Yona 2
1 Yona wɔ apataa no yam no, ɔbɔɔ Awurade ne Nyankopɔn mpae se,
Then Jonah prayed to Jehovah from the belly of the fish,
2 “Mʼahohia mu mefrɛɛ Awurade, na ogyee me so. Mifi ɔda ase tɔnn srɛɛ mmoa na wutiee me sufrɛ. (Sheol h7585)
and said: — I cried by reason of my distress to Jehovah, And he heard me: Out of the depth of the under-world I cried, And thou didst hear my voice. (Sheol h7585)
3 Wotow me kyenee bun mu wɔ po ase tɔnn, na ɔhweam twaa me ho hyiae; wʼasorɔkye ne mframa bu faa me so.
Thou didst cast me into the deep, into the heart of the sea, And the flood compassed me about; All thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
4 Na mekae se, ‘Woapam me afi wʼanim; nanso mede mʼani bɛkyerɛ wʼasɔredan kronkron no bio’
And I said, “I am cast out from before thine eyes; Yet I will look again to thy holy temple!”
5 Nsu a abu afa me so no bɔɔ me hu, bun no twaa me ho hyiae; po mu nwura kyekyeree me ti ho.
The waters compassed me about, even to the life, The deep enclosed me round about; Sea-weeds were bound around my head;
6 Memem kɔɔ mmepɔw no ase pɛɛ; asase ase kaa me hyɛɛ mu afebɔɔ. Nanso wugyee me nkwa fii amoa mu, Awurade, me Nyankopɔn.
I sank down to the foundations of the mountains; The bars of the earth were about me forever; Yet hast thou brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah, my God!
7 “Bere a me nkwa resen akɔ no, mekaee wo Awurade, na me mpaebɔ foro baa wo nkyɛn, wɔ wʼasɔredan kronkron no mu.
When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah, And my prayer came to thee, To thy holy temple.
8 “Wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho bata ahoni huhuw ho no hwere adom a anka ɛyɛ wɔn de.
They that honor lying vanities forsake their mercy;
9 Nanso me, mede ayeyi nnwom bɛbɔ afɔre ama wo. Nea mahyɛ ho bɔ no, mɛyɛ. Nkwagye fi Awurade.”
But I will sacrifice to thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed; Salvation is from Jehovah.
10 Na afei, Awurade hyɛɛ apataa no ma ɔfee Yona too asase so.
And Jehovah commanded the fish, and it cast out Jonah upon the dry land.
