Babel abosom ahweaseɛ

1 Belbutu, Nebokoto;

akwantuo mmoa ne anantwie soso wɔn ahoni;

wɔakyekyere mo nnesoa

asoasoa mmoa a wɔrebrɛ.

2 Wɔbom koto butu;

wɔntumi nnsi amanehunu ano;

na wɔn ara nso kɔ atukorɔ mu.

3 Yakob fie ne Israel fie nkaeɛ nyinaa,

mo a wɔaturu mo afiri yafunu mu

na masoa mo afiri awotwaa mu no,

monyɛ aso mma me.

4 Na ɛkɔsi w’akwakorabɔ mu, mene me ara,

na ɛkɔsi ɛdwonofuo mu mpo, mede wo bɛsi akɔnkɔn;

me na mayɛ, na me na mɛsoa,

me na mede wo bɛsi akɔnkɔn, na magye wo.

5 Hwan na mode me bɛto ne ho na ɔne me ayɛ pɛ,

na mode no bɛsusu me, na yɛasɛ?

6 Wɔn deɛ, wɔhwie sika firi fotoɔ mu,

na wɔde nsania kari dwetɛ;

wɔbɔ sikadwumfoɔ paa na ɔnyɛ no onyame;

wɔkoto, na wɔsɔre no.

7 Wɔma no so si akɔnkɔn

kɔsoɛ no si ne sibea, na ɛsi hɔ;

ɛntwe ne ho mfiri n’afa;

wɔteam frɛ no a, ɔmmua,

na ɔntumi nnye obi, n’ahohia mu.

Nkwagyeɛ no abɛn

8 Monkae yei, na monnwene ho,

mo mmaratofoɔ, mokae ɛ.

9 Monkae akane nnoɔma a ɛfiri tete no,

sɛ me ara mene Onyankopɔn, na obiara nni hɔ bio;

mene Onyankopɔn, na deɛ ɔte sɛ me nni hɔ koraa.

10 Me a mefiri mfitiaseɛ meka awieeɛ asɛm,

na mefiri tete mmerɛ no meka deɛ wɔnyɛeɛ no,

meka sɛ: Me tirimbɔ bɛgyina,

na deɛ ɛsɔ m’ani nyinaa mɛyɛ.

11 Mɛfrɛ ɔkoropɔn bi afiri apueeɛ

ne m’agyina mu barima afiri akyirikyiri asase so.

Makasa, na mɛma no aba mu;

madwene, na mɛyɛ.

12 Montie me, asobrakyefoɔ

a mo ne tenenee ntam twe.

13 Mede me tenenee apinkyɛ, ɛnni akyiri,

na me nkwagyeɛ renka akyi.

Mede nkwagyeɛ bɛsi Sion,

na mede m’animuonyam mama Israel.