Nnwom 130

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

A Song of the Ascents. From depths I have called Thee, Jehovah.

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

Lord, hearken to my voice, Thine ears are attentive to the voice of my supplications.

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

If iniquities Thou dost observe, O Lord, who doth stand?

4 Nanso, wowɔ bɔnefakyɛ; ɛno enti wɔsuro wo.

But with Thee [is] forgiveness, that Thou mayest be feared.

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

I hoped [for] Jehovah — hoped hath my soul, And for His word I have waited.

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

My soul [is] for the Lord, More than those watching for morning, Watching for morning!

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

Israel doth wait on Jehovah, For with Jehovah [is] kindness, And abundant with Him [is] redemption.

8 Ɔno ankasa bɛgye Israel afiri wɔn bɔne nyinaa mu.

And He doth redeem Israel from all his iniquities!