1 Asɛm a Awurade nam odiyifo Yeremia so ka faa Babilonia ne Babiloniafo asase ho ni:
2 “Mommɔ no dawuru na mompae mu nka wɔ amanaman mu.
3 Ɔman bi fi atifi fam bɛtow ahyɛ ne so
4 “Nna no mu ne saa bere no,”
5 Wobebisa ɔkwan a ɛkɔ Sion
6 “Me nkurɔfo ayɛ nguan a wɔayera;
7 Obiara a ohuu wɔn no tetew wɔn mu:
8 “Munguan mfi Babilonia;
9 Mɛkanyan amanaman akɛse nkabom
10 Enti wɔbɛfow Babilonia;
11 “Esiane sɛ mo ani gye na mudi ahurusi,
12 wo na ani bewu pa ara;
13 Awurade abufuw nti, obiara rentena hɔ
14 “Munnyinagyina mo afa ntwa Babilonia ho nhyia,
15 Monteɛ mu ntia no wɔ afanan nyinaa!
16 Munyi ogufo mfi Babilonia,
17 “Israel yɛ nguankuw a wɔahwete
18 Ɛno nti, sɛɛ na Asafo Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn se:
19 Na mede Israel bɛsan aba nʼankasa didibea,
20 Saa nna no ne saa bere no,”
21 “Montow nhyɛ Merataim asase so
22 Ɔko mu gyegyeegye wɔ asase no so,
23 Hwɛ sɛnea wɔabubu na wɔabobɔ
24 Misum wo afiri, Babilonia,
25 Otumfo Awurade abue nʼakode adekoradan
26 Mumfi akyirikyiri mmra ne so.
27 Munkunkum nʼanatwinini nyinaa;
28 Muntie akobɔfo ne aguanfo a wofi Babilonia no
29 “Momfrɛ agyantowfo nkɔtoa Babilonia,
30 Enti ne mmerante bɛtotɔ wɔ mmɔnten so;
31 “Hwɛ, mikyi wo; ɔhantanni.”
32 Ɔhantanni no behintiw na wahwe ase,
33 Sɛɛ na Asafo Awurade se:
34 Nanso wɔn Gyefo yɛ ɔhoɔdenfo;
35 “Afoa a etia Babiloniafo!”
36 Afoa a etia nʼatoro adiyifo!
37 Afoa a etia nʼapɔnkɔ ne ne nteaseɛnam
38 Ɔyow wɔ nʼasu ahorow so!
39 “Enti sare so mmoa ne mpataku bɛtena hɔ,
40 Sɛnea Onyankopɔn tuu Sodom ne Gomora
41 “Monhwɛ! Asraafo bi fi atifi fam reba;
42 Wokurakura bɛmma ne mpeaw;
43 Babiloniahene ate wɔn ho nsɛm,
44 Sɛnea gyata a ofi Yordan nkyɛkyerɛ mu
45 Enti tie nea Awurade ahyehyɛ atia Babilonia,
46 Babilonia nnommumfa nnyigyei bɛma asase awosow;