Lamentations 3
1 I am the man, that hath seene affliction in the rod of his indignation.
Niĩ ndĩ mũndũ wonete thĩĩna nĩ ũndũ wa kũhũũrwo na rũthanju rwa mangʼũrĩ make.
2 He hath ledde mee, and brought me into darkenes, but not to light.
Andwarĩte akangereria nduma-inĩ handũ ha ũtheri-inĩ;
3 Surely he is turned against me: he turneth his hand against me all the day.
ti-itherũ, atũmĩte guoko gwake kũnjũkĩrĩre rĩngĩ na rĩngĩ, mũthenya wothe.
4 My flesh and my skinne hath he caused to waxe olde, and he hath broken my bones.
Nĩatũmĩte nyama cia mwĩrĩ wakwa na gĩkonde kĩaguo ihinyare, na akoinanga mahĩndĩ makwa.
5 He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall, and labour.
Nĩandigiicĩirie, na agaathiũrũrũkĩria na marũrũ, na thĩĩna.
6 He hath set me in darke places, as they that be dead for euer.
Atũmĩte ndũũre nduma-inĩ o ta andũ arĩa maakuire tene.
7 He hath hedged about mee, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chaines heauy.
Nĩanjirigĩire na rũthingo nĩguo ndikae kũũra; mĩnyororo yakwa nĩamĩritũhĩtie mũno.
8 Also when I cry and showte, hee shutteth out my prayer.
O na rĩrĩa ndetana kana ndakaya ngĩenda ũteithio-rĩ, nĩ kũhingĩrĩria ahingagĩrĩria mahooya makwa.
9 He hath stopped vp my wayes with hewen stone, and turned away my paths.
Nĩahingĩte njĩra yakwa na mahiga maicũhie; atũmĩte tũcĩra twakwa tuogome.
10 He was vnto me as a beare lying in waite, and as a Lion in secret places.
Kũrĩ niĩ aatuĩkĩte o ta nduba rĩrĩa yoheirie, kana ta mũrũũthi rĩrĩa wĩhithĩte,
11 He hath stopped my wayes, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.
akĩngururia kuuma gacĩra-inĩ, akĩndambuura, akĩndiganĩria itarĩ na ũteithio.
12 He hath bent his bow and made me a marke for the arrow.
Ageetete ũta wake, akangereka, nduĩke cabaa ya kũrathagwo nĩ mĩguĩ yake.
13 Hee caused the arrowes of his quiuer to enter into my reines.
Nĩatheecire ngoro yakwa na mĩguĩ kuuma thiaka-inĩ wake.
14 I was a derision to all my people, and their song all the day.
Ngĩgĩtuĩka wa gũthekagĩrĩrwo nĩ andũ akwa othe; maanyũrũragia na rwĩmbo mũthenya wothe.
15 He hath filled me with bitternes, and made me drunken with wormewood.
Anjiyũrĩtie maũndũ marũrũ, na akaahũũnia na maaĩ ma nyongo.
16 He hath also broken my teeth with stones, and hath couered me with ashes.
Nĩangʼethũrangĩte magego makwa na kagoto; anangĩrĩirie rũkũngũ-inĩ.
17 Thus my soule was farre off from peace: I forgate prosperitie,
Nĩnjagithĩtio thayũ; nĩndiganĩirwo ũgaacĩru nĩ kĩĩ.
18 And I saide, My strength and mine hope is perished from the Lord,
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nguuga atĩrĩ, “Riiri wakwa nĩũthirĩte, o hamwe na maũndũ marĩa mothe ndũire njĩrĩgĩrĩire kuuma kũrĩ Jehova.”
19 Remembring mine affliction, and my mourning, the wormewood and the gall.
Nĩngũririkana thĩĩna wakwa, na kũũrũũra gwakwa, na ngaririkana maũndũ marũrũ, o na maaĩ ma nyongo.
20 My soule hath them in remembrance, and is humbled in me.
Ngoro yakwa no ĩraririkana maũndũ macio, nayo ĩkaringĩka thĩinĩ wakwa.
21 I consider this in mine heart: therefore haue I hope.
O na gũtariĩ ũguo nĩndirikanaga ũndũ ũyũ, na tondũ wa ũguo ngagĩa na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro:
22 It is the Lordes mercies that wee are not consumed, because his compassions faile not.
Tondũ wa wendo mũnene wa Jehova, nĩkĩo tũtaniinĩtwo biũ, nĩgũkorwo tha ciake itirĩ hĩndĩ ithiraga.
