1 “Benyaminfoɔ monnwane nkɔbɔ mo ho adwaa!
2 Mɛsɛe Ɔbabaa Sion
3 Atamfoɔ bɛba abɛtwa ne ho ahyia te sɛ nnwanhwɛfoɔ;
4 “Monsiesie mo ho ne no nkɔko!
5 Enti, monsɔre momma yɛnkɔto nhyɛ ne so anadwo
6 Deɛ Asafo Awurade seɛ nie:
7 Sɛdeɛ abura pu ne nsuo no,
8 Fa kɔkɔbɔ, Ao Yerusalem,
9 Deɛ Asafo Awurade seɛ nie:
10 Hwan na mɛtumi akasa akyerɛ no na mabɔ no kɔkɔ?
11 Nanso Awurade abufuhyeɛ ahyɛ me ma,
12 Sɛ metene me nsa
13 “Ɛfiri akumaa so kɔsi ɔkɛseɛ so,
14 Wɔmia me nkurɔfoɔ apirakuro
15 Wɔn ani wu wɔ wɔn animguaseɛ nneyɛɛ no ho anaa?
16 Yei ne deɛ Awurade seɛ,
17 Mede awɛmfoɔ sisii mo so na mekaa sɛ,
18 Ɛno enti, monyɛ aso, Ao amanaman;
19 Yɛ aso, Ao asase:
20 Nnuhwam a ɛfiri Seba
21 Ɛno enti, deɛ Awurade seɛ nie:
22 Sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie:
23 Wɔkurakura bɛmma ne pea;
24 Yɛate wɔn ho nsɛm,
25 Mfiri adi nkɔ wiram
26 Ao me nkurɔfoɔ, monfira ayitoma
27 “Mayɛ wo obi a ɔsɔ fagudeɛ hwɛ
28 Wɔn nyinaa yɛ atuatefoɔ a wɔyɛ den,
29 Afa no bɔ mframa denden
30 Mɛfrɛ wɔn dwetɛ a wɔapo,