1“Saa nna no mu,
2Mɛboa aman nyinaa ano,
3Wɔbɔɔ me nkurɔfoɔ so ntonto,
4“Ɛdeɛn na mowɔ tia me, Ao Tiro ne Sidon ne mo Filistia amantam nyinaa? Mopɛ sɛ motɔ me so awere anaa? Sɛ saa na ɛte deɛ a, monhwɛ yie. Mɛyɛ ntɛm, atua mo biribiara a moayɛ no so ka.
5Mofaa me dwetɛ ne me sikakɔkɔɔ ne mʼagyapadeɛ a ɛsom bo, na mosoa kɔguu mo abosonnan mu.
6Motontɔn nnipa a wɔte Yuda ne Yerusalem maa Helafoɔ3.6 Helafoɔ ne Foenikefoɔ dii dwa firi afe 800 A.W.A. sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, wɔbɛfiri wɔn asase so akɔ akyirikyiri.
7“Nanso, mɛsane de wɔn afiri baabi a mokɔtɔn wɔn no aba, na deɛ moayɛ no nyinaa, mɛtua mo so ka.
8Mɛtontɔn mo mmammarima ne mo mmammaa ama Yudafoɔ, na wɔn nso atɔn wɔn ama Arabfoɔ, ɔman a ɛwɔ akyirikyiri no.” Me, Awurade, na makasa.
9Mo mpae mu nka yei wɔ aman so:
10Momfa mo mfuntumdadeɛ no mmɔ akofena,
11Monyɛ ntɛm mmra,
12“Wɔnkanyane aman no;
13Monhwim kantankrankyi no,
14Nipadɔm, nipadɔm
15Owia ne ɔsrane bɛduru sum,
16Awurade bɛbobɔ mu afiri Sion,
17“Afei, wobɛhunu sɛ, me Awurade, wo Onyankopɔn,
18“Saa ɛda no, nsã foforɔ bɛsɔne afiri mmepɔ no mu,
19Nanso Misraim bɛdane amanfo,
20Nnipa bɛtena Yuda afebɔɔ
21Na mogya afɔdie a memfa nkyɛeɛ no,