1 Ampa ara Onyankopɔn yɛ ma Israel,
2 Nanso me deɛ, anka me nan reyɛ awatiri;
3 ɛfiri sɛ, mʼani beree ahantanfoɔ
4 Wɔnhunuu ahokyere da;
5 Dadwene a ɛtaa ba nnipa soɔ biara nna wɔn so;
6 Enti, ahantan yɛ wɔn kɔnmuadeɛ,
7 Wɔn akoma a apirim no mu na nnebɔne firie;
8 Wɔsere afoforɔ na wɔka wɔn ho nsɛm a ɛnyɛ;
9 Wɔn ano ka ɔsoro nsɛm,
10 Ɛno enti wɔn nkurɔfoɔ kɔ wɔn nkyɛn
11 Wɔbisa sɛ, “Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na Onyankopɔn ahunu?
12 Sei na amumuyɛfoɔ no teɛ,
13 Ampa ara, mʼakoma a ɛho teɛ no, mannya hwee amfiri mu;
14 Ɛda mu nyinaa mehunu amane;
15 Sɛ mekaa sɛ, “Mɛkasa saa” a,
16 Mebɔɔ mmɔden sɛ mɛte yeinom nyinaa ase,
17 kɔsii sɛ mekɔɔ Onyankopɔn kronkronbea hɔ;
18 Ampa ara wode wɔn gu baabi a ɛhɔ yɛ toro.
19 Sɛdeɛ wɔsɛe prɛko pɛ,
20 ɛte sɛ daeɛso, ɛberɛ a onipa anyaneɛ,
21 Ɛberɛ a awerɛhoɔ hyɛɛ mʼakoma mu
22 meyɛɛ sɛ obi a ɔnnim hwee na ɔnni adwene;
23 Nanso, na mene wowɔ hɔ ɛberɛ biara;
24 Wode wʼafotuo kyerɛ me ɛkwan;
25 Hwan na mewɔ wɔ soro ka wo ho?
26 Me honam, ne mʼakoma bɛdi me hwammɔ,
27 Wɔn a wɔmmɛn wo no bɛyera.
28 Nanso, me deɛ, menim sɛ ɛyɛ sɛ wɔbɛbɛn Onyankopɔn.