1 “Monni akɔneaba wɔ Yerusalem mmɔntene so,
2 Ɛwom sɛ wɔka sɛ, ‘Sɛ Awurade te ase yi,’
3 Ao Awurade, wopɛ nokorɛ enti
4 Mesusuu sɛ, “Yeinom nko ara ne ahiafoɔ no;
5 Enti mɛkɔ ntuanofoɔ no nkyɛn
6 Ɛno enti gyata bi a ɔfiri kwaeɛm bɛto ahyɛ wɔn so,
7 “Adɛn enti na ɛsɛ sɛ mede mo ho kyɛ mo?
8 Mpɔnkɔnini aniberefoɔ a wɔhwɛ wɔn yie,
9 Ɛnsɛ sɛ metwe wɔn aso wɔ yei ho?”
10 “Momfa ne bobe nturo no mu na monsɛe no,
11 Israel fiefoɔ ne Yuda fiefoɔ
12 Wɔadi atorɔ afa Awurade ho,
13 Adiyifoɔ no yɛ mframa bi kɛkɛ
14 Enti yei ne deɛ Asafo Awurade, Onyankopɔn seɛ:
15 Ao, Israel fiefoɔ,” Awurade na ɔseɛ,
16 Wɔn agyan mmɔtɔwa te sɛ damena a ano da hɔ;
17 Wɔbɛsɛe mo nnɔbaeɛ ne mo aduane,
18 “Afei saa nna no mu mpo,” sei na Awurade seɛ, “Merensɛe mo korakora.
19 Na sɛ nnipa no bisa sɛ, ‘Adɛn enti na Awurade, yɛn Onyankopɔn, ayɛ yɛn sei’ a, mobɛka akyerɛ wɔn sɛ, ‘Sɛdeɛ moagya me hɔ akɔsom ananafoɔ anyame wɔ mo ankasa mo asase so no, saa ara na seesei mobɛsom ananafoɔ wɔ asase a ɛnyɛ mo dea so.’
20 “Monka yei nkyerɛ Yakob fiefoɔ
21 Montie, mo nkwaseafoɔ ne nnipa a monni adwene,
22 Ɛnsɛ sɛ mosuro me anaa?” Sei na Awurade seɛ.
23 Nanso, saa nnipa yi wɔ asoɔden ne atuateɛ akoma;
24 Wɔnnka nkyerɛ wɔn ho sɛ,
25 Mo amumuyɛ abɔ yeinom agu;
26 “Amumuyɛfoɔ bi wɔ me nkurɔfoɔ yi mu
27 Sɛdeɛ nnomaa ahyɛ kɛntɛn ma no
28 Wɔadodɔre sradeɛ ama wɔn ho ayɛ srasra.
29 Ɛnsɛ sɛ metwe wɔn aso wɔ yeinom ho anaa?”
30 “Adeɛ a ɛyɛ hu ne ahodwirie
31 Adiyifoɔ no hyɛ nkɔntorɔ,