1 Saa mpaebɔ yi, Habakuk too no sɛ dwom:
2 Awurade, mate wo ho nsɛm nyinaa,
3 Onyankopɔn fi Teman bae,
4 Ɔhyerɛn sɛ anɔpawia
5 Ɔyaredɔm di nʼanim kɔ;
6 Sɛ ogyina a, asase wosow.
7 Mihuu Kusanfo ntamadan a atetew
8 Awurade, wo bo fuw nsubɔnten no?
9 Wuyii wo tadua,
10 Mmepɔw huu wo, na wɔwosowee
11 Owia ne ɔsram gyinagyinaa sorosoro hɔ,
12 Wʼabufuwhyew mu no, wonantew twaa asase so
13 Wobaa se worebegye wo nkurɔfo,
14 Wode nʼankasa peaw hwirew ne ti mu,
15 Wode wʼapɔnkɔ tiatiaa po no mu,
16 Metee no, me koma tui,
17 Ɛwɔ mu, borɔdɔma nnua no nguu nhwiren,
18 Nanso mʼani begye Awurade mu;
19 Otumfo Awurade yɛ mʼahoɔden.