Habakuk 1

¹Yei ne asɛm a odiyifoɔ Habakuk nya firii Awurade nkyɛn wɔ anisoadehunu mu.

²Ao, Awurade, memfrɛ mmisa mmoa nkɔsi da bɛn,

³Adɛn na woma mehwɛ ntɛnkyea?

⁴Enti, mmara nyɛ adwuma

⁵“Momma ɛnyɛ mo nwanwa,

⁶Mema Babiloniafoɔ asɔre,

⁷Wɔn ho yɛ hu na nnipa suro wɔn;

⁸Wɔn apɔnkɔ ho yɛ herɛ sene asebɔ,

⁹Wɔn nyinaa ba sɛ wɔrebɛyɛ basabasayɛ.

¹⁰Wɔmmmu ahene,

¹¹Wɔbɔ hoo te sɛ mframa kɔ wɔn anim.

¹²Ao, Awurade, wonni hɔ firi tete anaa?

¹³Wʼaniwa yɛ kronkron, a wontumi nhwɛ nnebɔne;

¹⁴Woama nnipa ayɛ sɛ nsuomnam a ɛwɔ ɛpo mu,

¹⁵Ɔtamfoɔ tirimuɔdenfoɔ no de darewa yi wɔn,

¹⁶Ne saa enti ɔbɔ afɔdeɛ ma nʼasau

¹⁷Enti ɔnkɔ so nni nʼasau mu nam,