Nnwom 51
1 Wɔde ma dwonkyerɛfo. Dawid dwom a ɔtoo no bere a ɔde ne ho kaa Batseba na odiyifo Natan kɔɔ ne nkyɛn no. Ao, Onyankopɔn hu me mmɔbɔ, sɛnea wʼadɔe a ɛnsa da no te; wʼahummɔbɔ kɛse no nti, pepa me mmarato.
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. Have pity on me, O God, in your mercy; out of a full heart, take away my sin.
2 Hohoro mʼamumɔyɛ nyinaa na tew me ho fi me bɔne mu!
Let all my wrongdoing be washed away, and make me clean from evil.
3 Na mahu me mmarato, na mekae me bɔne daa.
For I am conscious of my error; my sin is ever before me.
4 Mayɛ mfomso atia wo; atia wo nko ara na mayɛ nea ɛyɛ bɔne wɔ wʼani so, enti wudi bem wɔ wʼatemmu mu na woteɛ wɔ wʼatemmu mu.
Against you, you only, have I done wrong, working that which is evil in your eyes; so that your words may be seen to be right, and you may be clear when you are judging.
5 Ampa ara wɔwoo me wɔ bɔne mu, na bɔne mu na me na nyinsɛn me.
Truly, I was formed in evil, and in sin did my mother give me birth.
6 Ampa ara nokware na wohwehwɛ wɔ me mu. Wokyerɛ me nyansa a mu dɔ.
Your desire is for what is true in the inner parts: in the secrets of my soul you will give me knowledge of wisdom.
7 Fa adwerɛ hohoro me ho, na me ho afi; guare me, na mɛhoa asen sukyerɛmma.
Make me free from sin with hyssop: let me be washed whiter than snow.
8 Ma mente ahosɛpɛw ne anigye nka; na ma nnompe a woabubu no nni ahurusi.
Make me full of joy and rapture; so that the bones which have been broken may be glad.
9 Kata wʼani wɔ me bɔne ho na pepa mʼamumɔyɛ nyinaa.
Let your face be turned from my wrongdoing, and take away all my sins.
10 Ao, Onyankopɔn, bɔ koma a mu tew wɔ me mu, na yɛ honhom a atim no foforo wɔ me mu.
Make a clean heart in me, O God; give me a right spirit again.
11 Mpam me mfi wʼanim, na nyi wo Honhom Kronkron mfi me mu.
Do not put me away from before you, or take your holy spirit from me.
12 Fa wo nkwagye mu anigye no ma me bio, na ma me ɔpɛ honhom a ɛbɛma magyina.
Give me back the joy of your salvation; let a free spirit be my support.
13 Afei mɛkyerɛ nnebɔneyɛfo wʼakwan, na amumɔyɛfo bɛsan aba wo nkyɛn.
Then will I make your ways clear to wrongdoers; and sinners will be turned to you.
14 Ao, Onyankopɔn, gye me fi mogya ho afɔdi mu. Onyame a wugye me nkwa, na me tɛkrɛma bɛto wo trenee ho dwom.
Be my saviour from violent death, O God, the God of my salvation; and my tongue will give praise to your righteousness.
15 Awurade, bue mʼano fafa, na mede mʼano bɛpae mu aka wʼayeyi.
O Lord, let my lips be open, so that my mouth may make clear your praise.
16 Wompɛ afɔrebɔ, anka mɛbɔ; wʼani nnye ɔhyew afɔre ho.
You have no desire for an offering or I would give it; you have no delight in burned offerings.
17 Onyankopɔn afɔre yɛ honhom a abotow, Onyankopɔn, worempo ahonu ne ahobrɛase koma.
The offerings of God are a broken spirit; a broken and sorrowing heart, O God, you will not put from you.
18 Ma ɛnyɛ wo fɛ sɛ wobɛma Sion anya nkɔso wɔ wʼanigye mu; na woasi Yerusalem afasu.
Do good to Zion in your good pleasure, building up the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Afei wʼani begye ɔtreneeni afɔrebɔ ho, ɔhyew afɔre a edi mu; na wɔde anantwinini bɛbɔ afɔre wʼafɔremuka so.
Then you will have delight in the offerings of righteousness, in burned offerings and offerings of beasts; then they will make offerings of oxen on your altar.
