1 "Na, afei, Ao Yakob me ɔsomfoɔ,

Israel, deɛ mapa no.

2 Sei na Awurade seɛ,

deɛ ɔnwonoo wo, na ɔyɛɛ wo wɔ awotwaa mu,

ɔno na ɔbɛboa wo:

Nsuro, Ao Yakob, me ɔsomfoɔ,

Yeshurun, a mapa noɔ.

3 Na mɛhwie nsuo agu asase a awo no so,

ne asutene wɔ asase kesee so;

mɛhwie me Honhom agu wo mma so,

ne me nhyira agu wʼasefoɔ so.

4 Wɔbɛfifiri sɛdeɛ ɛserɛ fifiri wɔ mmoa adidibea,

te sɛ mpampuro a ɛwɔ asutene ho.

5 Obi bɛka sɛ, ‘Meyɛ Awurade dea’;

ɔfoforɔ bɛfrɛ ne ho sɛ Yakob;

bio ɔfoforɔ bɛtwerɛ ne nsa ho sɛ, ‘Awurade dea,’

na wafa edin Israel.

6 "Sei na Awurade

Israelhene ne Ɔgyefoɔ, Asafo Awurade seɛ:

Mene Ahyɛaseɛ ne Awieeɛ;

Onyankopɔn biara nni hɔ sɛ me.

7 Hwan na ɔne me sɛ? Ma ɔmpae mu nka.

Ma ɔnka na ɔnkyerɛ wɔ mʼanim

deɛ asisi firi ɛberɛ a megyee me tete nkurɔfoɔ sii hɔ,

ne deɛ ɛrebɛba,

aane, ma ɔnhyɛ deɛ ɛreba ho nkɔm.

8 Mommma mo ho mpopo, monnsuro.

Mampae mu anka yei, manna no adi teteete anaa?

Mone mʼadansefoɔ. Onyankopɔn foforɔ bi ka me ho anaa?

Dabi, Ɔbotan foforɔ bi nni hɔ; mennim obiara."

9 Wɔn a wɔyɛ ahoni nyinaa nka hwee,

na nneɛma a ɛsom wɔn bo no ho nni mfasoɔ.

Wɔn a anka wɔkasa ma wɔn no ani afira;

wɔnnim wɔn ankasa animguaseɛ ho hwee.

10 Hwan na ɔsene onyame na ɔgu ohoni,

a ne ho mma no mfasoɔ biara?

11 Ɔno ne wɔn a wɔte sɛ no nyinaa anim bɛgu ase;

adwumfoɔ nyɛ hwee sɛ nnipa.

Momma wɔn nyinaa mmɔ mu nsɔre nnyina,

ehu ne animguaseɛ na ɛbɛka wɔn.

12 Ɔtomfoɔ fa nʼatondadeɛ

ɔde hyehyɛ egyasramma mu;

ɔde asaeɛ bobɔ so yɛ no ohoni,

ɔde nʼabasamu ahoɔden mmorosoɔ na ɛyɛ;

ɛkɔm de no na ɔyɛ mmrɛ;

ɔnnom nsuo enti ɔtɔ baha.

13 Duadwumfoɔ de ahoma susu

na ɔde twerɛdua sensane;

na ɔde fitiɛ yiyi ho

afei ɔde kɔmpase hyɛ no agyiraeɛ.

Ɔsene na ɛyɛ sɛ onipa sɛso,

ɛyɛ sɛ onipa wɔ nʼanimuonyam nyinaa mu,

sɛ wɔde bɛsi abosonnan mu.

14 Ɔtwitwaa ntweneduro,

anaasɛ ebia ɔfaa kwabɔhɔrɔ anaa odum.

Ɔmaa ɛnyiniiɛ wɔ kwaeɛ mu,

anaa ɔduaa pepeaa, na osutɔ ma ɛnyiniiɛ.

15 Ɛyɛ deɛ onipa de sɔ ogya;

ɔde ebi ka ne ho hye,

ɔde bi sɔ ogya to burodo.

