1 Sɛdeɛ sikakɔkɔɔ a anka ɛhyerɛn no nie?

Sikakɔkɔɔ amapa no ho abiri!

Wɔatoto aboɔdemmoɔ kronkron apete

wɔ mmɔntene biara so.

2 Hwɛ sɛdeɛ Sion mmammarima a wɔdi mu

na anka wɔsom bo sɛ sika kɔkɔɔ no ayɛ,

seesei wɔfa wɔn sɛ dɔteɛ nkukuo,

ɔnwomfoɔ nsa ano adwuma!

3 Mpo sakraman yi wɔn nufoɔ

ma wɔn mma enum,

nanso me nkurɔfoɔ ayɛ atirimuɔdenfoɔ

sɛ sohori a ɔwɔ ɛserɛ so.

4 Osukɔm enti, akokoaa tɛkrɛma

fam ne dodo mu;

mmɔfra no su pɛ aduane,

nanso obiara mfa mma wɔn.

5 Wɔn a na anka wɔdi nnuane pa no

ohia buruburo aka wɔn wɔ mmɔntene so.

Wɔn a wɔde serekye tetee wɔn no

seesei wɔdeda nso nkɔfie so.

6 Me nkurɔfoɔ asotwe

so sene Sodom a

wɔtuu wɔn mpofirim no deɛ,

a wɔannya ɔboafoɔ biara no.

7 Na wɔn ahenemma ho twa sene sukyerɛmma,

na wɔhoa sene nufosuo,

na wɔn onipadua no bere na ɛwɔ ahoɔden te sɛ abohemaa,

na wɔte sɛ aboɔdemmoɔ.

8 Nanso, seesei deɛ, wɔbiri sene wisiapunu;

na wɔnhunu wɔn yie wɔ mmɔntene so.

Wɔn wedeɛ atwintwam wɔ wɔn nnompe so;

ɛho awo wesee sɛ abaa.

9 Wɔn a wɔtotɔ wɔ akofena ano no yɛ koraa

sene wɔn a ɛkɔm kunkumm wɔn;

ɛkɔm tware wɔn, ma wɔwuwu

ɛsiane aduane a ɛnni mfuo so enti.

10 Mmaa a wɔwɔ ayamhyehyeɛ

de wɔn nsa anoa wɔn ankasa mma,

ayɛ wɔn aduane

ɛberɛ a wɔsɛee me nkurɔfoɔ no.

11 Awurade ada nʼabufuhyeɛ nyinaa adi;

wahwie nʼabufuo a ano yɛ den no.

Ɔsɔɔ ogya ano wɔ Sion

ma ɛhyee ne fapem.

12 Asase so ahemfo annye anni,

ewiase mu nnipa nso annye anni

sɛ atamfoɔ bɛtumi ahyɛne

Yerusalem apono mu.

13 Nanso ɛsiiɛ, nʼadiyifoɔ no bɔne

ne nʼasɔfoɔ amumuyɛ enti,

wɔn na wɔhwiee teneneefoɔ mogya

guu wɔ kuropɔn no mu.

14 Afei wɔkeka wɔ mmɔntene so

te sɛ nnipa a wɔn ani afira.

Mogya a ama wɔn ho agu fi no enti

obiara suro sɛ ɔde ne ho bɛka wɔn ntadeɛ.

15 Nnipa teateaam gu wɔn so sɛ, "Momfiri ha nkɔ! Mo ho nnte!

Monkɔ, monkɔ! Mommfa mo ho nka yɛn."

Sɛ wɔdwane kɔnenam a

amanaman no mu nnipa ka sɛ,

"Wɔrentumi ntena ha bio."

16 Awurade ankasa abɔ wɔn ahwete;

nʼani nni wɔn so bio.

Wɔmmfa anidie mma asɔfoɔ,

na wɔn ani nnsɔ mpanimfoɔ.

17 Deɛ ɛka ho bio, yɛn ani anni ammoa yɛn,

yɛpɛɛ sɛ yɛbɛnya mmoa, nanso ɛyɛɛ ɔkwa;

yɛfiri yɛn abantenten so de yɛn ani too

ɔman a wɔrentumi nnye yɛn so.

18 Nnipa dii yɛn ntɛntɛ wɔ yɛn anammɔntuo mu,

enti yɛantumi annante yɛn mmɔntene so.

Yɛn awieeɛ bɛneeɛ, na wɔkanee yɛn nna,

ɛfiri sɛ na yɛn awieeɛ aduru so.

19 Yɛn ataafoɔ ho yɛ hare

sene akɔdeɛ a wɔwɔ ewiem;

wɔtaa yɛn faa mmepɔ so

na wɔtɛɛ yɛn wɔ ɛserɛ so.

20 Deɛ Awurade asra no ngo, yɛn ankasa yɛn nkwa no,

ɔtɔɔ wɔn mfidie mu.

Yɛgye dii sɛ ne nwunu ase

yɛbɛnya nkwa wɔ amanaman no mu.

21 Di ahurisie na ma wʼani nnye, Ao Edom Ɔbabaa,

wo a wote Us asase so.

Wɔde kuruwa no bɛma wo nso bi;

wobɛboro na wɔabɔ wo adagya.

22 Ao Ɔbabaa Sion, wʼasotwe bɛba awieeɛ;

ɔremma wonkɔ so ntena nnommumfa mu.

Nanso, Ao Ɔbabaa Edom, ɔbɛtua wo bɔne so ka

na wada wʼamumuyɛ adi.