Nnwom 130

1 Ɔsorokorɔ dwom. Ao Awurade, mefiri ebunu mu resu frɛ wo;

Out of the depths I have cried to thee, O Jehovah.

2 Ao Awurade tie me nne. Wɛn wʼaso ma me nkotosrɛ.

Lord, hear my voice. Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

3 Ao Awurade, sɛ wobu yɛn bɔne ho nkonta a, anka hwan na ɔbɛtumi agyina ano?

If thou, Jehovah, should note iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?

4 Nanso, wowɔ bɔnefakyɛ; ɛno enti wɔsuro wo.

But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou may be feared.

5 Metwɛn Awurade, me kra twɛn, na nʼasɛm mu na mede mʼanidasoɔ ahyɛ.

I wait for Jehovah. My soul waits, and in his word do I hope,

6 Me kra twɛne Awurade sene sɛdeɛ awɛmfoɔ twɛne adekyeɛ, sene sɛdeɛ awɛmfoɔ twene adekyeɛ.

my soul for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, watchmen for the morning.

7 Ao Israel, ma wʼani nna Awurade so, ɛfiri sɛ Awurade wɔ adɔeɛ a ɛwɔ hɔ daa na ɔgyeɛ amapa wɔ ne mu.

O Israel, hope in Jehovah, for with Jehovah there is loving kindness, and with him is plentiful redemption.

8 Ɔno ankasa bɛgye Israel afiri wɔn bɔne nyinaa mu.

And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.