1 Awurade asɛm baa me so:
2 “Kɔpae mu ka ma Yerusalem nte:
3 Na Israel yɛ kronkron ma Awurade,
4 Muntie Awurade asɛm, mo Yakob asefo,
5 Eyi ne nea Awurade se:
6 Wɔammisa se, ‘Ɛhe na Awurade wɔ?
7 Mede mo beduaa asasebere so
8 Asɔfo no ammisa se,
9 “Ɛno nti, merebɔ mo kwaadu bio,”
10 Muntwa nkɔ Kitim mpoano nkɔhwɛ,
11 Ɔman bi asesa wɔn anyame pɛn ana?
12 Mo ɔsorosoro, momma mo ho nnwiriw mo wɔ eyi ho,
13 “Me nkurɔfo ayɛ bɔne ahorow abien:
14 Israel yɛ akoa anaa ɔsomfo fi awo mu ana?
15 Gyata abobɔ mu;
16 Afei Memfis ne Tapanhes mmarima
17 Ɛnyɛ wo na woama eyi aba wo so
18 Afei adɛn nti na wokɔ Misraim
19 Wo amumɔyɛ bɛtwe wʼaso;
20 “Tete mmere no, wububuu wo konnua mu,
21 Miduaa wo sɛ bobe ankasa
22 Sɛ wode soda
23 “Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na woaka se, ‘Me ho nguu fi ɛ;
24 wura mu afurum a nweatam so tena akokwaw no,
25 Ntu mmirika nkosi sɛ wʼanan ase bɛyɛ kwaterekwa,
26 “Sɛnea wɔkyere ɔkorɔmfo a wogu nʼanim ase no,
27 Wɔka kyerɛ dua se, ‘Woyɛ mʼagya,’
28 Anyame a moyɛ maa mo ho no wɔ he?
29 “Adɛn nti na mobɔ me sobo?
30 “Metwee mo nkurɔfo aso kwa;
31 “Mo nnɛmmafo, munnwen Awurade asɛm ho:
32 Ɔbabun werɛ fi ne mpempranne,
33 Hwɛ nyansa a mowɔ de pɛ mo adɔfo!
34 Mo adurade mu wɔ
35 woka se, ‘Midi bem;
36 Adɛn nti na wukyinkyin sɛɛ,
37 Afei wubefi saa beae hɔ