Habakuk 1

1 Yei ne asɛm a odiyifoɔ Habakuk nya firii Awurade nkyɛn wɔ anisoadehunu mu.

Habakuk Anwiinwii

2 Ao, Awurade, memfrɛ mmisa mmoa nkɔsi da bɛn,

a nso wontie me?

Meteam mefrɛ wo, akakabensɛm enti,

nanso womma mmɛgye me.

3 Adɛn na woma mehwɛ ntɛnkyea?

Adɛn enti na wotena bɔne ho?

Ɔsɛeɛ ne akakabensɛm da mʼanim,

basabasayɛ ne abɛbrɛsɛ atwa me ahyia.

4 Enti, mmara nyɛ adwuma

na atɛntenenee nni baabiara,

atirimuɔdenfoɔ aka ateneneefoɔ ahyɛ,

enti wɔkyea atemmuo.

Awurade Mmuaeɛ

5 "Momma ɛnyɛ mo nwanwa,

na mo ho nnwiri mo!

Merebɛyɛ biribi wɔ mo berɛ so,

na sɛ obi ka kyerɛ mo a,

morennye nni.

6 Mema Babiloniafoɔ asɔre,

ɔman a wɔyɛ atirimuɔdenfoɔ ne ntɔkwapɛfoɔ;

wɔbufa asase nyinaa so,

na wɔfa tenabea a ɛnyɛ wɔn dea.

7 Wɔn ho yɛ hu na nnipa suro wɔn;

wɔyɛ wɔn bo so adeɛ,

de pɛ animuonyam ma wɔn ho.

8 Wɔn apɔnkɔ ho yɛ herɛ sene asebɔ,

na wɔn ho yɛ hu sene pataku a ɔnam anadwo,

wɔn apɔnkɔsotefoɔ kɔ wɔn anim mmarima so,

wɔfiri akyirikyiri nsase so,

na wɔto hoo sɛ akroma a ɔrekɔkye aboa.

9 Wɔn nyinaa ba sɛ wɔrebɛyɛ basabasayɛ.

Wɔn dɔm pem kɔ wɔn anim te sɛ anweatam so mframa,

na wɔtase nneduafoɔ sɛ anwea.

10 Wɔmmmu ahene,

wɔdi aman sodifoɔ ho fɛw,

na wɔtwee nkuropɔn ho banbɔ denden.

Wɔsisi dɔteɛ epie nam so kyekyere atamfoɔ.

11 Wɔbɔ hoo te sɛ mframa kɔ wɔn anim.

Afɔdifoɔ a wɔn ahoɔden yɛ wɔn nyame."

Habakuk Nwiinwii Bio

12 Ao, Awurade, wonni hɔ firi tete anaa?

Me Onyankopɔn, me Kronkronni, wo a wote ase daa.

Ao, Awurade, woapa wɔn sɛ wɔmmu atɛn;

Ao Ɔbotantim, woahyɛ wɔn sɛ wɔntwe aso.

13 Wʼaniwa yɛ kronkron, a wontumi nhwɛ nnebɔne;

wonnyegye bɔne so.

Na ɛdeɛn enti na wogyegye nnipa kɔntɔnkye so,

na ɛdeɛn enti na wayɛ komm wɔ ɛberɛ a

atirimuɔdenfoɔ remene ateneneefoɔ?

14 Woama nnipa ayɛ sɛ nsuomnam a ɛwɔ ɛpo mu,

te sɛ abɔdeɛ a ɛwɔ ɛpo mu a wonni sodifoɔ.

15 Ɔtamfoɔ tirimuɔdenfoɔ no de darewa yi wɔn,

ɔgu nʼasau de buma wɔn,

na afei ɔsɛpɛ ne ho ma nʼani gye.

16 Ne saa enti ɔbɔ afɔdeɛ ma nʼasau

na wahye aduhwam ama no,

ɛfiri sɛ asau yi so na ɔnam nya ateyie,

na ɔdi nʼakɔnnɔ aduane.

17 Enti ɔnkɔ so nni nʼasau mu nam,

na ɔmfa atirimuɔden nsɛe aman anaa?