1 Nkɔmhyɛ a ɛfa Babilonia, anweatam no a ɛda Po no ho:
2 Wɔde anisoadehunu a ɛyɛ nwanwa akyerɛ me:
3 Yei ama ɔyea bi abɛhyɛ me mu,
4 Mʼakoma bɔ paripari,
5 Wɔto ɛpono,
6 Yei ne deɛ Awurade ka kyerɛ me:
7 Sɛ ɔhunu nteaseɛnam
8 Na ɔwɛmfoɔ no teaam sɛ,
9 Hwɛ, ɔbarima bi a ɔte teaseɛnam mu na ɔreba yi
10 Ao, me nkurɔfoɔ a wɔadwera mo wɔ ayuporeeɛ ase
11 Nkɔmhyɛ a ɛfa Duma ho:
12 Ɔwɛmfoɔ no bua sɛ,
13 Adehunu a ɛfa Arabia ho:
14 Momfa nsuo mmrɛ wɔn a sukɔm de wɔn;
15 Wɔdwane firi akofena a watwe
16 Yei ne deɛ Awurade ka kyerɛ me, “Afe baako mu no, sɛdeɛ wɔkan ɔpaani mfeɛ no, Kedar kɛseyɛ to bɛtwa.
17 Na agyantofoɔ a wɔbɛka ne Kedar akofoɔ bɛyɛ kakraa bi.” Deɛ Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn, aka nie.