1Saa mpaebɔ yi, Habakuk too no sɛ dwom:
2Awurade, mate wo ho nsɛm nyinaa,
3Onyankopɔn fi Teman bae,
4Ɔhyerɛn sɛ anɔpawia
5Ɔyaredɔm di nʼanim kɔ;
6Sɛ ogyina a, asase wosow.
7Mihuu Kusanfo ntamadan a atetew
8Awurade, wo bo fuw nsubɔnten no?
9Wuyii wo tadua,
10Mmepɔw huu wo, na wɔwosowee
11Owia ne ɔsram gyinagyinaa sorosoro hɔ,
12Wʼabufuwhyew mu no, wonantew twaa asase so
13Wobaa se worebegye wo nkurɔfo,
14Wode nʼankasa peaw hwirew ne ti mu,
15Wode wʼapɔnkɔ tiatiaa po no mu,
16Metee no, me koma tui,
17Ɛwɔ mu, borɔdɔma nnua no nguu nhwiren,
18Nanso mʼani begye Awurade mu;
19Otumfo Awurade yɛ mʼahoɔden.