Nnɛma ɛmɔnea me haa, kyɛ nde bire ne ati, ofikyɛ eyia yeɛ wapini me sɔ ɔ. Me ni mma mmienzua mɔ fɛle me so yaa, bɛmaa nneane bobe boo nemɔ aso, nakoso me bɔbɔ me bobe boo deɛ de, mayakyi mato berɛ.
Bɛ nu biala kɔyɛ kyɛ afealeɛ bɔ mvrama tu a sona fea nu ɔ, nekaa bɔ mvrama piri tu a sona bɔ ye nwo waen ɔ, kyɛ aseɛ wosee so asue bɔ ɔtengyɛ ɔ, kyɛ aseɛ pralaa so nyɔbotaen piri bo fɔnwoo ne.
Na eyia pukyele ne, Nyameɛ somane eyia afiteleɛ mvrama hyerɛhyerɛ bie; eyia ne bɔle Yona ti afia maa ɔyɛle mmerɛ, bɔ ɔhale ye ngome a ahaa né wawu ɔ. Na ɔhane kyɛ, “Ɔte paa ma me kyɛ ngowu tra kyɛ ngɔtena ngoa nu ɔ.”
nakoso sɔ sona ne ondira ndii, na mmom ɔkora gyina mmerɛ kãa bie. Na sɛ ɔnate edwirɛ ne ati amaneɛnwunɛ anaa ndaneanyeɛ ba ye so a, berɛ ne ala ɔkakyi sundidua ma ye.
nakoso ondira ndii wɔ bɛ nu, na ɔtena bɛ nu mmerɛ kãa bie; na sɛ ɔnate edwirɛ ne ati amaneɛnwunɛ anaa ndaneanyeɛ ba bɛ so a, berɛ ne ala ɔkakyi sundidua ma bɛ.
Nakoso ebiala bɔ ɔkɔno nzue bɔ ngɔma ye bie ne de, nzuhɔen ngohũ ye le. Na nzue bɔ ngɔfa ngɔma ye ne, ɔkɔyɛ nzue abura wɔ ye nu bɔ opu kɔ daa ngoa nu ɔ.”
Ofikyɛ eyia pukye bɔ gyireingyirein, na ɔyera ndire ne; ye nyerɛen ne poro gua, na ye nyemene sɛkye. Na sɔ ala yeɛ sikaniɛ koso kɔpɛ nu kɔhɔ wɔ bɔ ɔyɔ nu ɔ.