Nnwom 89

¹Mɛto Awurade adɔe ho dwom daa daa;

²Mɛka se wʼadɔe no tim hɔ daa nyinaa,

³Wokae se, “Mene onipa a mayi no no ayɛ apam;

⁴‘Mɛma wʼase atim hɔ daa

⁵Awurade, ɔsorosorofo kamfo wʼanwonwade,

⁶Na hena na ɔne wo Awurade sɛ wɔ ɔsoro hɔ?

⁷Akronkronfo agyinatufo mu, wosuro Onyankopɔn;

⁸Asafo Awurade Nyankopɔn, hena na ɔte sɛ wo?

⁹Wudi po a ɛworo no so;

¹⁰Wodwerɛw Rahab sɛ atɔfo no mu baako;

¹¹Ɔsoro wɔ wo, na asase nso wɔ wo;

¹²Wobɔɔ atifi ne anafo.

¹³Tumi ayɛ wo basa ma;

¹⁴Wʼahengua no fapem yɛ trenee ne atɛntrenee;

¹⁵Nhyira nka wɔn a wɔasua sɛnea wɔbɔ wo abodin,

¹⁶Wogye wɔn ani wɔ wo din mu da mu nyinaa;

¹⁷Wone wɔn anuonyam ne ahoɔden,

¹⁸Ampa ara, yɛn kyɛm wɔ Awurade,

¹⁹Da bi wokasaa wɔ anisoadehu mu,

²⁰Mahu Dawid, me somfo;

²¹Me nsa bɛwowaw no;

²²Ɔtamfo biara renhyɛ no sɛ ontua tow;

²³Mɛdwerɛw nʼatamfo wɔ nʼanim

²⁴Me nokware adɔe bɛka ne ho,

²⁵Mɛtrɛw nʼahye mu akosi po so,

²⁶Ɔbɛfrɛ me aka se, ‘Wone mʼagya,

²⁷Mɛyɛ no mʼabakan,

²⁸Mɛma mʼadɔe a mewɔ ma no no atena hɔ daa,

²⁹Mɛma nʼase atim afebɔɔ,

³⁰“Sɛ ne mmabarima po me mmara

³¹sɛ wobu mʼahyɛde so

³²ɛno de mede abaa bɛtwe wɔn aso wɔ wɔn bɔne ho

³³Nanso merennyae mʼadɔe a meyɛ ma no no

³⁴Meremmu mʼapam no so

³⁵Menam me din kronkron no so aka ntam prɛko,

³⁶meremma nʼase ntɔre da

³⁷ebetim hɔ daa te sɛ ɔsram,

³⁸Nanso woapo no, woapa nʼakyi,

³⁹Woagu apam a wo ne wo somfo pamee no,

⁴⁰Woabubu nʼafasu nyinaa

⁴¹Wɔn a wotwa mu wɔ hɔ nyinaa fow no fa;

⁴²Woama nʼatamfo nsa nifa so;

⁴³Woama nʼafoa ayɛ ɔkwa,

⁴⁴Wode nʼanuonyam aba awiei

⁴⁵Woatwa ne mmerantebere nna so

⁴⁶Awurade, enkosi da bɛn? Na wode wo ho behintaw?

⁴⁷Kae sɛnea me nkwanna twa mu ntɛm so.

⁴⁸Hena na ɔbɛtena ase a ɔrenwu da?

⁴⁹Awurade, ɛhe na wo tete adɔe kɛse no wɔ,

⁵⁰Kae, Awurade, sɛnea wɔadi wo somfo ho fɛw

⁵¹Awurade, akutiabɔ a wʼatamfo de adi fɛw

⁵²Ayeyi nka Awurade daa!