1“Saa nna no mu,
2Mɛboa aman nyinaa ano,
3Wɔbɔɔ me nkurɔfo so ntonto,
4“Dɛn na mowɔ tia me, Tiro ne Sidon ne mo Filisti amantam nyinaa? Mopɛ sɛ motɔ me so were ana? Sɛ saa na ɛte de a, monhwɛ yiye. Mɛyɛ ntɛm, atua mo biribiara a moayɛ no so ka.
5Mofaa me dwetɛ ne me sikakɔkɔɔ ne mʼagyapade a ɛsom bo, na mosoa koguu mo abosonnan mu.
6Motontɔn nnipa a wɔte Yuda ne Yerusalem maa Helafo3.6 Helafo ne Foenikefo dii gua fi afe 800 AWA. sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a, wobefi wɔn asase so akɔ akyirikyiri.
7“Nanso, mɛsan de wɔn afi faako a mokɔtɔn wɔn no aba, na nea moayɛ no nyinaa, metua mo so ka.
8Mɛtontɔn mo mmabarima ne mo mmabea ama Yudafo, na wɔn nso atɔn wɔn ama Arabfo, ɔman a ɛwɔ akyirikyiri no.” Me, Awurade, na makasa.
9Mompae mu nka eyi wɔ aman so:
10Momfa mo funtumnnade no mmɔ afoa,
11Monyɛ ntɛm mmra,
12“Wɔnkanyan aman no;
13Munhwim kantankrankyi no,
14Nnipadɔm, nnipadɔm
15Owia ne ɔsram beduru sum,
16Awurade bɛbobɔ mu afi Sion,
17“Afei mubehu sɛ, me Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn,
18“Saa da no, nsa foforo bɛsosɔ afi mmepɔw no mu,
19Nanso Misraim bɛdan amamfo,
20Nnipa bɛtena Yuda afebɔɔ
21So merentɔ wɔn mogya a edi bem no so were ana?