1“Frɛ wo nuammarimanom ‘Me nkurɔfoɔ’ na frɛ wo nuammaanom ‘Mʼadɔfoɔ.’ ”
2“Ka wo maame anim, ka nʼanim,
3Anyɛ saa a mɛpa ne ho ntoma
4Merennɔ ne mma,
5Wɔn maame anyɛ ɔnokwafoɔ
6Yei enti, mede nkasɛɛ bɛsi no ɛkwan;
7Ɔbɛti nʼadɔfoɔ nanso ɔrento wɔn;
8Ɔnnkae sɛ me na
9“Enti, sɛ mʼaduane no duru twaberɛ a mɛfa mʼadeɛ,
10Enti afei mɛbɔ no adagya
11Mɛtwa nʼafahyɛ nyinaa so:
12Mɛsɛe ne bobe ne borɔdɔma nnua,
13Mɛtwe nʼaso wɔ nna a
14“Enti merekɔdaadaa no;
15Mɛsane de ne bobe mfuo ama no.
16“Saa ɛda no,” sei na Awurade* seɛ,
17Mɛyi Baal ahodoɔ din no afiri nʼano;
18Saa ɛda no, mɛyɛ apam ama wɔn,
19Mɛware wo afebɔɔ;
20Mɛware wo nokorɛ mu,
21“Saa ɛda no, mɛgye wo so,”
22na asase nso bɛgye mfudeɛ so: