1 Awurade, kae nea aba yɛn so;
2 Wɔadan yɛn agyapade ama ahɔho,
3 Yɛayɛ nyisaa na yenni agyanom,
4 Ɛsɛ sɛ yɛtɔ nsu a yɛnom;
5 Wɔn a wɔtaa yɛn no abɛn yɛn pɛɛ;
6 Yɛde yɛn ho maa Misraim ne Asiria
7 Yɛn agyanom yɛɛ bɔne, na wonni hɔ bio,
8 Nkoa di yɛn so,
9 Yɛde yɛn nkwa bɔ afɔre de pɛ yɛn anoduan,
10 Yɛn honam adɔ sɛ fononoo.
11 Wɔato mmea mmonnaa wɔ Sion,
12 Wɔkyekyere mmapɔmma nsa na wɔasɛn wɔn;
13 Mmerante yɛ adwumaden wɔ awiyammo so;
14 Mpanyimfo ntena kuropɔn apon ano bio;
15 Ahosɛpɛw afi yɛn koma mu;
16 Ahenkyɛw afi yɛn ti so.
17 Eyi nti yɛn koma atɔ beraw,
18 wɔ Sion bepɔw a ada mpan
19 Wo, Awurade, di hene afebɔɔ;
20 Adɛn nti na wo werɛ fi yɛn daa yi?
21 Ka yɛn bata wo ho bio, Awurade, na yɛatumi asan aba wo nkyɛn;
22 gye sɛ woapo yɛn koraa