1 “Saa nna no mu,
2 Mɛboa aman nyinaa ano,
3 Wɔbɔɔ me nkurɔfoɔ so ntonto,
4 “Ɛdeɛn na mowɔ tia me, Ao Tiro ne Sidon ne mo Filistia amantam nyinaa? Mopɛ sɛ motɔ me so awere anaa? Sɛ saa na ɛte deɛ a, monhwɛ yie. Mɛyɛ ntɛm, atua mo biribiara a moayɛ no so ka.
5 Mofaa me dwetɛ ne me sikakɔkɔɔ ne mʼagyapadeɛ a ɛsom bo, na mosoa kɔguu mo abosonnan mu.
6 Motontɔn nnipa a wɔte Yuda ne Yerusalem maa Helafoɔ sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, wɔbɛfiri wɔn asase so akɔ akyirikyiri.
7 “Nanso, mɛsane de wɔn afiri baabi a mokɔtɔn wɔn no aba, na deɛ moayɛ no nyinaa, mɛtua mo so ka.
8 Mɛtontɔn mo mmammarima ne mo mmammaa ama Yudafoɔ, na wɔn nso atɔn wɔn ama Arabfoɔ, ɔman a ɛwɔ akyirikyiri no.” Me, Awurade, na makasa.
9 Mo mpae mu nka yei wɔ aman so:
10 Momfa mo mfuntumdadeɛ no mmɔ akofena,
11 Monyɛ ntɛm mmra,
12 “Wɔnkanyane aman no;
13 Monhwim kantankrankyi no,
14 Nipadɔm, nipadɔm
15 Owia ne ɔsrane bɛduru sum,
16 Awurade bɛbobɔ mu afiri Sion,
17 “Afei, wobɛhunu sɛ, me Awurade, wo Onyankopɔn,
18 “Saa ɛda no, nsã foforɔ bɛsɔne afiri mmepɔ no mu,
19 Nanso Misraim bɛdane amanfo,
20 Nnipa bɛtena Yuda afebɔɔ
21 Na mogya afɔdie a memfa nkyɛeɛ no,