Gũcakaya kwa Isiraeli rĩrĩa Maatahĩtwo
1 Ngurumo-inĩ cia njũũĩ cia Babuloni nĩkuo twaikaraga thĩ tũkarĩra,
twaririkana Zayuni.
2 Kũu mĩtĩ-inĩ ya mĩethia nĩkuo
twacuuragia inanda ciitũ cia mũgeeto,
3 nĩgũkorwo tũrĩ kũu andũ arĩa maatũtahĩte nĩmatwĩraga tũmainĩre nyĩmbo,
o acio atũnyariiri magatwĩra tũmainĩre nyĩmbo tũkenete,
magatwĩra atĩrĩ, “Tũinĩrei rwĩmbo rũmwe rwa iria mwainaga mũrĩ Zayuni!”
4 Tũngĩhota atĩa kũina nyĩmbo cia Jehova
tũrĩ bũrũri wa ũgeni?
5 Ingĩkariganĩrwo nĩwe, Wee Jerusalemu-rĩ,
guoko gwakwa kwa ũrĩo kũrokĩriganĩrwo nĩ ũũgĩ wakuo wa gwĩka maũndũ.
6 Rũrĩmĩ rwakwa rũronyiitana na karakara
ingĩkaaga gũkũririkana,
ingĩkaaga gũtua Jerusalemu
gĩkeno gĩakwa kĩrĩa kĩnene.
7 Wee Jehova, ririkana ũrĩa andũ a Edomumeekire,
mũthenya ũrĩa itũũra rĩa Jerusalemu rĩanyiitirwo.
Maanĩrĩire, makiuga atĩrĩ, “Rĩmomorei,
rĩmomorei o nginya mũthingi-inĩ warĩo!”
8 Wee mwarĩ wa Babuloni, o wee ũtuĩrĩirwo kũniinwo,
gũkena nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũgũgwĩka
o ta ũguo ũtwĩkĩte:
9 gũkena nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũhuragia tũkenge twaku,
agatũgũthithia ndwaro-inĩ cia mahiga.
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