Nnwom 119

¹Nhyira nka wɔn a wɔn akwan yɛ pɛ,

²Nhyira nka wɔn a wɔkora nʼahyɛde,

³Wɔnyɛ mfomso biara;

⁴Woayɛ nkyerɛkyerɛ pa ato hɔ

⁵Ao, sɛ anka mʼakwan besi pi,

⁶Sɛ midwen wo mmaransɛm no nyinaa ho a,

⁷Mede koma a mu tew bɛkamfo wo

⁸Medi wo hyɛ nsɛm so;

⁹Aberante bɛyɛ dɛn na nʼakwan ho atew?

¹⁰Mede me koma nyinaa hwehwɛ wo;

¹¹Mede wʼasɛm asie me koma mu

¹²Awurade, ayeyi nka wo;

¹³Mede mʼano ka mmara

¹⁴Mʼani gye sɛ midi wʼahyɛde so,

¹⁵Midwinnwen wo nkyerɛkyerɛ ho

¹⁶Mʼani gye wo hyɛ nsɛm ho;

¹⁷Yɛ wo somfo yiye;

¹⁸Bue mʼani na minhu anwonwade a

¹⁹Meyɛ ɔnanani wɔ asase so;

²⁰Me kra tɔ beraw bere biara,

²¹Woka ahantanfo anim, wɔn a wɔadome wɔn,

²²Yi wɔn animka ne animtiaabu fi me mu,

²³Ɛwɔ mu sɛ sodifo hyia di me ho nseku,

²⁴Wʼahyɛde yɛ mʼanigyede

²⁵Woabrɛ me ase ma meda mfutuma mu;

²⁶Mesesee mʼakwan na wugyee me so;

²⁷Ma mente nea ɛwɔ wo nkyerɛkyerɛ mu ase;

²⁸Awerɛhow ama me kra atɔ beraw;

²⁹Yi me fi nnaadaa akwan so;

³⁰Mafa nokware kwan no so;

³¹Awurade, mikura wo nkyerɛkyerɛ mu dennen,

³²Mitu mmirika wɔ wo mmaransɛm kwan no so,

³³Kyerɛkyerɛ me, Awurade, na minni wo hyɛ nsɛm so,

³⁴Ma me ntease, na medi wo mmara so,

³⁵Kyerɛ me wo mmaransɛm kwan no

³⁶Dan me koma kɔ wʼahyɛde ho

³⁷Yi mʼani fi nneɛma hunu so;

³⁸Di bɔ a woahyɛ wo somfo no so,

³⁹Yi animguase a ɛbɔ me hu no fi hɔ,

⁴⁰Mʼani agyina wo nkyerɛkyerɛ no!

⁴¹Awurade, ma wo dɔ a ɛnsa da no mmra me so,

⁴²Afei mebua nea oyi me ahi no,

⁴³Nyi nokwasɛm no mfi mʼanom,

⁴⁴Medi wo mmara so bere biara

⁴⁵Mede ahofadi bɛnantew,

⁴⁶Mɛka wʼahyɛde ho asɛm wɔ ahemfo anim

⁴⁷efisɛ mʼani gye wo mmaransɛm ho,

⁴⁸Mede nidi ma wo mmaransɛm a medɔ no,

⁴⁹Kae asɛm a woaka akyerɛ wo somfo,

⁵⁰Mʼawerɛkyekye wɔ mʼamanehunu mu ne sɛ:

⁵¹Ahantanfo bu me animtiaa bebree,

⁵²Awurade mekae wo tete mmara no,

⁵³Abufuw hyɛ me ma, esiane amumɔyɛfo

⁵⁴Wo hyɛ nsɛm yɛ me dwom tiban

⁵⁵Awurade, anadwo mekae wo din,

⁵⁶Eyi ne ade a meyɛ da biara,

⁵⁷Awurade, wo ne me kyɛfa;

⁵⁸Mede me koma nyinaa ahwehwɛ wo;

⁵⁹Madwene mʼakwan ho

⁶⁰Mɛyɛ ntɛm, merentwentwɛn

⁶¹Ɛwɔ mu, amumɔyɛfo de hama kyekyere me,

⁶²Ɔdasu mu, mesɔre de wʼaseda ma wo,

⁶³Meyɛ wɔn a wosuro wo nyinaa adamfo,

⁶⁴Awurade, wʼadɔe ahyɛ asase so ma;