Nanso ɔde ebi sene onyame nso na ɔsɔre no;

ɔyɛ ohoni na ɔkoto no.

16 Ɔde dua no mu fa sɔ ogya;

ɛso na ɔnoa nʼaduane,

ɔtoto ne nam wɔ so na wawe amee.

Afei ɔka ne ho hye na ɔka sɛ,

Aa! Mahunu ogya; me ho ayɛ me hye.

17 Nkaeɛ no ɔde yɛ onyame, ne honi;

ɔkoto no na ɔsɔre no.

Ɔbɔ no mpaeɛ sɛ,

"Gye me; wone me nyame."

18 Wonnim hwee, na wɔnte hwee ase;

wɔasram wɔn ani so enti wɔnhunu adeɛ,

wɔato wɔn adwene mu enti wɔnte hwee ase.

19 Obiara nna nnwene ho,

obiara nni nimdeɛ anaa nhunumu a ɔde bɛka sɛ,

"Mede ɛfa sɔɔ ogya;

na mpo metoo burodo wɔ ne gyaframa so;

metotoo nam wɔ so weeɛ.

Ɛsɛ sɛ mede nkaeɛ no yɛ akyiwadeɛ anaa?

Ɛsɛ sɛ mekoto gyentia anaa?"

20 Nsõ na ɔdie, nnaadaa akoma ma no yera kwan;

ɔrentumi nye ne ho, anaa ɔrentumi nka sɛ,

"Deɛ mekura wɔ me nsa nifa yi nnyɛ atorɔ anaa?"

21 "Kae saa nneɛma yi, Ao, Yakob,

ɛfiri sɛ, woyɛ me ɔsomfoɔ, Ao Israel.

Me na meyɛɛ wo, woyɛ me ɔsomfoɔ;

Ao Israel, me werɛ remfiri wo.

22 Mapra wo mfomsoɔ agu te sɛ ɛbɔ

ne wo bɔne te sɛ anɔpa bosuo.

Sane bra me nkyɛn,

ɛfiri sɛ magye wo."

23 Momfa ahosɛpɛ nto dwom, Ao ɔsorosoro,

na Awurade na wayɛ yei.

Mommɔ ose, Ao, asase ase.

Momma nnwontoɔ so, mo mmepɔ,

mo kwaeɛ ne emu nnua nyinaa,

na Awurade agye Yakob,

wada nʼanimuonyam adi wɔ Israel.

24 "Sei na Awurade seɛ,

wo Gyefoɔ a ɔnwonoo wo wɔ awotwaa mu no:

"Mene Awurade,

deɛ wayɛ nneɛma nyinaa,

deɛ ɔno nko ara trɛɛ ɔsoro mu

deɛ ɔno nko ara twee asase mu,

25 deɛ ɔsɛe atorɔ adiyifoɔ nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ

na ɔma nkɔmhyɛfoɔ yɛ nkwaseafoɔ;

deɛ ɔtutu anyansafoɔ adenim guo

na ɔdane no nkwaseasɛm,

26 deɛ ɔma nʼasomfoɔ nsɛm ba mu

deɛ ɔhyɛ nʼasomafoɔ nkɔmhyɛ no mu ma,

"deɛ ɔka fa Yerusalem ho sɛ, ‘Wɔbɛtena ne mu,’

ne Yuda nkuro ho sɛ, ‘Wɔbɛkyekyere,’

ne mmubuiɛ ho sɛ, ‘Mɛyɛ no foforɔ,’

27 deɛ ɔka kyerɛ nsubunu sɛ, ‘We,

na mɛma wo asutene awewe,’

28 deɛ ɔka wɔ Kores ho sɛ, ‘Ɔyɛ me dwanhwɛfoɔ

na ɔbɛwie deɛ mepɛ nyinaa yɛ;

ɔbɛka afa Yerusalem ho sɛ, "Ma wɔnkyekyere bio,"

na waka afa asɔredan no ho sɛ, "Ma wɔnto ne fapem." ’ "