Awurade Adom Afe
1Otumfo Awurade Honhom wɔ me so,
efisɛ, wɔafrɛ me
sɛ memmɛka asɛmpa nkyerɛ ahiafo.
Wasoma me se, menkɔkyekye wɔn a wɔn koma abubu werɛ,
se mempae mu nka ahofadi nkyerɛ nnommum
na wonyi nneduafo mfi sum mu,
2se mempae mu nka Awurade adom no ho asɛm,
ne yɛn Nyankopɔn aweretɔ da.
Wasoma me se, menkyekye wɔn a wodi awerɛhow nyinaa werɛ,
3na memma wɔn a wodi awerɛhow wɔ Sion no nea wohia,
na menhyɛ wɔn ahenkyɛw fɛfɛ
nsi nsõ anan mu,
anigye ngo
nsi awerɛhowdi anan mu,
ayeyi atade
nsi abasamtu honhom anan mu.
Wɔbɛfrɛ wɔn trenee adum
nea Awurade adua
de ada nʼanuonyam adi.
4Wobesi tete mmubui no bio,
na wɔasiesie mmeaemmeae a asɛe dedaada no;
wɔbɛyɛ nkuropɔn a asɛe no foforo
nea asɛe awo ntoatoaso bebree no.
5Ananafo bɛhwɛ mo nguankuw;
ahɔho bɛyɛ adwuma wɔ mo mfuw ne bobeturo mu.
6Na wɔbɛfrɛ mo Awurade asɔfo,
wɔbɛto mo din sɛ yɛn Nyankopɔn asomfo.
Amanaman no ahonya no na mubedi
na wɔn ahode na mode bɛhoahoa mo ho.
7Wɔn animguase anan mu
me nkurɔfo benya anuonyam mmɔho,
na ahohora anan mu
wɔbɛsɛpɛw wɔn ho wɔ wɔn adedi mu;
ne saa nti wɔn asase no so kyɛfa bɛyɛ mmɔho,
na anigye a enni awiei bɛyɛ wɔn dea.
8“Na me Awurade, mepɛ atɛntrenee.
Mikyi korɔn ne nnebɔne.
Me nokware mu, mɛbɔ wɔn aba so
na me ne wɔn ayɛ apam a ɛbɛtena hɔ daa.
9Wɔn asefo begye din wɔ amanaman no mu
ne wɔn mma wɔ nkurɔfo no mu.
Wɔn a wohu wɔn nyinaa begye ato mu sɛ
wɔyɛ nnipa a Awurade ahyira wɔn.”
10Awurade mu na me ho sɛpɛw me mmoroso,
me Nyankopɔn mu na me kra di ahurusi.
Efisɛ, ɔde nkwagye ntama afura me
na ɔde trenee atade yuu awura me,
sɛnea ayeforokunu siesie me ti so sɛ ɔsɔfo,
ne sɛnea ayeforo de nnwinne hyehyɛ ne ho no.
11Na sɛnea asase ma afifide pue
na turo nso ma aba nyin no,
saa ara na Otumfo Awurade bɛma trenee ne ayeyi
apue wɔ amanaman anim.
1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 2To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; 3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
4¶ And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations. 5And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. 6But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.
7¶ For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them. 8For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. 9And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.
10I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.61.10 decketh: Heb. decketh as a priest 11For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
