1 Awurade bɛhunu Yakob mmɔbɔ;
2 Amanaman bɛfa wɔn
3 Na da a Awurade bɛma mo ahome afiri amanehunu, ahoyera ne nkoasom denden mu no,
4 mobɛdi Babiloniahene ho fɛ sɛ:
5 Awurade abubu otirimuɔdenfoɔ no abaa mu,
6 deɛ abufuo mu no ɔde bobɔɔ wɔn
7 Nsase no nyinaa rehome wɔ asomdwoeɛ mu;
8 Mpo, pepeaa nnua ne Lebanon ntweneduro
9 Damena a ɛwɔ aseɛ no rekeka ne ho
10 Wɔn nyinaa bɛgye so,
11 Wo kɛseyɛ nyinaa wɔde aba damena mu,
12 Sɛdeɛ wofiri soro abɛhwe fam,
13 Wokaa no wʼakoma mu sɛ,
14 Mɛforo atra omununkum atifi;
15 Nanso wɔde wo abɛto damena mu,
16 Wɔn a wɔhunu wo no hwɛ wo haa,
17 ɔbarima a ɔmaa ewiase danee anweatam,
18 Amanaman ahemfo no nyinaa, wɔadeda obiara
19 Nanso wɔapam wo afiri wo da mu
20 Wɔrensie wo nka wɔn ho,
21 Siesie baabi a wɔbɛkunkum ne mmammarima
22 “Mɛsɔre atia wɔn,”
23 “Mɛdane no ayɛ beaeɛ a apatuo wɔ
24 Asafo Awurade aka ntam sɛ,
25 Mɛsɛe Asiria pasaa wɔ mʼasase so;
26 Yei ne nhyehyɛeɛ a wɔayɛ ama ewiase nyinaa;
27 Na sɛ Asafo Awurade ayɛ nʼadwene a hwan na ɔbɛsi no kwan?
28 Saa adehunu yi baa afe a ɔhene Ahas wuiɛ no:
29 Monnni ahurisie, mo Filistifoɔ,
30 Ahiafoɔ mu hiani bɛnya adidibea,
31 Twa adwo, Ao kuro ɛpono! Su teaam Ao kuropɔn!
32 Mmuaeɛ bɛn na wɔde bɛma