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 lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2 Hohoro mʼamumuyɛ nyinaa na te me ho firi me bɔne mu!
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 Na mahunu me mmarato, na mekae me bɔne daa.
For I acknowledge 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, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
5 Ampa ara wɔwoo me wɔ bɔne mu, na bɔne mu na me maame nyinsɛnee me.
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 Ampa ara nokorɛ na wohwehwɛ wɔ me mu. Wokyerɛ me nyansa a emu dɔ.
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
7 Fa hisope hohoro me ho, na me ho bɛte; dware me, na mɛhoa asene sukyerɛmma.
Purge 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 hast broken may rejoice.
9 Kata wʼani wɔ me bɔne ho na pepa mʼamumuyɛ nyinaa.
Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine 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 unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
13 Afei mɛkyerɛ nnebɔneyɛfoɔ wʼakwan, na amumuyɛfoɔ bɛsane aba wo nkyɛn.
Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto 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 bloodguiltiness, 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 shew forth thy praise.
16 Wompɛ afɔrebɔ, anka mɛbɔ; wʼani nnye ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ ho.
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not 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 a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
18 Ao Onyankopɔn, ma Sion nya nkɔsoɔ wɔ wʼanigyeɛ mu; na to Yerusalem afasuo.
Do good in thy good pleasure unto 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 shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
