1 Ne saa nti, adasamma nni anoyie biaa, sɛnea woteeɛ biaa, woobu bi atɛne he, na woobu woaa wo ho atɛne, efiri sɛ wo a woyɛ temmufoɔ he, woyɔ ade korɔ heaa.
Ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, ‘Akoa bɔne, wo ankasa w’anum asɛm so ne mebu wo atɛne. Sɛ wonim sɛ meyɛ nipa a m’asɛm ɔdene, mefa nea memfa nsieɛ na metwa nea menguiɛ a
Hedeɛ asɛm he ne sɛ? Nti yɛ Yudafoɔ he kyɛne bɛ a bɛaka he anaa? Daabi, ɔnte saa koraa; efiri sɛ yɛadi kane aka sɛ, Yudafoɔ oo, Helafoɔ oo, biaa hyɛ bɔne tumi ase,
Nso ampa wone hwane, o! Nipa dasani, sɛ wo ne Nyankopɔn yiyi nsɛm ano? Nti nea bɛanwono no he betumi aka akyerɛ nea ɔnwonoo no he sɛ, “Mmɛ nti ne woyɔɔ me sei?”
Nti mpɛ ntɛm mmu atɛne ansa na berɛ he aso, ansa na Awurade aba, ɔno ne de nnoɔma a ahinta sum mu bɛba hann mu na wayi akoma mu botaeɛ adi, ansa na ɔde biaa abasobɔ ama no.
Anuanom, honnnka nsɛmmɔne ntia ho ho. Nipa biaa a ɔka asɛmmɔne tia bi he anaa obu bi atɛne he, ɔka asɛmmɔne tia mmara he na obu mmara he atɛne; nso sɛ wobu mmara he atɛne a, wonyɛ mmara he sodifoɔ, na mmom, woyɛ temmufoɔ.