1 Ɔno ne nwoma a Onyankopɔn mmara wɔ mu,
ne mmara a ɛwɔ hɔ daa.
Wɔn a wɔsɔ ne mu dendeenden no bɛtena ase,
na wɔn a wɔpo no no bɛwu.
2 O Yakob, san bɛfa no;
nante bra ne kanea a ɛrehyerɛn no ho.
3 Mfa w’animuonyam mma ɔfoforɔ,
anaasɛ mfa wo mfasoɔ mma ɔnanani.
4 O Israel, nhyira ne yɛn,
ɛfiri sɛ yɛnim deɛ ɛsɔ Onyankopɔn ani.
Nkuranhyɛ a wɔde ma Israel
5 Monnya akokoɔduro, me man,
wɔn a wɔma Israel din tena hɔ!
6 Ɛnyɛ ɔsɛeɛ nti
na wɔtɔnee mo maa amanaman no,
na mmom wɔdanee mo maa mo atamfoɔ
ɛfiri sɛ mohyɛɛ Onyankopɔn abufuo.
7 Ɛfiri sɛ mohyɛɛ deɛ ɔbɔɔ mo no abufuo
sɛ mobɔɔ afɔdeɛ maa ahonhommɔne na moammɔ amma Onyankopɔn.
8 Mo werɛ firii mmerɛ santen Nyankopɔn no, ɔno a ɔde mo baeɛ no,
na mohoo Yerusalem werɛ, ɔno a ɔyɛnee mo no.
9 Ɛfiri sɛ ɔhunuu abufuhyeɛ a ɛfiri Onyankopɔn nkyɛn baa mo so no,
na ɔkaa sɛ:
Montie, mo a motete bɛn Sion,
Onyankopɔn de awerɛhoɔ kɛseɛ aba me so;
10 ɛfiri sɛ mahu me mmabarima ne me mmammaa a wɔafa wɔn dommum,
deɛ mmerɛ santenni no ama aba wɔn soɔ no.
11 Mede anigyeɛ na ɛtetee wɔn,
nanso mede osu ne awerɛhoɔ apamo wɔn.
12 Mma obiara nni ahurisie wɔ me ho, kunani
ne deɛ ne nkurɔfoɔ bebree awuwuo;
ɛnam me mma bɔne so nti, wɔagya me amamfo,
ɛfiri sɛ wɔadane wɔn ho afiri Onyankopɔn mmara ho.
13 Wɔammu n’ahyɛdeɛ no;
na wɔanante wɔ Onyankopɔn mmara kwan no so,
anaasɛ wɔantiatia anammɔn a ne tenenee kyerɛɛ wɔn no so.
14 Ma wɔn a wɔtete bɛn Sion no mmra ɛ;
kae me mmabarima ne me mmammaa nnommum no,
deɛ mmerɛ santenni no maa ɛbaa wɔn soɔ no.
15 Ɛfiri sɛ ɔde akyirikyiri man baa wɔn so,
ɔman a wɔn tirim yɛ den a na wɔnte wɔn kasa,
wɔnni obuo mma mpanimfoɔ
na wɔnni tema mma mmɔfra.
16 Wɔfaa akunafoɔ mmabarima a ɔdɔ wɔn no kɔe,
na ɔmaa ɔbaa ankonam hweree ne mmammaa.
17 Nanso me deɛ, mɛyɛ dɛn aboa wo?
18 Ɛfiri sɛ deɛ ɔde saa atoyerɛnkyɛm yi baa wo so no,
ɔbɛgye wo afiri w’atamfoɔ nsam.
19 Monkɔ, me mma, monkɔ;
ɛfiri sɛ wɔagya me amamfo.
20 Mayi asomdwoeɛ atadeɛ no
na mede ayitoma afira wɔ me nkotosrɛ mu.
Mɛsu afrɛ mmerɛ santenni no, me nkwa nna nyinaa.
