1 Ao, Onyankopɔn, adɛn nti na woapo yɛn koraa yi?
2 Kae nkurɔfo a wotɔɔ wɔn teteete no,
3 Dan wʼanammɔntu kyerɛ saa nnwiriwii a ɛto ntwa da yi,
4 Wʼatamfo bobɔɔ mu wɔ faako a wuhyiaa yɛn no;
5 Wɔyɛɛ wɔn sɛ nnipa a wɔrehwim mmonnua
6 Wɔde wɔn mmonnua ne nname
7 Wɔhyew wo kronkronbea no dwerɛbee;
8 Wɔkaa wɔ wɔn koma mu se, “Yebetiatia wɔn so ayɛ wɔn pasaa!”
9 Wɔmmaa yɛn nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛyɛ nwonwa biara;
10 Onyankopɔn, wʼatamfo bɛserew wo akosi da bɛn?
11 Adɛn nti na woatwe wo nsa, wo nsa nifa no?
12 Nanso Onyankopɔn yɛ me hene fi tete;
13 Ɛyɛ wo na wode wo tumi paee po mu no;
14 Wopɛtɛw Lewiatan no ti
15 Wo na womaa nsuwa ne nsuti tuei;
16 Adekyee wɔ wo na adesae nso yɛ wo dea;
17 Ɛyɛ wo na wototoo asase so ahye nyinaa;
18 Awurade, kae sɛnea ɔtamfo no aserew wo,
19 Mmfa wʼaborɔnoma nkwa mma nkekaboa;
20 Ma wʼapam no ho nhia wo,
21 Mma wɔn a wɔhyɛ wɔn so no mmfa animguase nsan;
22 Ao, Onyankopɔn, ma wo ho so na ka wo ara wʼasɛm;
23 Mmu wʼani ngu wɔn a wɔsɔre tia wo no nteɛteɛmu so,