1 Asɛm a Awurade nam odiyifoɔ Yeremia so ka faa Babilonia ne Babiloniafoɔ asase ho nie:
2 “Mommɔ no dawuro na mompae mu nka wɔ amanaman mu.
3 Ɔman bi firi atifi fam bɛto ahyɛ ne so
4 “Nna no mu ne saa ɛberɛ no,”
5 Wɔbɛbisa ɛkwan a ɛkɔ Sion
6 “Me nkurɔfoɔ ayɛ nnwan a wɔayera;
7 Obiara a ɔhunuu wɔn no tetee wɔn mu;
8 “Monnwane mfiri Babilonia;
9 Mɛkanyane amanaman akɛseɛ nkabom
10 Enti wɔbɛfom Babilonia;
11 “Esiane sɛ mo ani gye na modi ahurisie,
12 Wo maame ani bɛwu pa ara;
13 Awurade abufuo enti, obiara rentena hɔ
14 “Monnyinagyina mo afa ntwa Babilonia ho nhyia,
15 Monteam ntia no wɔ afanan nyinaa!
16 Monyi ogufoɔ mfiri Babilonia,
17 “Israel yɛ nnwankuo a wɔahwete
18 Ɛno enti, yei ne deɛ Asafo Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn seɛ:
19 Na mede Israel bɛsane aba nʼankasa adidibea.
20 Saa nna no ne saa ɛberɛ no,”
21 “Monto nhyɛ Merataim asase so
22 Ɔko mu gyegyeegye wɔ asase no so,
23 Hwɛ sɛdeɛ wɔabubu na wɔabobɔ
24 Mesum wo afidie Ao Babilonia,
25 Awurade abue nʼakodeɛ akoradan
26 Momfiri akyirikyiri mmra ne so.
27 Monkunkum nʼanantwinini nyinaa;
28 Montie akobɔfoɔ ne adwanefoɔ a wɔfiri Babilonia no
29 “Momfrɛ agyantofoɔ nkɔtoa Babilonia,
30 Enti ne mmeranteɛ bɛtotɔ wɔ mmɔntene so;
31 “Hwɛ, mekyiri wo, Ao ɔhantanni.”
32 Ɔhantanni no bɛsunti na wahwe ase
33 Yei ne deɛ Asafo Awurade seɛ:
34 Nanso, wɔn Gyefoɔ yɛ ɔhoɔdenfoɔ;
35 “Akofena bi bɛsɔre atia Babiloniafoɔ!”
36 Akofena bi bɛsɔre atia nʼadiyifoɔ atorofoɔ!
37 Akofena bi bɛsɔre atia nʼapɔnkɔ ne ne nteaseɛnam
38 Ɔweɛ wɔ ne nsuo ahodoɔ so!
39 “Enti ɛserɛ so mmoa ne mpataku bɛtena hɔ,
40 Sɛdeɛ Onyankopɔn tuu Sodom ne Gomora
41 “Monhwɛ! Akodɔm bi firi atifi fam reba;
42 Wɔkurakura bɛmma ne pea;
43 Babiloniahene ate wɔn ho nsɛm,
44 Sɛdeɛ gyata a ɔfiri Yordan nkyɛkyerɛ mu
45 Enti tie deɛ Awurade ahyehyɛ atia Babilonia,
46 Babilonia nnommumfa nnyegyeeɛ bɛma asase awoso;