Psalms 78
1 A maschil of Asaph. Hear my teaching, my people, listen to the words of my mouth.
Thaburi ya Asafu Inyuĩ andũ akwa, iguai ũrutani wakwa; thikĩrĩriai ciugo cia kanua gakwa.
2 I will open my mouth in parables; I will sing about hidden things about the past.
Ngũtumũra kanua gakwa njarie na ngerekano, ngũgweta maũndũ mahithe, maũndũ ma kuuma o tene:
3 These are things that we have heard and learned, things that our ancestors have told us.
maũndũ marĩa twanaigua na tũkamenya, o marĩa maithe maitũ maanatwĩra.
4 We will not keep them from their descendants. We will tell the next generation about the praiseworthy deeds of Yahweh, his strength, and the wonders that he has done.
Tũtingĩhitha ciana ciao maũndũ macio; nĩtũrĩĩraga rũciaro rũrĩa rũgooka ũhoro wa ciĩko cia Jehova cia kũmũgoocithia, na ũhoti wake, na magegania marĩa aaneka.
5 For he established covenant decrees in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel. He commanded our ancestors that they were to teach them to their children.
Aaheire Jakubu mawatho, na akĩhaanda watho thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli, ũrĩa aathire maithe maitũ atĩ maũrutage ciana ciao,
6 He commanded this so that the generation to come might know his decrees, the children not yet born, who should tell them in turn to their own children.
nĩguo rũciaro rũrĩa rũgooka thuutha rũkaamenya watho ũcio, o hamwe na ciana iria itaciarĩtwo, nĩguo nacio ikeera ciana ciacio.
7 Then they would place their hope in God and not forget his deeds but keep his commandments.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo ciĩhoke Ngai na ciage kũriganĩrwo nĩ ciĩko ciake, no kũrũmia irũmagie maathani make.
8 Then they would not be like their ancestors, who were a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation whose hearts were not right, and whose spirits were not committed and faithful to God.
Nacio itikahaane ta maithe macio ma tene, arĩa maarĩ a rũciaro rũremi na rũngʼathia, rũrĩa ngoro ciaruo itaathĩkagĩra Mũrungu, o rũu maroho maaruo mataamwĩhokire.
9 The Ephraimites were armed with bows, but they turned back on the day of battle.
Andũ a Efiraimu, o na maarĩ na mota ma kũrũa, nĩmahũndũkire mũthenya ũrĩa wa mbaara;
10 They did not keep the covenant with God, and they refused to obey his law.
matiarũmirie kĩrĩkanĩro kĩao na Ngai, na nĩmaregire kũrũmĩrĩra watho wake.
11 They forgot his deeds, the wonderful things that he had shown them.
Nĩmariganĩirwo nĩ maũndũ marĩa ekĩte, na makĩriganĩrwo nĩ magegania marĩa aamonetie.
12 They forgot the marvelous things he did in the sight of their ancestors in the land of Egypt, in the land of Zoan.
Nĩaringire ciama maithe mao makĩĩonagĩra marĩ kũu bũrũri wa Misiri, kũu werũ-inĩ wa Zoani.
13 He divided the sea and led them across it; he made the waters to stand like walls.
Aagayanirie iria, akĩmaringia; aatũmire maaĩ marũgame ta rũthingo.
14 In the daytime he led them with a cloud and all the night with the light of fire.
Mũthenya aamatongoragia na itu, naguo ũtukũ wothe akamatongoria na ũtheri wa mwaki.
15 He split the rocks in the wilderness, and he gave them water abundantly, enough to fill the depths of the sea.
Nĩatũranirie mahiga kũu werũ-inĩ, na akĩmahe maaĩ maingĩ o ta ma iria;
16 He made streams flow out of the rock and made the water flow like rivers.
nĩatũmire tũrũũĩ tuume rwaro-inĩ rwa ihiga, na agĩtũma maaĩ matherere ta njũũĩ.
17 Yet they continued to sin against him, rebelling against the Most High in the wilderness.
No-o maathiire o na mbere kwĩhĩria Ngai, magĩkĩremera Ũrĩa-ũrĩ-Igũrũ-Mũno marĩ kũu werũ-inĩ.
18 They challenged God in their hearts by asking for food to satisfy their appetites.
Nao makĩgeria Mũrungu makĩendaga, na ũndũ wa gwĩtia irio iria meeriragĩria kũrĩa.
19 They spoke against God; they said, “Can God really lay out a table for us in the wilderness?
Magĩũkĩrĩra Ngai na mĩario, makĩũrania atĩrĩ, “Mũrungu no ahote kwara metha werũ-inĩ?
20 See, when he struck the rock, waters gushed out and streams overflowed. But can he give bread also? Will he provide meat for his people?”
Rĩrĩa aagũthire ihiga, maaĩ nĩmatothokire boo, natuo tũrũũĩ tũgĩtherera tũiyũrĩte maaĩ maingĩ. No rĩrĩ, no ahote gũtũhe o na irio? No ahe andũ ake nyama?”
21 When Yahweh heard this, he was angry; so his fire burned against Jacob, and his anger attacked Israel,
Rĩrĩa Jehova aiguire ũguo, akĩrakara; agĩtharĩkĩra Jakubu na mwaki wake, namo mangʼũrĩ make magĩũkĩrĩra Isiraeli,
22 because they did not believe in God and did not trust in his salvation.
nĩgũkorwo matiigana gwĩtĩkia Ngai, kana kwĩhoka ũhonokania wake.
23 Yet he commanded the skies above and opened the doors of the sky.
No rĩrĩ, we nĩathire matu ma igũrũ na akĩhingũra mĩrango ya igũrũ;
24 He rained down manna for them to eat, and gave them the grain from heaven.
oirĩirie andũ mana ta mbura marĩe, na akĩmahe ngano ya kũu igũrũ.
25 People ate the bread of angels. He sent them food in abundance.
Andũ makĩrĩa irio cia araika; akĩmahe irio iria ciothe mangĩahotire kũrĩa.
26 He caused the east wind to blow in the sky, and by his power he guided the south wind.
O na ningĩ akĩerekeria rũhuho rwa mwena wa irathĩro kuuma igũrũ, na akĩrehithia rũhuho rwa mwena wa gũthini na ũndũ wa hinya wake.
27 He rained down meat on them like dust, birds as numerous as the sands of the sea.
Akĩmaharũrũkĩria nyama nyingĩ ta rũkũngũ, nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ ciaingĩhĩte ta mũthanga wa iria-inