1 Babilonia nsubɔntene ho, ɛhɔ na yɛtena suiɛ

ɛberɛ a yɛkaee Sion no.

2 Ɛhɔ nsukakye nnua so

na yɛde yɛn asankuo sensɛneeɛ,

3 ɛhɔ na yɛn nnommumfafoɔ bisaa yɛn nnwom,

yɛn ahohiahiafoɔ pɛɛ yɛn hɔ ahurisie nnwom;

wɔkaa sɛ, "Monto Sion nnwom baako mma yɛn!"

4 Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na yɛatumi ato Awurade nnwom

ɛberɛ a yɛwɔ ananafoɔ asase so?

5 Ao Yerusalem, sɛ mewerɛ firi wo a

ma me nsa nifa werɛ mfiri sankubɔ.

6 Sɛ mankae wo sɛ mʼanigyedeɛ kɛseɛ pa ara a,

ma me tɛkrɛma nka mfam mʼanomu.

7 Ao Awurade, kae deɛ Edomfoɔ yɛeɛ

wɔ ɛda a Yerusalem hwee ase no.

Wɔteam sɛ, "Monnwiri,

monnwiri ngu fam nkɔka nʼafapem!"

8 Ao Babilonia babaa a wɔahyɛ sɛ wɔbɛsɛe wo,

nhyira nka deɛ ɔtua wo ka

wɔ deɛ wode ayɛ yɛn so.

9 Nhyira nka deɛ ɔkyekyee wo nkokoaa

de wɔn bobɔɔ abotan so.