Kwadwom 1

¹Ao, sɛdeɛ kuropɔn no adane amamfo nie,

²Ɔsu yaayaaya anadwo,

³Amanehunu ne adwumaden akyi no,

⁴Akwan a ɛkɔ Sion no di awerɛhoɔ,

⁵Nʼatamfoɔ abɛyɛ ne wuranom;

⁶Animuonyam nyinaa atu

⁷Nʼamanehunu ne ananteananteɛ nna mu no,

⁸Yerusalem ayɛ bɔne kɛseɛ

⁹Nʼafideyɛ atu aka ne ntadeɛ mu;

¹⁰Ɔtamfoɔ no de ne nsa too

¹¹Ne nkurɔfoɔ nyinaa si apinie

¹²“Ɛmfa mo ho anaa, mo a motwam hɔ nyinaa?

¹³“Ɔsomaa ogya firi ɔsoro,

¹⁴“Woakyekyere me bɔne sɛ adesoa;

¹⁵“Awurade apo

¹⁶“Yeinom enti na mesu

¹⁷Sion trɛ ne nsa mu

¹⁸“Awurade yɛ ɔteneneeni,

¹⁹“Mefrɛɛ mʼapamfoɔ

²⁰“Ao Awurade, hwɛ me mmɔborɔ!

²¹“Nnipa ate mʼapinisie,

²²“Fa wɔn atirimuɔdensɛm nyinaa si wʼanim;