Mmɛbusɛm 23

Sɛ wo ne ɔhene bi to nsa didi a,hwɛ deɛ ɛsi wʼanim no yie,

Sɛ woyɛ adidibrada a,hyɛ wo ho so.

Nni nʼaduane akɔnnɔ akɔnnɔ no akyi,ɛfiri sɛ saa aduane no daadaa nnipa.

Mmiri wo mogya ani mpɛ sika;hunu nyansa na to wo bo ase.

Wʼani bɔɔ sika so ara pɛ, na atu ayera,ampa ara ɛbɛfu ntabanna atu akɔ ewiem sɛ ɔkɔdeɛ.

Nni obi a ɔyɛ pɛpɛɛ aduanenni nʼakɔnnɔ aduane akyi;

ɛfiri sɛ ɔyɛ obi aɛberɛ biara ɔdwene sika ho.Ɔka sɛ, “Didi na nom,”nanso ɛnyɛ nʼakoma mu.

Kakra a woadi no wobɛfena ɛno enti wo nkamfo ho remma mfasoɔ.

Nkasa nkyerɛ ɔkwasea,ɛfiri sɛ ɔremfa nyansa a ɛwɔ wo kasa mu no.

Ntutu tete aboɔ a wɔde ato hyeɛ ngu,na ntra hyeɛ nkɔ nwisiaa mfuo mu,

ɛfiri sɛ, wɔn Gyefoɔ yɛ den,na ɔbɛdi wɔn asɛm ama wɔn.

Ma wʼakoma mmra nkyerɛkyerɛ sona wɛn wʼaso tie nimdeɛ.

Ntwentwɛne abɔfra ntenesoɔ so;sɛ wode abaa tene no a, ɔrenwu.

Fa abaa twe nʼasona gye ne kra firi owuo mu.

Me ba, sɛ wʼakoma hunu nyansa a,ɛnneɛ mʼakoma ani bɛgye;

sɛ wʼano ka deɛ ɛtene ame mu adeɛ nyinaa ani bɛgye.

Mma wʼani mmerɛ abɔnefoɔ,mmom bɔ Awurade suro ho mmɔden ɛberɛ biara.

Ampa ara anidasoɔ wɔ hɔ ma wo daakye,na wʼanidasoɔ renyɛ ɔkwa.

Me ba, tie, na hunu nyansa,ma wʼakoma mfa ɛkwan tenenee so.

Mfa wo ho mmɔ akɔwensafoɔanaasɛ wɔn a wɔpɛ ɛnam mmorosoɔ,

ɛfiri sɛ, akɔwensafoɔ ne adidibradafoɔ bɛyɛ ahiafoɔ,na anikum fira wɔn ntomago.

Tie wʼagya a ɔwoo woɔ no,na sɛ wo maame bɔ aberewa a, mmu no animtia.

Tɔ nokorɛ na ntɔn da;nya nyansa, ahohyɛsoɔ ne nhunumu.

Ɔteneneeni agya wɔ anigyeɛ bebree;deɛ ɔwɔ ɔba nyansafoɔ no anigye ne ho.

Ma wʼagya ne wo maame ani nnye;ma ɔbaa a ɔwoo woɔ no nnya ahosɛpɛ.

Me ba, fa wʼakoma ma mena ma wʼani nkɔ mʼakwan ho,

na odwamanfoɔ yɛ amena donkudonkuɔyere sansani yɛ ɔdaadaafoɔ.

Ɔtɛ, twɛn, te sɛ ɔkwanmukafoɔna ɔma mmarima mu atorofoɔ dɔɔso.

Hwan na wɔadome no? Hwan na ɔdi awerɛhoɔ?Hwan na ɔdi apereapereɛ? Hwan na ɔnwiinwii?Hwan na wapirapira hunaa? Hwan na mogya ada nʼani so?

Wɔn a wɔkyɛre nsã ho,na wɔka nsã a wɔafrafra hwɛ.

Nhwɛ nsã ani kɔkɔɔ no haa,ɛberɛ a ɛretwa yerɛ yerɛ wɔ kuruwa mu,na ɛkɔ yɔɔ no.

Awieeɛ no ɛka te sɛ ɔwɔna ɛwɔ borɔ te sɛ ahurutoa.

Wʼani bɛhunu nneɛma a wonhunuu da,na woadwene nneɛma basabasa ho.

Wobɛtɔ ntintan te sɛ hyɛn mu dwumayɛni a,ɔkura ɛhyɛn dua a, ɛrehinhim mu den, na ɛdenkye denkye wɔ ɛpo so.

Na wobɛka sɛ, “Wɔbɔ me, nanso mempira.Wɔboro me, nanso mente ɔyea biara.Ɛberɛ bɛn na menyaneakɔpɛ nsã anom bio?”