1 Nsa yɛ ɔfɛwdifo na nsaden yɛ ɔtɔkwapɛfo;
2 Ɔhene abufuwhyew te sɛ gyata mmubomu;
3 Ɛyɛ onipa anuonyam sɛ ɔbɛkwati akasakasa,
4 Onihawfo mfuntum nʼasase wɔ ne bere mu;
5 Onipa koma botae yɛ asubun,
6 Nnipa dodow no ara ka se wɔwɔ ɔdɔ a ɛnsa da,
7 Ɔtreneeni bu ɔbra kronkron;
8 Sɛ ɔhene tena nʼahengua so bu atɛn a,
9 Hena na obetumi aka se, “Mapra me koma mu;
10 Nkaribo ne susudua a ɛnyɛ papa no,
11 Mpo wɔnam abofra nketewa nneyɛe so hu wɔn,
12 Aso a wɔde te asɛm ne ani a wɔde hu ade,
13 Mma nna nyɛ wo dɛ, na woanni hia;
14 Adetɔni ka se, “Enye, enye!”
15 Sika kɔkɔɔ wɔ hɔ, na nhene pa nso abu so,
16 Fa obi a odi ɔhɔho akagyinamu atade;
17 Aduan a wonya no ɔkwan bɔne so no yɛ onipa anom dɛ,
18 Pɛ afotu yɛ wo nhyehyɛe;
19 Osekuni da kokoamsɛm adi;
20 Sɛ obi dome nʼagya anaasɛ ne na a,
21 Agyapade a wɔpere ho nya no,
22 Nka se, “Metua wo saa bɔne yi so ka!”
23 Awurade kyi nkaribo a ɛnyɛ papa,
24 Awurade na ɔkyerɛ onipa anammɔntu.
25 Obi pɛ ntɛm hyɛ bɔ, ansa na wadwene ho a,
26 Ɔhene nyansafo hu amumɔyɛfo;
27 Awurade kanea hwehwɛ onipa honhom mu,
28 Ɔdɔ ne nokwaredi bɔ ɔhene ho ban;
29 Mmerante anuonyam ne wɔn ahoɔden,
30 Ɔhwe ne apirakuru hohoro amumɔyɛ,