Psalms 90
1 A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, you have been our refuge in all generations.
Ihooya rĩa Musa, ndungata ya Ngai JEHOVA, nĩwe ũtũũrĩte ũrĩ gĩikaro giitũ kuuma njiarwa na njiarwa.
2 Before the mountains existed, and [before] the earth and the world were formed, even from age to age, You are.
O mbere ya irĩma kũgĩa kuo kana ũkĩũmba thĩ na mabũrũri, kuuma tene nginya tene, Wee ũrĩ o Mũrungu.
3 Turn not man back to [his] low place, whereas you said, Return, you sons of men?
Wee ũcookagia andũ magatuĩka rũkũngũ, ũkoiga atĩrĩ, “Cookai rũkũngũ-inĩ, inyuĩ ciana ici cia andũ.”
4 For a thousand years in your sight are as the yesterday which is past, and as a watch in the night.
Nĩgũkorwo mĩaka ngiri harĩwe no ta mũthenya wa ira ũrĩa ũrahĩtũkire, kana ta ituanĩra rĩmwe rĩa arangĩri a ũtukũ.
5 Years shall be vanity to them: let the morning pass away as grass.
Ũhaataga andũ, ũkameeheria, magakoma toro wa gĩkuũ; andũ mahaana ta nyeki ĩrĩa ĩringũkaga rũciinĩ:
6 In the morning let it flower, and pass away: in the evening let it droop, let it be withered and dried up.
o na gũtuĩka rũciinĩ nĩĩringũkaga, hwaĩ-inĩ ĩhoohaga, ĩkooma.
7 For we have perished in your anger, and in your wrath we have been troubled.
Tũniinagwo nĩ marakara maku, na tũkamakio mũno nĩ marũrũ maku.
8 You have set our transgressions before you: our age is in the light of your countenance.
Nĩũigĩte wĩhia witũ o mbere yaku, mehia maitũ marĩa mahithe ũkamoimĩria o ũtheri-inĩ hau mbere yaku.
9 For all our days are gone, and we have passed away in your wrath: our years have spun out their tale as a spider.
Matukũ maitũ mothe maniinagwo nĩ mangʼũrĩ maku; tũninũkagia mĩaka iitũ na gũcaaya.
10 [As for] the days of our years, in them are seventy years; and if [men should be] in strength, eighty years: and the greater part of them would be labor and trouble; for weakness overtakes us, and we shall be chastened.
Mũigana wa matukũ maitũ-rĩ, nĩ mĩaka mĩrongo mũgwanja, kana mĩrongo ĩnana, tũngĩkorwo tũrĩ na hinya; no rĩrĩ, mũigana wamo no thĩĩna na kĩeha, nĩgũkorwo mathiraga o narua, na ithuĩ tũgathiĩ, tũkabuĩria.
11 Who knows the power of your wrath?
Nũũ ũũĩ hinya wa marakara maku? Nĩgũkorwo mangʼũrĩ maku nĩ manene o ta gwĩtigĩrwo kũrĩa wagĩrĩire.
12 and [who knows how] to number [his days] because of the fear of your wrath? So manifest your right hand, and those that are instructed in wisdom in the heart.
Tuonie gũtara matukũ maitũ wega, nĩgeetha tũgĩe na ngoro ya ũũgĩ.
13 Return, O Lord, how long? and be entreated concerning your servants.
Wee Jehova, hoorera! Nĩ nginya rĩ? Iguĩra ndungata ciaku tha.
14 We have been satisfied in the morning with your mercy; and we did exult and rejoice:
Rũciinĩ tũhũũnagie na wendo waku ũtathiraga, nĩguo tũinage nĩ gũkena na tũcanjamũkage matukũ maitũ mothe.
15 let us rejoice in all our days, in return for the days wherein you did afflict us, the years wherein we saw evil.
Tũma tũkene matukũ maingĩ o ta marĩa ũtũnyamarĩtie, na mĩaka mĩingĩ o ta ĩrĩa tuonete thĩĩna.
16 And look upon your servants, and upon your works; and guide their children.
Ndungata ciaku irokĩonio ciĩko ciaku, naguo riiri waku wonio ciana ciao.
17 And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us: and do you direct for us the works of our hands.
Wega wa Mwathani Ngai witũ ũrogĩa na ithuĩ; tũma wĩra wa moko maitũ ũgaacĩre, ĩĩ-ni, kĩrũmie wĩra wa moko maitũ.
