Nnwom 51
1 Dawid dwom a ɔtoo no ɛberɛ a ɔde ne ho kaa Batseba na odiyifoɔ Natan kɔɔ ne nkyɛn no. Ao Onyankopɔn hunu me mmɔbɔ, sɛdeɛ wʼadɔeɛ a ɛnsa da no teɛ; wʼahummɔborɔ kɛseɛ no enti, pepa me mmarato.
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness. According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2 Hohoro mʼamumuyɛ nyinaa na te me ho firi me bɔne mu!
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 Na mahunu me mmarato, na mekae me bɔne daa.
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
4 Mayɛ mfomsoɔ atia wo; atia wo nko ara na mayɛ deɛ ɛyɛ bɔne wɔ wʼani so, enti, wodi bem wɔ wo kasa mu na wotene wɔ wʼatemmuo mu.
Against thee, thee only, I have sinned, and done that which is evil in thy sight, that thou may be justified when thou speak, and may prevail when thou are criticized.
5 Ampa ara wɔwoo me wɔ bɔne mu, na bɔne mu na me maame nyinsɛnee me.
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.
6 Ampa ara nokorɛ na wohwehwɛ wɔ me mu. Wokyerɛ me nyansa a emu dɔ.
Behold, thou desire truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden part thou will make me to know wisdom.
7 Fa hisope hohoro me ho, na me ho bɛte; dware me, na mɛhoa asene sukyerɛmma.
Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean. Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Ma mente ahosɛpɛ ne anigyeɛ nka; na ma nnompe a woabubuo no nni ahurisie.
Make me to hear joy and gladness, that the bones which thou have broken may rejoice.
9 Kata wʼani wɔ me bɔne ho na pepa mʼamumuyɛ nyinaa.
Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
10 Ao Onyankopɔn, bɔ akoma a emu teɛ wɔ me mu, na ma me honhom foforɔ a ɛdi wo nokorɛ.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Mpamo me mfiri wʼanim na ɛnyi wo Honhom Kronkron mfiri me mu.
Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy holy Spirit from me.
12 Fa wo nkwagyeɛ mu anigyeɛ no ma me bio na ma me ɔsetie honhom a ɛbɛkura me.
Restore to me the joy of thy salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
13 Afei mɛkyerɛ nnebɔneyɛfoɔ wʼakwan, na amumuyɛfoɔ bɛsane aba wo nkyɛn.
Then I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall be converted to thee.
14 Ao Onyankopɔn, gye me firi mogya ho afɔdie mu. Onyame a wogye me nkwa, na me tɛkrɛma bɛto wo tenenee ho dwom.
Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation. And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
15 Ao Awurade, bue mʼano fafa, na mede mʼano bɛpae mu aka wʼayɛyie.
O Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
16 Wompɛ afɔrebɔ, anka mɛbɔ; wʼani nnye ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ ho.
For thou delight not in sacrifice, else I would give it. Thou have no pleasure in burnt offering.
17 Onyankopɔn afɔdeɛ a ɔpɛ yɛ honhom a abotoɔ. Ao Onyankopɔn, worempo ahonu ne ahobrɛaseɛ akoma.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou will not despise.
18 Ao Onyankopɔn, ma Sion nya nkɔsoɔ wɔ wʼanigyeɛ mu; na to Yerusalem afasuo.
Do good in thy good pleasure to Zion. Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Afei afɔrebɔ a ɛho teɛ bɛba, ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ a ɛdi mu a ɛbɛsɔ wʼani; na wɔde anantwinini bɛbɔ afɔdeɛ wʼafɔrebukyia so. Wɔde ma dwomkyerɛfoɔ.
Then thou will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offering and in whole burnt offering. Then they will offer bullocks upon thine altar.
