na sɛ wɔamfi koma mu anhyira me
21 sɛ mama me nsa so atia ayisaa bi,
22 ɛno de, ma me basa mpan mfi me mmati,
23 Misuroo ɔsɛe a efi Onyankopɔn nkyɛn,
24 “Sɛ mede me werɛ ahyɛ sikakɔkɔɔ mu
25 sɛ masɛpɛw me ho wɔ mʼahode bebrebe nti,
26 sɛ mahwɛ owia ne ne hyerɛn
27 ama aka me koma a obiara nnim
28 ɛno de, na eyinom nso bɛyɛ bɔne a wobu ho atɛn,
29 “Sɛ mʼani gyee wɔ me tamfo amanehunu nti
30 memmaa mʼano nyɛɛ bɔne
31 sɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ me fi mu nkaa da sɛ,
32 Ɔhɔho biara anna abɔnten so da,
33 Makata me bɔne so sɛnea nnipa yɛ
34 esiane sɛ misuroo nnipadɔm
35 (“Ao, sɛ anka mewɔ obi a obetie me.
36 Ampa ara, mɛhyɛ wɔ me mmati,
37 Mebu mʼanammɔntu biara ho akontaa akyerɛ no;
38 “Sɛ mʼasase teɛ mu tia me
39 sɛ madi so aba a mintuaa ka
40 ma nsɔe mfifi nsi awi anan mu