1 Sɛdeɛ ɔforoteɛ pere hwehwɛ nsuwansuwa no,

saa ara na me kra pere hwehwɛ wo, Ao Onyankopɔn.

2 Onyankopɔn ho sukɔm de me kra, Onyankopɔn teasefoɔ no.

Da bɛn na mɛtumi akɔhyia Onyankopɔn?

3 Me nisuo ayɛ mʼaduane

awia ne anadwo,

na da mu nyinaa nnipa bisa me sɛ:

"Wo Onyankopɔn wɔ he?"

4 Saa nneɛma yi na mekae

ɛberɛ a mereka mʼakoma mu nsɛm;

sɛdeɛ na medi asafokuo anim,

na yɛde anigyeɛ nteateam ne aseda nnwom

nante yuu bom kɔ Onyankopɔn fie

wɔ afahyɛ da.

5 Adɛn enti na woaboto, Ao me kra?

Adɛn enti na woteetee wɔ me mu saa?

Fa wo ho to Onyankopɔn so,

na mɛkɔ so ayi no ayɛ,

mʼAgyenkwa ne me Onyankopɔn.

6 Me kra aboto wɔ me mu

enti mɛkae wo

firi Yordan asase so,

Hermon mmepɔ so, firi Bepɔ Misar so.

7 Ebunu kɔ ebunu mu

wɔ wo nsuo a ɛworo guo no nnyegyeeɛ mu;

wʼasorɔkye nyinaa

abu afa me so.

8 Adekyeɛ mu Awurade kyerɛ nʼadɔeɛ;

adesaeɛ mu ne dwom ba me nkyɛn.

Mebɔ mpaeɛ kyerɛ Onyankopɔn a ɔma me nkwa.

9 Mebisa Onyankopɔn me Botan sɛ,

"Adɛn enti na wo werɛ afiri me?

Adɛn enti na ɛsɛ sɛ menantenante twa adwo,

mʼatamfoɔ nhyɛsoɔ nti?"

10 Me nnompe te yea sɛ ɔdasani.

Mʼahohiahiafoɔ ateeteeɛ enti,

daa nyinaa wɔbisa me sɛ,

"Wo Onyankopɔn wɔ he?"

11 Adɛn enti na woaboto, Ao me kra?

Adɛn enti na woteetee wɔ me mu saa?

Fa wo ho to Onyankopɔn so,

na mɛkɔ so ayi no ayɛ,

mʼAgyenkwa ne me Onyankopɔn.