1 Wee Jehova-rĩ, ririkana maũndũ marĩa matũkorete;
ta rora wone gũconoka gwitũ.
2 Igai riitũ nĩrĩneanĩtwo kũrĩ ageni,
nayo mĩciĩ iitũ ĩgakĩneanwo kũrĩ andũ a kũngĩ.
3 Nĩtũtuĩkĩte ciana cia ngoriai na ciana itarĩ na maithe,
nao manyina maitũ magatuĩka ta atumia a ndigwa.
4 Maaĩ marĩa tũnyuuaga no tũgũrire;
o na ngũ nĩkũgũra tũragũra.
5 Arĩa matũingatithagia marĩ o magũrũ-inĩ maitũ;
nĩtũnogete, na tũkaaga ũhurũko.
6 Twĩneanĩte kũrĩ andũ a Misiri na a Ashuri
nĩgeetha tuone irio cia gũtũigana.
7 Maithe maitũ nĩmehirie na rĩu matirĩ ho,
na ithuĩ nĩ ithuĩ tũraherithio handũ hao.
8 Ngombo nĩcio itwathaga,
na gũtirĩ mũndũ wa gũtũteithũra kuuma moko-inĩ ma cio.
9 Tuonaga irio na ũndũ wa gũtwarĩrĩria mĩoyo iitũ ũgwati-inĩ,
nĩ ũndũ wa rũhiũ rwa njora rũrĩa rũrĩ werũ-inĩ.
10 Gĩkonde giitũ kĩhiũhĩte o ta riiko rĩa kũruga mĩgate,
tũkainaina nĩ ũndũ wa kũhũũta.
11 Andũ-a-nja nĩmanyiitĩtwo na hinya gũkũ Zayuni,
nao airĩtu gathirange makanyiitwo na hinya matũũra-inĩ ma Juda.
12 Anene akuo nĩ macuurĩtio na moko mao;
athuuri nao matiheagwo gĩtĩĩo.
13 Aanake marutithagio wĩra wa hinya ithĩi-inĩ;
tũmwana natuo tũtũgũũgaga nĩgũkuuithio mĩrigo ya ngũ.
14 Athuuri nĩmatigĩte gũikara kĩhingo-inĩ gĩa itũũra inene;
aanake nao nĩmatigĩte kũina nyĩmbo ciao.
15 Ngoro ciitũ nĩithirĩte gĩkeno;
ndũrũhĩ ciitũ igarũrũkĩte igatuĩka macakaya.
16 Thũmbĩ ya ũnenenĩĩgwĩte, ĩgatuuma mũtwe,
kaĩ tũrĩ na haaro-ĩ, nĩgũkorwo nĩtwĩhĩtie!
17 Tondũ ũcio ngoro ciitũ nĩiringĩkĩte;
na tondũ wa maũndũ macio maitho maitũ makaira,
18 tondũ wa Kĩrĩma gĩa Zayuni, kĩrĩa gĩkirĩte ihooru,
nacio mbwe rĩu nĩkuo iceeraga.
19 Wee Jehova-rĩ, wathanaga nginya tene;
gĩtĩ gĩaku kĩa ũnene gĩtũũraga kuuma njiarwa nginya njiarwa.
20 Ũriganagĩrwo nĩ ithuĩ hĩndĩ ciothe nĩkĩ?
Ũtũtiganĩirie hĩndĩ ndaaya ũguo nĩkĩ?
21 Wee Jehova-rĩ, tũcookererie harĩwe, nĩguo tũhote gũgũcookerera;
erũhia matukũ maitũ macooke o ta ũrĩa matariĩ tene,
22 tiga ũkorirwo nĩũtũregeete biũ,
ũgagĩtũrakarĩra o mũno makĩria.
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