1 Monkyekye, monkyekye me nkurɔfo werɛ.
2 Monka asomdwoesɛm nkyerɛ Yerusalem,
3 Nne bi reteɛ mu se,
4 Obon biara bɛyɛ ma,
5 Na Awurade anuonyam bɛda adi,
6 Nne bi kae se, “Teɛ mu.”
7 Sare hyew, na nhwiren twintwam
8 Sare hyew, na nhwiren twintwam,
9 Wo a wode asɛm pa reba Sion,
10 Hwɛ, Asafo Awurade de tumi reba,
11 Ɔhwɛ ne nguankuw sɛ oguanhwɛfo.
12 Hena na wasusuw obon mu nsu wɔ ne nsam
13 Hena na wate Awurade ase,
14 Hena na Awurade abisa no sɛ ɔnkyerɛ no biribi ase,
15 Ampa ara aman no te sɛ nsu sope wɔ bokiti mu;
16 Lebanon nnɔɔso mma afɔremuka so gya,
17 Aman nyinaa nsɛ hwee wɔ nʼanim;
18 Afei hena ho na wode Onyankopɔn bɛtoto?
19 Ohoni de, odwumfo na ɔyɛ,
20 Ohiani a ɔrentumi mfa saa ayɛyɛde yi mma no
21 Wunnim ana?
22 Ɔte ahengua so wɔ asase dantaban no atifi
23 Ɔma ahemmea yɛ nnipahunu
24 Wɔtɛw wɔn ara pɛ,
25 “Hena ho na wode me bɛto?
26 Momma mo ani so nhwɛ ɔsoro:
27 Adɛn na wunwiinwii, Yakob,
28 Wunnim ana?
29 Ɔma nea watɔ beraw ahoɔden
30 Mpo, mmabun brɛ, na wɔtɔ beraw,
31 Nanso, wɔn a wɔn ani da Awurade so