23 They are renued euery morning: great is thy faithfulnesse.
Tha ciaku ikoragwo irĩ njerũ rũciinĩ o rũciinĩ, wĩhokeku waku nĩ mũnene mũno.
24 The Lord is my portion, sayth my soule: therefore wil I hope in him.
Ngoro yakwa yugaga atĩrĩ, “Jehova nĩwe igai rĩakwa; tondũ ũcio nĩwe ndĩrĩetagĩrĩra.”
25 The Lord is good vnto them, that trust in him, and to the soule that seeketh him.
Jehova nĩ mwega kũrĩ arĩa mamwĩhokaga, kũrĩ ngoro ĩyo ĩmũrongoragia;
26 It is good both to trust, and to waite for the saluation of the Lord.
nĩ wega mũndũ gweterera ũhonokio wa Jehova o akirĩte.
27 It is good for a man that he beare the yoke in his youth.
Nĩ wega mũndũ gũkuua icooki hĩndĩ ĩrĩa arĩ mũnini.
28 He sitteth alone, and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it vpon him.
Nĩaikare arĩ wiki akirĩte, nĩgũkorwo nĩ Jehova ũmũigĩrĩire rĩo.
29 He putteth his mouth in the dust, if there may be hope.
Nĩaturumithie ũthiũ wake rũkũngũ-inĩ, no gũkorwo aahota kũgĩa na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro.
30 Hee giueth his cheeke to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproches.
Nĩerekererie rũthĩa kũrĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũkũmũgũtha, na aiyũrwo nĩ thoni.
31 For the Lord will not forsake for euer.
Nĩgũkorwo Jehova ndateanagĩria andũ nginya tene.
32 But though he sende affliction, yet will he haue compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
O na gũtuĩka nĩarehaga kĩeha-rĩ, we nĩaiguanagĩra tha, nĩgũkorwo wendo ũcio wake ũtathiraga nĩ mũnene mũno.
33 For he doeth not punish willingly, nor afflict the children of men,
Nĩgũkorwo ndarehagĩra andũ mĩnyamaro, kana akarehere ciana cia andũ kĩeha akĩendaga.
34 In stamping vnder his feete all the prisoners of the earth,
Rĩrĩa andũ a bũrũri arĩa othe mohetwo maarangĩrĩrio na makinya-rĩ,
35 In ouerthrowing the right of a man before the face of the most high,
rĩrĩa mũndũ aagithio kĩhooto gĩake mbere ya Ũrĩa-ũrĩ-Igũrũ-Mũno-rĩ,
36 In subuerting a man in his cause: the Lord seeth it not.
o na rĩrĩa mũndũ atuĩrwo ciira hatarĩ kĩhooto-rĩ, githĩ Mwathani ndonaga maũndũ macio?
37 Who is he then that sayth, and it commeth to passe, and the Lord commandeth it not?
Nũũ ũngĩaria na atũme ũndũ ũcio ũhinge, Mwathani ataathanĩte gũtuĩke ũguo?
38 Out of the mouth of the most high proceedeth not euill and good?
Githĩ kanua-inĩ ka Ũrĩa-ũrĩ-Igũrũ-Mũno tiho hoimaga maũndũ mooru, na hakoima maũndũ mega?
39 Wherefore then is the liuing man sorowfull? man suffreth for his sinne.
Mũndũ o wothe ũrĩ muoyo-rĩ, atetaga nĩkĩ rĩrĩa ekũherithio nĩ ũndũ wa mehia make?
40 Let vs search and try our wayes, and turne againe to the Lord.
Nĩtũthuthuurie-i mĩthiĩre iitũ na tũmĩtuĩrie, tũcokerere Jehova.
41 Let vs lift vp our hearts with our handes vnto God in the heauens.
Nĩtwambararie ngoro ciitũ na moko maitũ na igũrũ kũrĩ Mũrungu ũrĩa ũrĩ igũrũ, tuuge atĩrĩ:
42 We haue sinned, and haue rebelled, therefore thou hast not spared.
“Ithuĩ-rĩ, nĩtwĩhĩtie na tũgakũremera, wee nawe ũkaaga gũtũrekera.
43 Thou hast couered vs with wrath, and persecuted vs: thou hast slaine and not spared.
“Wee wĩhumbĩrĩte na marakara, ũgatũingatithia; ũũraganĩte ũtekũiguanĩra tha.
44 Thou hast couered thy selfe with a cloude, that our prayer should not passe through.
Wee wĩhumbĩrĩte na itu nĩgeetha gũtikagĩe na ihooya rĩngĩgũkinyĩra.
