1 “Saa nna no mu,
2 Mɛboa aman nyinaa ano,
3 Wɔbɔɔ me nkurɔfo so ntonto,
4 “Dɛn na mowɔ tia me, Tiro ne Sidon ne mo Filisti amantam nyinaa? Mopɛ sɛ motɔ me so were ana? Sɛ saa na ɛte de a, monhwɛ yiye. Mɛyɛ ntɛm, atua mo biribiara a moayɛ no so ka.
5 Mofaa me dwetɛ ne me sikakɔkɔɔ ne mʼagyapade a ɛsom bo, na mosoa koguu mo abosonnan mu.
6 Motontɔn nnipa a wɔte Yuda ne Yerusalem maa Helafo sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a, wobefi wɔn asase so akɔ akyirikyiri.
7 “Nanso, mɛsan de wɔn afi faako a mokɔtɔn wɔn no aba, na nea moayɛ no nyinaa, metua mo so ka.
8 Mɛtontɔn mo mmabarima ne mo mmabea ama Yudafo, na wɔn nso atɔn wɔn ama Arabfo, ɔman a ɛwɔ akyirikyiri no.” Me, Awurade, na makasa.
9 Mompae mu nka eyi wɔ aman so:
10 Momfa mo funtumnnade no mmɔ afoa,
11 Monyɛ ntɛm mmra,
12 “Wɔnkanyan aman no;
13 Munhwim kantankrankyi no,
14 Nnipadɔm, nnipadɔm
15 Owia ne ɔsram beduru sum,
16 Awurade bɛbobɔ mu afi Sion,
17 “Afei mubehu sɛ, me Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn,
18 “Saa da no, nsa foforo bɛsosɔ afi mmepɔw no mu,
19 Nanso Misraim bɛdan amamfo,
20 Nnipa bɛtena Yuda afebɔɔ
21 So merentɔ wɔn mogya a edi bem no so were ana?