1 “Sɛ wobɛsane wʼakyi a Ao, Israel,
2 na sɛ, nokorɛ, pɛyɛ ne tenenee mu
3 Yei ne asɛm a Awurade ka kyerɛ Yuda mmarima ne Yerusalem:
4 Montwitwa mo ho twetia mma Awurade
5 “Bɔ nkaeɛ wɔ Yuda na pae mu ka wɔ Yerusalem sɛ,
6 Momma frankaa so na monkɔ Sion
7 Gyata bi afiri ne tu mu;
8 Enti fira ayitoma,
9 “Saa ɛda no,” Awurade na ɔseɛ,
10 Afei, mekaa sɛ, “Aa, Otumfoɔ Awurade, woadaadaa nnipa yi ne Yerusalem. Wokaa sɛ, ‘Mobɛnya asomdwoeɛ,’ wɔ ɛberɛ a akofena da yɛn mene mu.”
11 Saa ɛberɛ no wɔbɛka akyerɛ nnipa yi ne Yerusalem sɛ, “Mframa a emu yɛ hyeɛ bɛbɔ afiri nkokoɔ wesee a ɛwɔ anweatam so aba me nkurɔfoɔ so, ɛnyɛ deɛ ɛpɔ ho anaa ɛhuhu soɔ;
12 mframa a ano yɛ den boro saa no firi me nkyɛn. Afei, mepae mu ka mʼatemmuo a ɛtia wɔn.”
13 Hwɛ! Ɔreba sɛ omununkum,
14 Ao, Yerusalem, yi bɔne firi wʼakoma mu na woanya nkwa.
15 Ɛnne bi rebɔ kaseɛ firi Dan,
16 “Monka yei nkyerɛ aman no,
17 Wɔtwa kuropɔn no ho hyia sɛ mmarima a wɔrewɛn afuo,
18 “Wʼankasa abrabɔ ne nneyɛeɛ
19 Ao mʼahoyera, mʼahoyera!
20 Amanehunu di amanehunu akyi;
21 Ɛsɛ sɛ mehwɛ ɔko frankaa no
22 “Me nkurɔfoɔ yɛ nkwaseafoɔ;
23 Mehwɛeɛ asase no,
24 Mehwɛeɛ mmepɔ no,
25 Mehwɛeɛ, na nnipa nni hɔ;
26 Mehwɛeɛ, na nsasebereɛ no adane anweatam
27 Sei na Awurade seɛ:
28 Enti asase bɛdi awerɛhoɔ
29 Apɔnkɔsotefoɔ ne agyantofoɔ nnyegyeeɛ
30 Ɛdeɛn na woreyɛ Ao wo a woasɛe woɔ?
31 Mete osu bi te sɛ ɔbaa a awoɔ aka no,