1 Eyi ne asɛm a odiyifo Habakuk nya fii Awurade nkyɛn wɔ anisoadehu mu.
2 Awurade, enkosi da bɛn na memfrɛ nsrɛ mmoa,
3 Adɛn na woma mehwɛ ntɛnkyew?
4 Enti mmara nyɛ adwuma
5 “Hwɛ aman no,
6 Merema Babiloniafo asɔre,
7 Wɔn ho yɛ hu na nnipa suro wɔn;
8 Wɔn apɔnkɔ ho yɛ hare sen asebɔ,
9 Wɔn nyinaa ba sɛ wɔrebɛyɛ basabasayɛ.
10 Wodi ahene ho fɛw,
11 Wɔbɔ hoo te sɛ mframa kɔ wɔn anim.
12 Awurade, wunni hɔ fi tete ana?
13 Wʼaniwa yɛ kronkron a wuntumi nhwɛ nnebɔne;
14 Woama nnipa ayɛ sɛ nsumnam a ɛwɔ po mu,
15 Ɔtamfo tirimɔdenfo no de darewa yi wɔn,
16 Ne saa nti ɔbɔ afɔre ma nʼasau
17 Enti ɔnkɔ so nni nʼasau mu nam,