21 Monnya akokoɔduro, me mma, monsu mfrɛ Awurade,
na ɔbɛgye mo afiri mo atamfoɔ no tumi ne ne nsam.
22 Na mede m’ani ato mmerɛ santenni no so sɛ ɔnnye me,
na anigyeɛ firi Ɔkronkronni no nkyɛn aba me hɔ,
ɛsiane mmɔborɔhunu a ɛrenkyɛ a ɛbɛba wo so
a ɛfiri Mmerɛ santen agyenkwa no nkyɛn no nti.
23 Na mesomaa awerɛhoɔ ne osu,
nanso Onyankopɔn bɛsan de wo ama me, anigyeɛ ne ahosɛpɛ mu afebɔɔ.
24 Na sɛdeɛ wɔn a wɔtete bɛn Sion no ahunu wo kyerɛ no,
saa ara na ɛrenkyɛ koraa wɔbɛhunu wo nkwagyeɛ a ɛfiri Onyankopɔn hɔ,
a ɛbɛba wo so wɔ animuonyam kɛseɛ
ne mmerɛ santenni no ahoɔfɛ mu.
25 Me mma, momfa boasetɔ ntwɛn abufuhyeɛ a ɛfiri Onyankopɔn hɔ aba mo soɔ no.
Mo atamfoɔ no asan mo ho,
nanso ɛrenkyɛ koraa mobɛhu wɔn sɛeɛ
na moatiatia wɔn kɔn so.
26 Me mma a makorɔkorɔ wɔn no atwa akwan a ɛso yɛ basabasa;
wɔfaa wɔn kɔe sɛ mmoakuo a ɔtamfoɔ no afa de rekorɔ.
27 Nya akokoɔduro, me ba, na su frɛ Onyankopɔn,
na deɛ ɔmaa yei baa wo so no bɛkae wo.
28 Na sɛdeɛ wɔtɔnee mo maa mobɔɔ ko firii Onyankopɔn anim no,
momfa mmɔdemmɔ mmɔho du nsan mmɛhwehwɛ no.
29 Na deɛ ɔmaa saa atoyerɛnkyɛm yi baa mo soɔ no,
ɔde daa anigyeɛ bɛka mo nkwagyeɛ ho abrɛ mo.
Wɔhyɛ Yerusalem mmoa ho bɔ
30 Nya akokoɔduro, O Yerusalem,
ɛfiri sɛ deɛ ɔtoo wo din no bɛkyekyere wo werɛ.
31 Wɔn a wɔyɛɛ wo ayayadeɛ no bɛyɛ mmɔbɔ,
ne deɛ ɔdii ahurisie wɔ w’asehweɛ ho no.
32 Nkuro a wo mma kɔsomm hɔ sɛ nkoa no bɛyɛ mmɔbɔ;
kuro a ɛgyee wo ba no bɛyɛ mmɔbɔ.
33 Na sɛdeɛ ɔdii ahurisie wɔ w’asehweɛ ho
na n’ani gyee wo sɛeɛ ho no,
saa ara na ne werɛ bɛho wɔ n’ankasa n’amanfoyɛ ho.
34 Mɛyi n’ahohoahoa afiri ne nnipa dodoɔ no mu,
na ne dwɛɛ no bɛdane awerɛhoɔ.
35 Ɛfiri sɛ ogya bɛfiri mmerɛ santenni no nkyɛn nna bebree,
na nna pii mu no, ahonhommɔne bɛtena hɔ.
36 To w’ani hwɛ apueeɛ fam, O Yerusalem
na hwɛ anigyeɛ a ɛfiri Onyankopɔn nkyɛn reba wo so.
37 Hwɛ, wo mma reba, wɔn a wopamoo wɔn no;
wɔaboa wɔn ano firi apueeɛ ne atɔeɛ a wɔreba,
Ɔkronkronni no asɛm so,
wɔredi ahurisie wɔ Onyankopɔn animuonyam mu.