1 Menzele me nwo kɛ, "Mebanlea me nwo boɛ, ammaa me nloa andwe me angɔ ɛtane nu; mebado me nloa anlenkɛ nu, wɔ melɛ mɔɔ atiakunlutanevolɛma bikye me la." 2 Mendɔle mumule, menyɛle koonwu; menyɛle me nloa kpulu: Meanga edwɛkɛ wɔ mɔɔ le kpalɛ bɔbɔ la anwo! Noko akee me nyanenwunlɛ ne yɛle kpole. 3 Me ahonle nyɛma dele wɔ me kunlu. Bɔbɔ mese menrɛdendɛ, noko akee ɛnee mesɔ me nwo a ɔnzɔ; na menzele kɛ: 4 "Nana Nyamenle, maa menwu me awieleɛ! Maa menwu me ewule kenle! Saa menrɛnyia ngoane bieko a, maa menwu ye." 5 Wɔde me ngoane zo! Me ngoane tendenle ɛnyianlɛ ɛnle ɛ nye zo ɛhwee. Amgba noko sonla lua ye mgbane. 6 Ɔle kɛ ɛlawolɛ la; ye akɔneabalilɛ muala le mgbane. Ɔkpondɛ agyapadeɛ ɔsie, noko akee ɔnze mɔɔ bara arali a. 7 Ɛnee akee duzu bɔbɔ a memaa me nye ɛla ye ade a, O Awulae? Wɔmɔ a ɛle me anyelazo a.

8 Pepɛ die me fi me ɛtane muala anu; mmamaa ahoasea si me amgbu, na bɛsele me.

9 Meyɛ koonwu, mendɛ me nloa anu bieko; ɔluakɛ ɛdawɔ a wɔmaa menwu anwubɛnyunlu ɛhye a. 10 Mmatea me bieko! Ekyii ne mɔɔ wɔva wɔdea me la bɔbɔ ɛbubu me agbɔkɛ nu bɔkɔɔ. 11 Ɛnea sonla ye ɛtane nwo na wɔahwe ɔ nzo; yɛɛ ɛtwe mɔɔ ɔ nye die nwo la ɛfi ye nu, kɛmɔ ɛlɛtɛba di ɛdanlɛ sɛkye ye kɛnlɛma ala la. Nɔhalɛ nu, amgba sonla lua ye mgbane!

12 Tie me nzɛlɛlɛ, O Nana Nyamenle, na yɛ ɛnzolɛ maa me ɛzunlɛ; Mmabu ɛ nye ɛgua me nwo zo. Mele wɔ ɛyɛvolɛ, mele sokoɛvolɛ wɔ azɛlɛ ye azo, kɛmɔ ɛnee egya mɔ de ye la.

13 Nwu me anwunvɔne, O Awulae; maa menli me mekɛ ekyii kolaa na meavi ewiade ɛhye anu.