1“Sɛ wobɛsane wʼakyi a Ao, Israel,
2na sɛ, nokorɛ, pɛyɛ ne tenenee mu
3Yei ne asɛm a Awurade ka kyerɛ Yuda mmarima ne Yerusalem:
4Montwitwa mo ho twetia mma Awurade
5“Bɔ nkaeɛ wɔ Yuda na pae mu ka wɔ Yerusalem sɛ,
6Momma frankaa so na monkɔ Sion
7Gyata bi afiri ne tu mu;
8Enti fira ayitoma,
9“Saa ɛda no,” Awurade na ɔseɛ,
10Afei, mekaa sɛ, “Aa, Otumfoɔ Awurade, woadaadaa nnipa yi ne Yerusalem. Wokaa sɛ, ‘Mobɛnya asomdwoeɛ,’ wɔ ɛberɛ a akofena da yɛn mene mu.”
11Saa ɛberɛ no wɔbɛka akyerɛ nnipa yi ne Yerusalem sɛ, “Mframa a emu yɛ hyeɛ bɛbɔ afiri nkokoɔ wesee a ɛwɔ anweatam so aba me nkurɔfoɔ so, ɛnyɛ deɛ ɛpɔ ho anaa ɛhuhu soɔ;
12mframa a ano yɛ den boro saa no firi me nkyɛn. Afei, mepae mu ka mʼatemmuo a ɛtia wɔn.”
13Hwɛ! Ɔreba sɛ omununkum,
14Ao, Yerusalem, yi bɔne firi wʼakoma mu na woanya nkwa.
15Ɛnne bi rebɔ kaseɛ firi Dan,
16“Monka yei nkyerɛ aman no,
17Wɔtwa kuropɔn no ho hyia sɛ mmarima a wɔrewɛn afuo,
18“Wʼankasa abrabɔ ne nneyɛeɛ
19Ao mʼahoyera, mʼahoyera!
20Amanehunu di amanehunu akyi;
21Ɛsɛ sɛ mehwɛ ɔko frankaa no
22“Me nkurɔfoɔ yɛ nkwaseafoɔ;
23Mehwɛeɛ asase no,
24Mehwɛeɛ mmepɔ no,
25Mehwɛeɛ, na nnipa nni hɔ;
26Mehwɛeɛ, na nsasebereɛ no adane anweatam
27Sei na Awurade seɛ:
28Enti asase bɛdi awerɛhoɔ
29Apɔnkɔsotefoɔ ne agyantofoɔ nnyegyeeɛ
30Ɛdeɛn na woreyɛ Ao wo a woasɛe woɔ?
31Mete osu bi te sɛ ɔbaa a awoɔ aka no,