⁶⁵Wo ne wo somfo nni no yiye

⁶⁶Kyerɛkyerɛ me nimdeɛ ne atemmu pa,

⁶⁷Mefom ɔkwan ansa na mihuu amane,

⁶⁸Wuye, na nea woyɛ nso ye;

⁶⁹Ahantanfo de atoro asra me ho de,

⁷⁰Wɔn koma yɛ den na wonni ɔtema,

⁷¹Eye sɛ mihuu amane

⁷²Mmara a efi wʼanom no som bo ma me

⁷³Wo nsa na ɛbɔɔ me na ɛnwenee me;

⁷⁴Sɛ wɔn a wosuro wo no hu me a, ma wɔn ani nnye,

⁷⁵Awurade, minim sɛnea wo mmara te,

⁷⁶Ma wʼadɔe a ɛnsa da no nkyekye me werɛ

⁷⁷Ma wʼayamhyehye mmra me so, na minnya nkwa,

⁷⁸Ma ahantanfo ani nwu sɛ wɔfom me kwa nti

⁷⁹Ma wɔn a wosuro wo no mmra me nkyɛn,

⁸⁰Ma me koma nnya bembu wɔ wo hyɛ nsɛm ho,

⁸¹Wo nkwagye ho anigyina ama me kra atɔ piti,

⁸²Mahwɛ wo bɔhyɛ anim ama mʼani abu;

⁸³Ɛwɔ mu sɛ mete sɛ nsa kotoku a ɛsɛn wusiw ano de,

⁸⁴Wo somfo ntwɛn nkosi da bɛn?

⁸⁵Ahantanfo atu amoa de asum me afiri,

⁸⁶Wo mmara nsɛm nyinaa mu wɔ ahotoso;

⁸⁷Ɛkaa kakraa bi a anka woyii me fii asase so,

⁸⁸Kyɛe me nkwa so sɛnea wʼadɔe te,

⁸⁹Awurade, wʼasɛm no wɔ hɔ daa;

⁹⁰Wo nokwaredi kɔ so wɔ awo ntoatoaso nyinaa mu;

⁹¹Wo mmara wɔ hɔ besi nnɛ,

⁹²Sɛ mʼani anka wo mmara no ho a,

⁹³Me werɛ remfi wo nkyerɛkyerɛ no,

⁹⁴Gye me nkwa, na meyɛ wo de;

⁹⁵Amumɔyɛfo retwɛn sɛ wɔbɛsɛe me,

⁹⁶Mahu sɛ pɛyɛ nyinaa wɔ nea ɛkɔpem;

⁹⁷Ao, medɔ wo mmara no yiye!

⁹⁸Wo mmara nsɛm ma mihu nyansa sen mʼatamfo,

⁹⁹Mewɔ nhumu sen mʼakyerɛkyerɛfo nyinaa,

¹⁰⁰Mewɔ ntease sen mpanyimfo,

¹⁰¹Memfaa mʼanan nsii ɔkwan bɔne biara so

¹⁰²Memman mfii wo mmara ho,

¹⁰³Wo nsɛm yɛ me dɛ,

¹⁰⁴Minya ntease fi wo nkyerɛkyerɛ mu;

¹⁰⁵Wʼasɛm yɛ mʼanan ase kanea

¹⁰⁶Maka ntam ahyɛ mu kena se

¹⁰⁷Mahu amane bebree;

¹⁰⁸Awurade, ma wʼani nsɔ mʼanom nkamfo a efi me pɛ mu,

¹⁰⁹Ɛwɔ mu sɛ daa metoto me nkwa ase de,

¹¹⁰Amumɔyɛfo asum me afiri,

¹¹¹Wʼahyɛde yɛ mʼagyapade afebɔɔ;

¹¹²Me koma ayɛ krado sɛ ɛbɛhwɛ wo hyɛ nsɛm so

¹¹³Mikyi nnipa a wɔn adwene yɛ wɔn ntanta,

¹¹⁴Wone me guankɔbea ne me kyɛm;

¹¹⁵Mumfi me so nkɔ, mo nnebɔneyɛfo,

¹¹⁶Wowaw me sɛnea wo bɔhyɛ no te, na mɛtena nkwa mu;

¹¹⁷So me mu, na menya ogye;

¹¹⁸Wopo wɔn a wɔfom wo hyɛ nsɛm nyinaa,

¹¹⁹Wotow amumɔyɛfo nyinaa gu sɛ afide;

¹²⁰Wo ho suro ma me ho popo;

¹²¹Mayɛ nea ɛteɛ na ɛyɛ pɛ.

