1 Hwɛ, ɔhene bi bɛba abɛdi ɔhene wɔ tenenee mu
2 Wɔn mu biara bɛyɛ te sɛ mframa ano hintabea
3 Wɔn a wɔwɔ ani no bɛhunu nokorɛ no,
4 Deɛ ɔyɛ adwene mu herɛ bɛhunu na wate aseɛ,
5 Wɔremfrɛ ɔkwasea sɛ onimuonyamfoɔ bio
6 Ɔkwasea ka nkwaseasɛm
7 Ɔpapahwekwaa akwan yɛ amumuyɛ,
8 Nanso, onimuonyamfoɔ yɛ nhyehyɛeɛ a ɛho wɔ nyam
9 Mo mmaa a mogye mo ho die,
10 Afe akyi nna kakra bi no
11 Mo ho mpopo mo mmaa a mogye mo ho die;
12 Momfa awerɛhoɔ mfa mo nsa mmoro mo koko so wɔ mfuo fɛfɛ
13 Ɛfiri sɛ nkasɛɛ ne nnɛnkyɛnse agye afa mo asase afa.
14 Wɔbɛgya aban no hɔ,
15 kɔsi sɛ wɔbɛhwie Honhom no afiri ɔsoro agu yɛn so,
16 Tenenee bɛtena anweatam so
17 Adeteneneeyɛ bɛso asomdwoeɛ aba;
18 Me nkurɔfoɔ bɛtenatena mmeaeɛ a asomdwoeɛ wɔ,
19 Mpo sɛ ampariboɔ sɛe kwaeɛ no
20 wɔbɛhyira wo,