2 Ɛmɔ, mbanyi mɔ, ɛ́mɔtie ɛhe, ɛmɔ, aseɛ ne aso ama amukoraa, ɛ́mɔyɛ asoɛ betie! Aso sɔ dwirɛ he, wasi ɛmɔ aberɛ so le, anaa ɛmɔ nana mɔ b’aberɛ so po le?
Mbanyi mɔ berɛ yeɛ nworɛ wɔ ɔ, yeɛ ndeaseɛ koso wɔ bɛ bɔ banyi bahyɛ ɔ berɛ.
Nea, bɛ bɔ bafu gyein, ɔne bɛ bɔ banyi paa ɔ bɛwɔ yɛ nu, bɔ banyi batra wɔ baba po ɔ.
Nzu ati yeɛ bɔnefoɛ mɔ bɛkɔ so benya ngoa ɔ, benyi bɛkyɛ, ná bɛkɔ so benya ngɔsoɛ mbiri mbiri ɔ?
“Bɔ daa ama mɔ baha bato berɛ ne, bisa tie, ná bɔ bɛ nana mɔ baneanea nu banwu ye ne, dwene ye nwo.
Maen maen amukoraa, ɛ́mɔtie edwirɛ he, wiase mmenia amukoraa, ɛ́mɔyɛ asoɛ betie,
O maen maen mɔ, ɛmɔhwe bepingye me beetie, O mmenia, ɛ́mɔyɛ asoɛ betie! Ma aseɛ ne so nningyein amukoraa betie, ma ewiase, yeɛ nikyee biala bɔ ofi nu ba ɔ koso betie.
“AWURADE kɔma mmerɛ bie kɔto wɔ ne wɔ maen ne wɔ baba awuro ama, bɔ sɔ mmerɛ ne ɔttole ɛmɔ le, ofi mmerɛ bɔ Efraim tele ye nwo fili Yuda nwo ɔ. Ɔkɔfa Asiria hene so.
Edwirɛ awa oo! Ofikyɛ sɔ kyẽa ne, ɔte kyẽa piri, bɔ kyẽa biala nne berɛ bɔ ɔte kyɛ ye ɔ. Ɔte aworabɔlɛ mmerɛ ma Yakob, nakoso okonya ye ti kodidi nu kofi nu.
“Ɛ́mɔtie ɛhe, mmenia ngwaseafoɛ bɔ ɛmɔlle adwene ɔ, mmenia bɔ bele anyeɛ, nakoso bennwu nikye ɔ, bɔ bele asoɛ, nakoso bɛnde dwirɛ ɔ.
“Sɔ mmerɛ ne, Mikayɛl, bɔ ɔte abɔfo safohene bɔ ogyi wɔ maen mmaa nemɔ asi ne, okodwɔso. Amaneɛnwunɛ mmerɛ kɔwa, bɔ ofi mmerɛ bɔ maen wale bɔ ɔbaadwu sɔ mmerɛ ne ɔ, ebie ɔwwale le ɔ. Nakoso sɔ mmerɛ ne, bɛkɔpepɛ bekole wɔ maen ne, ebiala bɔ bekonwu kyɛ bahyerɛ ye dumaa wɔ nwomaa ne anu ɔ.
Yisraelfoɛ, ɛ́mɔtie AWURADE noa dwirɛ; ofikyɛ AWURADE ne aseɛ ne aso ama banya dwirɛ, ɔnate kyɛ nahorɛlilɛ, anwumvoinnwunɛ, ɔne Nyameɛ nwo nimdeɛ biala nne aseɛ ne aso.
Ao asɔfo, ɛ́mɔtie edwirɛ he, ɛmɔ, Yisrael awuro ama, ɛ́mɔyɛ asoɛ betie. Ao, ɛhene awuro ama, ɛ́mɔtie, ofikyɛ ndɛenbualɛ ne, ɔ́ba ɛmɔ so; ofikyɛ ɛmɔakakyi ngaen wɔ Misepa, ɔne ɛtɛen bɔ batrɛtrɛ nu wɔ Tabɔ so ɔ.
Ɛ́mɔyɛ akɔngyere krongron, ɛ́mɔyɛ nyianu krongron. Ɛ́mɔboaboa mbanyi ne aseɛ ne aso mma amukoraa bɛ noa wɔ AWURADE ɛmɔ Nyameɛ awuro, ná ɛ́mɔsu bɛfrɛ AWURADE.
Ɔte awosii ne (ewienu) kusuuyɛlɛ kyẽa, munungum ne awosii kabii kyẽa; koɛhonɛfoɛ anwoserɛfoɛ pee bɛkɔwa, bɔ ɔte kyɛ awosii bɔ wakata mmokaa nemɔ aso ɔ; bɛ sɛso ɔwwale le, ná bɛ si koso, ebie ngɔwa ko, wɔ aworɛ ndoatoasoɛ pee bɛ mmerɛ so.
Ao Yisraelfoɛ, ɛ́mɔtie edwirɛ he bɔ AWURADE wahã wafa ɛmɔ nwo ɔ: bɔ mahã mafa abusua amukoraa bɔ nyele ɛmɔ mvili Misraim aseɛ so mmale ne nwo ɔ, kyɛ,
Ɛmɔ, ɛ́mɔtie, Basan nandwie mmeleɛ bɔ ɛmɔwɔ Samaria bokaa so ɔ, ɛmɔ bɔ ɛmɔhyɛ mmenia bɔ bɛyɛ anwumvo ɔ so, ná ɛmɔsisi ehiafoɛ ɔ; ɛmɔ bɔ ɛmɔkã bekyire ɛmɔ ahu mɔ kyɛ, ‘Fa bra maa yɛno’ ɔ.
Ao Yisrael awuro ama, ɛ́mɔtie edwirɛ he bɔ mékã mefa ɛmɔ nwo, bɔ ɔte awuyebɔlɛ ye.
Ɛ́mɔtie, maen maen mɔ amukoraa; ao aseɛ ne bɔ ɔwɔ so amukoraa, ɛ́mɔyɛ asoɛ bétie, mesrɛ kyɛ AWURADE Nyameɛ ooli adanzeɛ otia ɛmɔ; kyɛ AWURADE ófi ye asɔneyɛɛ sua krongron ne anu yeɛ ɔ́yɔ sɔ ɔ.
Na ngane kyɛ, Ao, mesrɛ ɛmɔ, ɛ́mɔtie oo, Yakob atitire ne Yisrael awuro ama mbanyi. Aso nna ɛmɔ yeɛ odi kyɛ ɛmɔnea kyɛ ndɛen turoloo kɔyɛ adwuma ɔ?
Ɛmɔ, ɛ́mɔtie, Yakob awuro atitire, yeɛ Yisrael awuro ama mbanyi bɔ ɛmɔkyi ndɛenbualɛ turoloo, ná ɛmɔkyea pɛpɛɛpɛyɛlɛ amukoraa ɔ,
Bɔ ole asoɛ kotie ne, maa otie!”
Ɔnate kyɛ, amaneɛnwunɛ piri bɔ ɔkɔwa ne, ofi mmerɛ bɔ Ɛdangama bɔle wiase bɔ ɔbaadwu ɛnɛ ɔ, ye sɛso ɔwwale le, na sɔ bieku koso ngɔwa le.
Bɔ ole asoɛ ne, maa otie bɔ Sunzum ne kã kyire asɔre nemɔ ne: Bɔ odi ngonim ne, ngɔma ye ngoa bakaa bɔ ogyi Nyameɛ Paradise ne anu mma maa okoli.