¹²²Hwɛ ma wo somfo nni yiye;

¹²³Mahwɛ wo nkwagye anim ama mʼani abu,

¹²⁴Wo ne wo somfo nni no sɛnea wʼadɔe te,

¹²⁵Meyɛ wo somfo; ma me nhumu

¹²⁶Awurade, bere aso sɛ woyɛ biribi;

¹²⁷Esiane sɛ medɔ wo mmara nsɛm

¹²⁸na midwen sɛ wo nkyerɛkyerɛ nyinaa ye nti,

¹²⁹Wʼahyɛde yɛ nwonwa;

¹³⁰Wo nsɛm asete ma hann;

¹³¹Mibue mʼanom na migu ahome,

¹³²Dan wʼani hwɛ me na hu me mmɔbɔ

¹³³Tutu mʼanammɔn sɛnea wʼasɛm no te;

¹³⁴Gye me fi nnipa nhyɛso mu,

¹³⁵Ma wʼanim nhyerɛn wo somfo so

¹³⁶Nsuten nisu aguare me,

¹³⁷Ɔtreneeni ne wo, Awurade,

¹³⁸Ahyɛde a woayɛ no yɛ trenee;

¹³⁹Abufuw ahyɛ me ma,

¹⁴⁰Wɔasɔ wo bɔhyɛ ahorow no ahwɛ pa ara,

¹⁴¹Ɛwɔ mu sɛ menka hwee na memfra de,

¹⁴²Wo trenee wɔ hɔ daa,

¹⁴³Ɔhaw ne awerɛhow aba me so,

¹⁴⁴Wʼahyɛde yɛ nokware daa;

¹⁴⁵Awurade, mede me koma nyinaa mefrɛ wo, gye me so,

¹⁴⁶Misu mefrɛ wo, gye me nkwa

¹⁴⁷Mesɔre anɔpahema, na misu pɛ mmoa;

¹⁴⁸Mʼani gu so anadwo nyinaa,

¹⁴⁹Tie me nne sɛnea wʼadɔe no te;

¹⁵⁰Wɔn a wɔhyehyɛ atirimɔdensɛm no abɛn,

¹⁵¹Awurade, wo de, wobɛn me,

¹⁵²Mmere bi a atwa mu no, misuaa wʼahyɛde

¹⁵³Hwɛ mʼamanehunu na gye me nkwa

¹⁵⁴Di mʼasɛm ma me na gye me;

¹⁵⁵Nkwagye ne atirimɔdenfo ntam kwan ware,

¹⁵⁶Awurade, wʼayamhyehye yɛ kɛse;

¹⁵⁷Atamfo a wɔteetee me dɔɔso,

¹⁵⁸Mehwɛ wɔn a wonni gyidi no a wɔn ho yɛ me nwini,

¹⁵⁹Hwɛ sɛnea mʼani gye wo nkyerɛkyerɛ ho;

¹⁶⁰Wo nsɛm nyinaa yɛ nokware;

¹⁶¹Sodifo taataa me kwa,

¹⁶²Mʼani gye wo bɔhyɛ ho

¹⁶³Mikyi nkontompo

¹⁶⁴Mekamfo wo mpɛn ason da biara,

¹⁶⁵Wɔn a wɔdɔ wo mmara no wɔ asomdwoe mmoroso,

¹⁶⁶Awurade, metwɛn wo nkwagye,

¹⁶⁷Midi wʼahyɛde so

¹⁶⁸Midi wo nkyerɛkyerɛ ne wʼahyɛde so,

¹⁶⁹Awurade, ma me sufrɛ nnu wʼanim;

¹⁷⁰Ma me nkotosrɛ nnu wʼanim;

¹⁷¹Ma nkamfo nhyɛ mʼanom ma;

¹⁷²Ma me tɛkrɛma nto wʼasɛm ho dwom,

¹⁷³Ma wo nsa nyɛ krado mmɛboa me,

¹⁷⁴Awurade, mʼani agyina wo nkwagye,

¹⁷⁵Ma mentena nkwa mu na matumi akamfo wo,

¹⁷⁶Mafom kwan sɛ oguan a wayera.