1 Ao, sɛ me ti yɛ asuti,
2 Ao, sɛ mewɔ akwantufo asoɛe
3 “Wosiesie wɔn tɛkrɛma
4 “Monhwɛ yiye wɔ mo nnamfonom ho;
5 Adamfo daadaa adamfo,
6 Wote nnaadaa mfimfini;
7 Ɛno nti, sɛɛ na Asafo Awurade se,
8 Wɔn tɛkrɛma yɛ agyan a ano wɔ bɔre;
9 Ɛnsɛ sɛ metwe wɔn aso wɔ eyi ho?”
10 Mesu na metwa adwo ama mmepɔw no,
11 “Mɛyɛ Yerusalem mmubui siw,
12 Onipa bɛn na onim nyansa ara sɛ ɔbɛte eyi ase? Hena na Awurade akyerɛkyerɛ no a obetumi akyerɛ ase? Adɛn nti na wɔasɛe asase no ama ada mpan sɛ nweatam a obiara ntumi mfa so?
13 Awurade kae se, “Esiane sɛ wɔapo me mmara a mehyɛ maa wɔn no nti, wɔanyɛ osetie amma me na wɔanni me mmara so.
14 Mmom, wɔadi wɔn koma asoɔden akyi, wɔadi Baalnom akyi sɛnea wɔn agyanom kyerɛɛ wɔn no.”
15 Ɛno nti, nea Asafo Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn no se ni: “Hwɛ, mɛma saa nnipa yi adi aduan a ɛyɛ nwen na wɔanom nsu a wɔde awuduru afra.
16 Mɛbɔ wɔn ahwete amanaman a wɔn anaa wɔn agyanom nnim so no so, na mede afoa bɛtaa wɔn kosi sɛ mɛsɛe wɔn.”
17 Sɛnea Awurade tumfo se ni:
18 Ma wɔmmra ntɛm
19 Wɔte agyaadwotwa nnyigyei fi Sion se,
20 Afei, mo mmea, muntie Awurade asɛm;
21 Owu aforo afa yɛn mfɛnsere mu
22 Ka se, “Sɛɛ Na Awurade se,
23 Eyi ne nea Awurade se:
24 Mmom ma nea ɔhyehyɛ ne ho nhyehyɛ ne ho sɛ
25 “Nna no reba,” Awurade na ose, “A mɛtwe wɔn a wɔatwa twetia wɔ honam fam nko ara no nyinaa aso:
26 Misraimfo, Yudafo, Edomfo, Amonfo, Moabfo ne wɔn a wɔtete nweatam a ɛwɔ akyirikyiri nsase so nyinaa. Na nokware, saa aman yi nyinaa yɛ momonotofo na mpo Israelfi nyinaa yɛ koma mu momonotofo.”