Psalms 49
1 Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
Thaburi ya Ariũ a Kora Iguai ũhoro ũyũ, inyuĩ ndũrĩrĩ ciothe; thikĩrĩriai, inyuothe mũtũũraga gũkũ thĩ,
2 Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
inyuĩ mũtarĩ igweta na arĩa mũrĩ igweta, inyuĩ itonga na athĩĩni mũigue hamwe:
3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
Kanua gakwa nĩgekwaria ciugo cia ũũgĩ, mĩario ya ngoro yakwa ĩkorwo na ũtaũku.
4 I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
Nĩngũtega gũtũ ndĩĩiguĩre thimo; njooke ndaũre ndaĩ ĩno ngĩhũũraga kĩnanda kĩa mũgeeto:
5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
Nĩ kĩĩ kĩngĩtũma ndĩtigĩre hĩndĩ ya mathĩĩna, rĩrĩa andũ aaganu acio maheenanagia maathiũrũrũkĩirie,
6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
o acio mehokaga ũtonga wao, na makeeraha nĩ ũingĩ wa indo ciao?
7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to Elohim a ransom for him:
Gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩhota gũkũũra muoyo wa mũndũ ũngĩ, kana arutĩre Ngai kĩndũ gĩa gũkũũra mũndũ ũcio,
8 (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever: )
nĩgũkorwo ũkũũri wa muoyo nĩ ũndũ wa goro mũno, gũtirĩ irĩhi rĩngĩigana o na atĩa,
9 That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
atĩ nĩguo mũndũ atũũre muoyo nginya tene, na ndakanabuthe.
10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
Nĩgũkorwo andũ othe nĩmonaga atĩ o na andũ arĩa oogĩ nĩmakuuaga; mũndũ mũkĩĩgu na mũndũ kĩrimũ o nao nĩmakuaga, magatigĩra andũ angĩ ũtonga wao.
11 Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
Mbĩrĩra ciao igũtũũra irĩ nyũmba ciao nginya tene, ituĩke ciikaro ciao njiarwa na njiarwa, o na gũtuĩka maarĩ na mĩgũnda yao ene.
12 Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
No mũndũ-rĩ, o na arĩ na indo nyingĩ, ndatũũraga; akuuaga o ta ũrĩa nyamũ ĩkuuaga ĩgathira.
13 This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. (Selah)
Ũyũ nĩguo ũndũ ũrĩa wathĩrĩirio arĩa meĩhokaga o ene, na arũmĩrĩri ao, arĩa metĩkanagia na mĩario yao.
14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. (Sheol h7585)
Maathĩrĩirio mbĩrĩra o ta ngʼondu cia gũthĩnjwo, na gĩkuũ nĩkĩo gĩgaatũĩka mũrĩithi wao. Magaathagwo nĩ andũ arĩa arũngĩrĩru rũciinĩ; ciimba ciao ikaabuthĩra mbĩrĩra-inĩ, irĩ kũraihu na nyũmba ciao nene. (Sheol h7585)
15 But Elohim will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
No Ngai nĩagakũũra muoyo wakwa kuuma mbĩrĩra-inĩ; ti-itherũ nĩwe ũkaanyamũkĩra. (Sheol h7585)
16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
Ndũkanetigĩre mũndũ rĩrĩa aatuĩka gĩtonga, rĩrĩa riiri wa nyũmba yake wongerereka;
17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
nĩgũkorwo ndarĩ kĩndũ agaathiĩ nakĩo akua, riiri wake ndagaikũrũka naguo.
18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
O na gũtuĩka rĩrĩa aarĩ muoyo eyoonaga arĩ mũrathime, nĩgũkorwo andũ nĩmagũkumagia rĩrĩa wagaacĩra,
19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
agakua athiĩ kũrĩ maithe mao, acio matagacooka kuona ũtheri rĩngĩ.
20 Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
Mũndũ mũtongu ũtarĩ na ũmenyo atariĩ o ta nyamũ iria ikuuaga igathira.
