1 “Sɛ wo, Israel, wobɛsan wʼakyi a,
2 na sɛ wufi nokware, pɛpɛyɛ ne trenee mu
3 Eyi ne asɛm a, Awurade ka kyerɛ Yuda mmarima ne Yerusalem:
4 Muntwitwa mo ho twetia mma Awurade
5 “Bɔ nkae wɔ Yuda na pae mu ka wɔ Yerusalem se
6 Momma frankaa so na monkɔ Sion
7 Gyata bi afi ne tu mu;
8 Enti fura atweaatam,
9 “Saa da no,” Awurade na ose,
10 Afei, mekae se, “Aa, Otumfo Awurade, woadaadaa nnipa yi ne Yerusalem, wokae se, ‘Mubenya asomdwoe,’ wɔ bere a afoa da yɛn mene mu.”
11 Saa bere no wɔbɛka akyerɛ nnipa yi ne Yerusalem se, “Mframa a emu yɛ hyew bɛbɔ afi nkoko wosee a ɛwɔ nweatam so aba me nkurɔfo so, ɛnyɛ nea ɛpo ho anaa ehuhuw so;
12 mframa a ano yɛ den boro saa no fi me nkyɛn. Afei mepae mu ka mʼatemmu a etia wɔn.”
13 Hwɛ! ɔreba sɛ omununkum,
14 Yerusalem, yi bɔne fi wo koma mu na woanya nkwa.
15 Nne bi rebɔ amanneɛ fi Dan,
16 “Monka eyi nkyerɛ aman no,
17 Wotwa ne ho hyia sɛ mmarima a wɔrewɛn afuw,
18 “Wo ankasa abrabɔ ne nneyɛe,
19 Ao, mʼahoyeraw, mʼahoyeraw!
20 Amanehunu di amanehunu akyi;
21 Ɛsɛ sɛ mehwɛ ɔko frankaa no
22 “Me nkurɔfo yɛ nkwaseafo;
23 Mehwɛɛ asase no,
24 Mehwɛɛ mmepɔw no,
25 Mehwɛe, na nnipa nni hɔ;
26 Mehwɛe, na nsasebere no adan nweatam
27 Sɛnea Awurade se:
28 Enti asase bedi awerɛhow
29 Apɔnkɔsotefo ne agyantowfo nnyigyei
30 Dɛn na woreyɛ, wo a wɔasɛe wo?
31 Mete osu bi te sɛ ɔbea a ɔwɔ awoko mu,