45 Thou hast made vs as the ofscouring and refuse in the middes of the people.
Wee ũtũmĩte tũtuĩke ta gĩko, na ta mahuti gatagatĩ ka ndũrĩrĩ.
46 All our enemies haue opened their mouth against vs.
“Thũ ciitũ ciothe itwathamĩirie tũnua itũũkĩrĩre.
47 Feare, and a snare is come vpon vs with desolation and destruction.
Nĩtũkorereirwo nĩ kĩmako kĩnene, na tũkenjerwo marima, tũgakorwo nĩ ũniinani, na mwanangĩko.”
48 Mine eye casteth out riuers of water, for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
Maitho makwa maranyũrũrũkia tũrũũĩ twa maithori nĩ ũndũ andũ akwa nĩmanangĩtwo.
49 Mine eye droppeth without stay and ceaseth not,
Maitho makwa marĩnyũrũrũkagia maithori mategũtigithĩria, magaikara o makĩnyũrũrũkaga,
50 Till the Lord looke downe, and beholde from heauen.
nginya rĩrĩa Jehova agaacũthĩrĩria arĩ igũrũ oone.
51 Mine eye breaketh mine heart because of all the daughters of my citie.
Maũndũ marĩa ndĩrona nĩmaranjiguithia kĩeha ngoro, tondũ wa andũ-a-nja othe a itũũra rĩakwa inene.
52 Mine enemies chased me sore like a birde, without cause.
Andũ arĩa maatuĩkĩte thũ ciakwa hatarĩ gĩtũmi nĩo maanguĩmaga ta nyoni.
53 They haue shut vp my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone vpon me.
Maanjikirie irima makĩenda kũnjũraga, na makĩĩhũũra na mahiga;
54 Waters flowed ouer mine head, then thought I, I am destroyed.
ndaahubanĩirio nĩ maaĩ maingĩ, magĩikũrũkĩra igũrũ rĩa mũtwe wakwa, na niĩ ngĩĩciiria ndĩ hakuhĩ kũniinwo.
55 I called vpon thy Name, O Lord, out of the lowe dungeon.
Ngĩkaĩra rĩĩtwa rĩaku Wee Jehova, ndĩ kũu irima-inĩ rĩu iriku.
56 Thou hast heard my voyce: stoppe not thine eare from my sigh and from my cry.
Na we ũkĩigua ithaithana rĩakwa, ngĩkwĩra atĩrĩ, “Tiga kũhinga matũ maku ngĩgũkaĩra ũndeithie.”
57 Thou drewest neere in the day that I called vpon thee: thou saydest, Feare not.
Nawe ũkĩnguhĩrĩria rĩrĩa ndagũkaĩire, ũkĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Tiga gwĩtigĩra.”
58 O Lord, thou hast maintained the cause of my soule, and hast redeemed my life.
Wee Mwathani-rĩ, nĩwe wanjiirĩrĩire; nawe ũgĩgĩkũũra muoyo wakwa.
59 O Lord, thou hast seene my wrong, iudge thou my cause.
Wee Jehova, nĩwonete ũũru ũrĩa njĩkĩtwo. Tua ciira wakwa arĩ we!
60 Thou hast seene all their vengeance, and all their deuises against me.
Wee nĩwonete kwĩrĩhĩria kwao guothe, o na mathugunda mao mothe ma kũnjũkĩrĩra.
61 Thou hast heard their reproch, O Lord, and all their imaginations against me:
Wee Jehova-rĩ, nĩũiguĩte irumi iria manumĩte nacio, o na mathugunda mao mothe ma kũnjũkĩrĩra:
62 The lippes also of those that rose against me, and their whispering against me continually.
maũndũ marĩa thũ ciakwa ciaragia na mĩheehũ ikĩngʼungʼuanaga injũkĩrĩre mũthenya wothe.
63 Behold, their sitting downe and their rising vp, how I am their song.
Ta kĩmarore! Magĩikara thĩ kana magĩũkĩra, maanyũrũragia na nyĩmbo ciao.
64 Giue them a recompence, O Lord, according to the worke of their handes.
Wee Jehova-rĩ, marĩhe kũringana na ũrĩa mekĩte, kũringana na wĩra wa moko mao.
65 Giue them sorow of heart, euen thy curse to them.
Ũmia ngoro ciao, nakĩo kĩrumi gĩaku kĩroikara nao!
66 Persecute with wrath and destroy them from vnder the heauen, O Lord.
Maingatithie ũrĩ na marakara, na ũmaniine mathire gũkũ mũhuro wa igũrũ rĩa Jehova.
