Dwom 40
Dawid dwom.
1 Mede boasetɔ twɛnee Awurade;
na ɔhwɛɛ me, na ɔtee me sufrɛ.
2 Ɔyii me firii amena a emu yɛ toro mu,
firii dɔteɛ ne atɛkyɛ mu;
ɔde me nan sii ɔbotan so
na ɔmaa me baabi pa gyinaeɛ.
3 Ɔde dwom foforɔ hyɛɛ mʼanom,
ayɛyi dwom a yɛde ma yɛn Onyankopɔn.
Bebree bɛhunu na wɔasuro
na wɔde wɔn werɛ ahyɛ Awurade mu.
4 Nhyira ne onipa a
ɔde Awurade yɛ nʼahotɔsoɔ,
deɛ ɔmfa nʼani nto ahomasoɔ so,
ne wɔn a wɔmane di anyame huhuo akyi.
5 Ao Awurade me Onyankopɔn
woayɛ anwanwadeɛ bebree.
Nneɛma a wohyehyɛ maa yɛn no
obiara ntumi nka ne nyinaa nkyerɛ wo;
sɛ meka sɛ mereka ne nyinaa ho asɛm a
ɛbɛdɔɔso dodo.
6 Wompɛ afɔrebɔ ne ayɛyɛdeɛ,
woabue mʼaso ama mahunu;
woampɛ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ ne bɔne afɔdeɛ.
7 Na mekaa sɛ “Mewɔ ha,
merebɛyɛ deɛ wopɛ sɛ meyɛ, sɛdeɛ wɔatwerɛ afa me ho wɔ Mmara nwoma no mu no.
8 Ao me Onyankopɔn, mepɛ sɛ meyɛ wʼapɛdeɛ;
mede wo mmara ahyɛ mʼakoma mu.”
9 Meka wo tenenee ho asɛm wɔ dwabɔ kɛseɛ ase;
meremmua mʼano,
Ao Awurade, sɛdeɛ wonim no.
10 Meremfa wo tenenee ho asɛm nsie mʼakoma mu;
meka wo nokorɛ ne wo nkwagyeɛ ho asɛm.
Mankata wʼadɔeɛ ne wo nokorɛ so
wɔ dwabɔ kɛseɛ no ase.
11 Ao Awurade, nyi wʼahummɔborɔ mfiri me so;
ma wʼadɔeɛ ne wo nokorɛ mmɔ me ho ban daa.
12 Ɔhaw bebree atwa me ho ahyia;
mʼamumuyɛ abu afa me so enti menhunu adeɛ bio.
Ɛdɔɔso sene me tiri so nwi,
na mʼakoma aboto wɔ me mu.
13 Ao Awurade, ma ɛnsɔ wʼani sɛ wobɛboa me;
Ao Awurade, bra ntɛm bɛboa me.
14 Wɔn a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔkum me no nyinaa,
ma wɔn anim ngu ase na wɔnyɛ basaa;
ma wɔn a wɔpɛ sɛ mesɛeɛ no,
wɔmfa aniwuo nsane wɔn akyi.
15 Wɔn a wɔka “Ɔtwea! Ɔtwea!” kyerɛ me no,
ma wɔn ho nnwiri wɔn wɔ wɔn ankasa animguaseɛ ho.
16 Nanso ma wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ wo nyinaa
ani nnye na wɔnni ahurisie wɔ wo mu;
ma wɔn a wɔdɔ wo nkwagyeɛ no nka daa sɛ,
“Momma Awurade so!”
17 Nanso meyɛ ohiani ne mmɔborɔni;
ma Awurade nnwene me ho.
Wone me ɔboafoɔ ne me gyefoɔ;
Ao me Onyankopɔn, bra ntɛm.
Wɔde ma dwomkyerɛfoɔ.