< Psalms 124 >
1 A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. BY DAVID. If YHWH had not been for us (Pray, let Israel say),
Thaburi ya Daudi Korwo Jehova ndaakoretwo arĩ mwena witũ; Isiraeli nĩmakiuge ũguo:
2 If YHWH had not been for us, In the rising up of man against us,
Korwo Jehova ndaarĩ mwena witũ rĩrĩa andũ maatũtharĩkĩire-rĩ,
3 Then they had swallowed us alive, In the burning of their anger against us,
nĩmangĩatũmeririe tũrĩ muoyo; rĩrĩa marakara mao maatũrĩrĩmbũkĩire-rĩ,
4 Then the waters had overflowed us, The stream passed over our soul,
mũiyũro wa maaĩ nĩũngĩatũhubanĩirie, tũhumbwo nĩ nditi ya maaĩ macio;
5 Then proud waters had passed over our soul.
maaĩ macio maathereraga na hinya mũno nĩmangĩatũthereririe.
6 Blessed [is] YHWH who has not given us, [As] prey to their teeth.
Jehova arogoocwo, o we ũtaatũrekereirie tũtambuurangwo nĩ magego mao.
7 Our soul has escaped as a bird from a snare of fowlers, The snare was broken, and we have escaped.
Ithuĩ tũhonokete ta nyoni ĩhonokete mũtego-inĩ wa mũmĩtegi; mũtego nĩunangĩtwo, na ithuĩ nĩtũhonokete.
8 Our help [is] in the Name of YHWH, Maker of the heavens and earth!
Ũteithio witũ uumaga harĩ Jehova, o we Mũũmbi wa igũrũ na thĩ.