1 Sɛɛ na Awurade se:
2 Ɛnyɛ me nsa na ɛyɛɛ eyinom nyinaa,
3 Nanso obi a ɔde nantwinini bɔ afɔre no
4 enti me nso mɛpɛ ayayade ayɛ wɔn
5 Muntie Awurade asɛm,
6 Muntie huuyɛ a efi kuropɔn no mu,
7 “Ansa na ɔbea bɛkyem no,
8 Hena na wate biribi sɛɛ ho asɛm pɛn?
9 Mede obi bedu awoko ano a
10 Mo ne Yerusalem ani nnye na munni ahurusi mma no,
11 Mubenum nʼawerɛkyekye nufu
12 Na sɛɛ na Awurade se:
13 Sɛnea ɛna kyekye ne ba werɛ no
14 Sɛ muhu eyi a, mo koma ani begye
15 Hwɛ, Awurade de ogya reba,
16 Ogya ne nʼafoa,
17 “Wɔn a wɔtew wɔn ho na wodwira wɔn ho de kɔ nturo mu, na wodi ɔbaako a ɔfra wɔn a wɔwe mprakonam ne akisi ne nneɛma a ɛyɛ akyiwade akyi no, wɔbɛbɔ mu ahu wɔn awiei,” sɛnea Awurade se ni.
18 “Esiane wɔn nneyɛe ne wɔn nsusuwii nti, Me, mereba abɛboaboa amanaman ne ɔkasa ahorow ano, na wɔbɛba abehu mʼanuonyam.
19 “Na mɛyɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne bi wɔ wɔn mu, na mede nkae no mu bi bɛkɔ amanaman no mu: Tarsis, Libiafo ne Lidiafo (wɔn a wɔagye din wɔ agyantow mu), Tubal ne Helafo, ne asupɔw a ɛwɔ akyirikyiri a wɔntee me din a ahyeta na wonhuu mʼanuonyam no. Wɔbɛpae mu aka mʼanuonyam wɔ amanaman mu.
20 Na wɔde mo nuabarimanom nyinaa befi amanaman nyinaa so bɛba me bepɔw kronkron a ɛwɔ Yerusalem no so sɛ, afɔrebɔde ama Awurade. Wɔtete apɔnkɔ so ne nteaseɛnam mu ne asako mu ne mfurumpɔnkɔ ne yoma so bɛba,” sɛɛ na Awurade se. “Wɔde wɔn bɛba sɛnea Israelfo de wɔn aduan afɔre kɔ Awurade asɔredan mu, wɔ afahyɛ nkuruwa a ho tew mu.
21 Na meyi wɔn mu bi ayɛ asɔfo ne Lewifo,” Awurade, na ose!
22 “Sɛnea ɔsorosoro foforo ne asase foforo bɛtena hɔ no, saa ara na mo din ne mo asefo bɛtena hɔ,” sɛnea Awurade se ni.
23 “Efi Ɔsram Foforo baako kɔpem foforo, efi Homeda baako kosi foforo no, adesamma nyinaa bɛba abɛkotow me,” sɛnea Awurade se ni.
24 “Na wobefi adi akohu wɔn a wɔtew atua tiaa me no afunu; wɔn asunson renwu, na wɔn gya nso rennum, na wɔn ho bɛyɛ adesamma nyinaa nwini.”