1Awurade* ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Fa nwoma mmobɔeɛ kɛseɛ no na fa twerɛdua biara twerɛ so.
2Na mɛfrɛ ɔsɔfoɔ Uria ne Yeberekia babarima Sakaria sɛ mʼadansefoɔ nokwafoɔ aba.”
3Afei mekɔɔ nkɔmhyɛni baa no ho, na ɔnyinsɛneeɛ, woo ɔbabarima. Na Awurade* ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Frɛ no Maher-Salal-Has-Bas.
4Ansa na abarimaa no bɛtumi aka, ‘Mʼagya’ anaa sɛ ‘me maame’ no, Asiriahene bɛba abɛfa Damasko ahodeɛ ne Samaria afodeɛ nyinaa akɔ.”
5Awurade* kasa kyerɛɛ me bio sɛ,
6“Esiane sɛ saa nkurɔfoɔ yi apo
7Awurade* reyɛ de Asubɔnten no
8na apra abɛfa Yuda, akontono afa ho,
9Momma ɔko nteamu so, mo aman na wɔndwɛre mo!
10Hwehwɛ ɛkwan a wobɛfa soɔ, nanso wɔbɛsɛe no;
11Awurade* de ne nsa denden no too me so, ka kyerɛ me bɔɔ me kɔkɔ sɛ, mennante saa nkurɔfoɔ yi kwan so. Ɔkaa sɛ,
12“Ɛnyɛ biribiara a saa nkurɔfoɔ yi frɛ no tirisopam
13Asafo Awurade* nko ara na ɛsɛ sɛ wobu no kronkron,
14ɔbɛyɛ kronkronbea:
15Wɔn mu bebree bɛsuntisunti;
16Kyekyere adanseɛ no
17Mɛtwɛn Awurade*
18Me ne mma a Awurade* de wɔn ama me no nie. Yɛyɛ nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ ne ahyɛnsodeɛ wɔ Israel, na yɛfiri Asafo Awurade* a ɔte Sion Bepɔso no nkyɛn.
19Sɛ nnipa tu mo fo sɛ monkɔ hunu asamanfrɛfoɔ ne nnunsifoɔ a wɔkasa aso mu na emu nteɛ a, adɛn enti na wɔmmmisa wɔn Onyankopɔn? Adɛn enti na mobisa adeɛ wɔ awufoɔ nkyɛn ma ateasefoɔ?
20Sɛ wɔannyina mmara ne adanseɛ yi so anka asɛm yi a, wonni adekyeɛ mu hann.
21Wɔde ahohiahia ne ɛkɔm bɛnantenante asase no so; na sɛ wɔtɔ baha a, wɔn bo bɛfu na wɔbɛma wɔn ani so adome wɔn ɔhene ne wɔn Onyankopɔn.