Kwadwom 1

¹Sɛnea kuropɔn no adan amamfo ni,

²Osu yayaayaw anadwo,

³Amanehunu ne adwumaden akyi no,

⁴Akwan a ɛkɔ Sion no resu,

⁵Nʼatamfo abɛyɛ ne wuranom;

⁶Anuonyam nyinaa atu

⁷Nʼamanehunu ne akyinkyinakyinkyin nna mu no,

⁸Yerusalem ayɛ bɔne kɛse

⁹Nʼafideyɛ atu aka ne ntade mu;

¹⁰Ɔtamfo no de ne nsa too

¹¹Ne nkurɔfo nyinaa si apini

¹²“Ɛmfa mo ho ana, mo a mutwa mu wɔ hɔ nyinaa?

¹³“Ɔsomaa ogya fii ɔsoro,

¹⁴“Woakyekyere me bɔne ahyɛ konnua mu;

¹⁵“Awurade apo

¹⁶“Eyinom nti na misu

¹⁷Sion trɛw ne nsa mu

¹⁸“Awurade yɛ ɔtreneeni,

¹⁹“Mefrɛɛ mʼadɔfo

²⁰“Awurade, hwɛ me mmɔbɔ!

²¹“Nnipa ate mʼapinisi,

²²“Fa wɔn atirimɔdensɛm nyinaa si wʼanim;