18 Nti ɔkaa sɛ, ‘Nea meyɔ di. Medwiri m’apata agu na masisi akɛseɛ, na hɔ ne mɛboaboa m’ayuo ne me nnoɔma pa nyinaa ano agu;
Honhwɛ nnomaa a bɛya wiem; bennua, bentwa, na bɛmmoa hwee ano ngu pata so, nso ho Agya a ɔya soro he mma bɛ aduane di. Honsom bo nkyɛne bɛ anaa?
Nti osusuu ne mu sɛ, ‘Ɛɛne ne menyɔ? Efiri sɛ, menni baabi a mede me nnɔbae besie.’
na mɛka akyerɛ me kra sɛ, “ ‘Me kra, wowɔ nnoɔma pa pii a bɛaboa ano ama mfie pii, dwodwo wo ho, didi, nom, na gye w’ani.” ’
Saa ne nipa a ɔhyehyɛ agyapadeɛ fa nso ɔnyɛ defoɔ Nyankopɔn fam he teɛ.”
Honhwɛ sɛ nkwããkwããdabi a bennua aba biaa na bentwa, na benni adekoradane anaa pata, nso Nyankopɔn ma bɛ aduane. Honnsom bo beberee nsene nnomaa anaa?
Ɔtwentwɛnee ne nane ase kakra, nso akyire yi ɔkaa no ne tim sɛ, ‘Ewom sɛ mensuro Nyankopɔn na memmu nnipa deɛ,
Afei Awurade kaa sɛ, “Hontie nea temmufoɔ a ɔntene he mpo kaeɛ!
Saa nyansa yi mfiri soro, na mmom, ɔyɛ wiase nyansa a mfasoɔ biaa nni mu na ofiri ahonhommɔne.
Mhõõ, afei ho nso ɛ! Ho a hoka sɛ, “Nnɛ anaa kyena yɛbɛkɔ kuro yei anaa foforɔ so na yɛadi afe hɔ, adi dwa na yɛapɛ sika,”
Nea ɔsɛ sɛ ho ka mmom ne sɛ, “Sɛ ɔyɛ Awurade pɛ a, yɛbɛtena ase ayɔ yei anaa yei.”