1 Yei ne asɛm a odiyifoɔ Habakuk nya firii Awurade nkyɛn wɔ anisoadehunu mu.
2 Ao, Awurade, memfrɛ mmisa mmoa nkɔsi da bɛn,
3 Adɛn na woma mehwɛ ntɛnkyea?
4 Enti, mmara nyɛ adwuma
5 “Momma ɛnyɛ mo nwanwa,
6 Mema Babiloniafoɔ asɔre,
7 Wɔn ho yɛ hu na nnipa suro wɔn;
8 Wɔn apɔnkɔ ho yɛ herɛ sene asebɔ,
9 Wɔn nyinaa ba sɛ wɔrebɛyɛ basabasayɛ.
10 Wɔmmmu ahene,
11 Wɔbɔ hoo te sɛ mframa kɔ wɔn anim.
12 Ao, Awurade, wonni hɔ firi tete anaa?
13 Wʼaniwa yɛ kronkron, a wontumi nhwɛ nnebɔne;
14 Woama nnipa ayɛ sɛ nsuomnam a ɛwɔ ɛpo mu,
15 Ɔtamfoɔ tirimuɔdenfoɔ no de darewa yi wɔn,
16 Ne saa enti ɔbɔ afɔdeɛ ma nʼasau
17 Enti ɔnkɔ so nni nʼasau mu nam,