1Asɛm a Awurade nam odiyifo Yeremia so ka faa Babilonia ne Babiloniafo asase ho ni:
2“Mommɔ no dawuru na mompae mu nka wɔ amanaman mu.
3Ɔman bi fi atifi fam bɛtow ahyɛ ne so
4“Nna no mu ne saa bere no,”
5Wobebisa ɔkwan a ɛkɔ Sion
6“Me nkurɔfo ayɛ nguan a wɔayera;
7Obiara a ohuu wɔn no tetew wɔn mu:
8“Munguan mfi Babilonia;
9Mɛkanyan amanaman akɛse nkabom
10Enti wɔbɛfow Babilonia;
11“Esiane sɛ mo ani gye na mudi ahurusi,
12wo na ani bewu pa ara;
13Awurade abufuw nti, obiara rentena hɔ
14“Munnyinagyina mo afa ntwa Babilonia ho nhyia,
15Monteɛ mu ntia no wɔ afanan nyinaa!
16Munyi ogufo mfi Babilonia,
17“Israel yɛ nguankuw a wɔahwete
18Ɛno nti, sɛɛ na Asafo Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn se:
19Na mede Israel bɛsan aba nʼankasa didibea,
20Saa nna no ne saa bere no,”
21“Montow nhyɛ Merataim asase so
22Ɔko mu gyegyeegye wɔ asase no so,
23Hwɛ sɛnea wɔabubu na wɔabobɔ
24Misum wo afiri, Babilonia,
25Otumfo Awurade abue nʼakode adekoradan
26Mumfi akyirikyiri mmra ne so.
27Munkunkum nʼanatwinini nyinaa;
28Muntie akobɔfo ne aguanfo a wofi Babilonia no
29“Momfrɛ agyantowfo nkɔtoa Babilonia,
30Enti ne mmerante bɛtotɔ wɔ mmɔnten so;
31“Hwɛ, mikyi wo; ɔhantanni.”
32Ɔhantanni no behintiw na wahwe ase,
33Sɛɛ na Asafo Awurade se:
34Nanso wɔn Gyefo yɛ ɔhoɔdenfo;
35“Afoa a etia Babiloniafo!”
36Afoa a etia nʼatoro adiyifo!
37Afoa a etia nʼapɔnkɔ ne ne nteaseɛnam
38Ɔyow wɔ nʼasu ahorow so!
39“Enti sare so mmoa ne mpataku bɛtena hɔ,
40Sɛnea Onyankopɔn tuu Sodom ne Gomora
41“Monhwɛ! Asraafo bi fi atifi fam reba;
42Wokurakura bɛmma ne mpeaw;
43Babiloniahene ate wɔn ho nsɛm,
44Sɛnea gyata a ofi Yordan nkyɛkyerɛ mu
45Enti tie nea Awurade ahyehyɛ atia Babilonia,
46Babilonia nnommumfa nnyigyei bɛma asase awosow;