1 Afei hwɛ, Awurade,
2 Nnɔmmarima ne akofoɔ,
3 aduonum so panin ne deɛ ɔwɔ diberɛ,
4 “Mede mmerantewaa bɛyɛ wɔn nnwuma so mpanimfoɔ;
5 Nnipa bɛhyɛ wɔn ho wɔn ho so,
6 Ɔbarima bɛsɔ ne nuanom baako mu
7 Nanso, ɛda no ɔbɛteam sɛ,
8 Yerusalem retɔ ntintan,
9 Sɛdeɛ wɔn anim teɛ no di adanseɛ tia wɔn;
10 Ka kyerɛ teneneefoɔ sɛ ɛbɛsi wɔn yie,
11 Nnome nka amumuyɛfoɔ!
12 Mmabunu hyɛ me nkurɔfoɔ so,
13 Awurade tena ase wɔ nʼasɛnniiɛ.
14 Awurade bu atɛn
15 Aseɛ ne sɛn enti na modwɛre me nkurɔfoɔ
16 Awurade kasa sɛ,
17 Enti Awurade bɛma tikuro abɛgu Sion mmaa tiri ho.
18 Ɛda no Awurade bɛyiyi wɔn afɛfɛdeɛ: nkawa, ntomaban ne kɔnmuadeɛ,
19 nsomuadeɛ, nkapo ne nkatanimu,
20 Wɔn mmɔtire, ananse ntweaban, abɔwomu, nnuhwam ntoa ne nkaberɛ,
21 ntimsoɔ mpɛtea ne hwenemu nkawa,
22 ntadetenten pa, ngugusoɔ tiawa a ɛnni nsa, ntadeɛ yuu ne sika nkotokuo;
23 nhwehwɛ, serekye ntadeɛ, tirinwi so nkawa ne abatiri so ngugusoɔ.
24 Nkabɔne bɛsi deɛ ɛyɛ hwam anan mu;
25 Wo mmarima bɛtotɔ akofena ano,
26 Sion apono bɛtwa adwo, adi awerɛhoɔ;