1 Awurade asɛm baa me so:
2 “Kɔpae mu ka ma Yerusalem nte:
3 Na Israel yɛ kronkron ma Awurade,
4 Montie Awurade asɛm, Ao Yakob fiefoɔ,
5 Yei ne deɛ Awurade seɛ:
6 Wɔammisa sɛ, ‘Ɛhe na Awurade wɔ?
7 Mede mo bɛduaa asase bereɛ so
8 Asɔfoɔ no ammisa sɛ,
9 “Ɛno enti, merebɔ mo kwaadu bio,”
10 Montwa nkɔ Kitim mpoano nkɔ hwɛ,
11 Ɔman bi asesa wɔn anyame pɛn anaa?
12 Ao ɔsorosoro, momma mo ho nnwiri mo yei ho,
13 “Me nkurɔfoɔ ayɛ bɔne ahodoɔ mmienu:
14 Israel yɛ akoa anaa ɔsomfoɔ firi awoɔ mu anaa?
15 Agyata abobɔ mu;
16 Afei, Memfis ne Tapanhes mmarima
17 Ɛnyɛ wo na woama yei aba wo so
18 Afei adɛn enti na mokɔ Misraim
19 Wo amumuyɛ bɛtwe wʼaso;
20 “Mmerɛ bi atwam, wobubuu wo kɔnnua mu,
21 Meduaa wo sɛ bobe amapa
22 Sɛ wode soda
23 “Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na woaka sɛ, ‘Meho nguu fi;
24 wiram afunumu a anweatam so tena akokwa no,
25 Ntu mmirika kɔsi sɛ wobɛyi wo mpaboa
26 “Sɛdeɛ wɔkyere ɔkorɔmfoɔ a wɔgu nʼanim ase no,
27 Wɔka kyerɛ dua sɛ, ‘Woyɛ mʼagya,’
28 Anyame a moyɛ maa mo ho no wɔ he?
29 “Adɛn enti na mobɔ me soboɔ?
30 “Metwee mo nkurɔfoɔ aso kwa;
31 “Mo nnɛmmafoɔ, monnwene Awurade asɛm ho:
32 Ɔbaabunu werɛ firi ne mpompranneɛ,
33 Hwɛ nyansa a mowɔ de pɛ mo adɔfoɔ!
34 Mo aduradeɛ mu, nnipa hunu
35 woka sɛ, ‘Medi bem;
36 Adɛn enti na wokyinkyini se,
37 Afei wobɛfiri saa beaeɛ hɔ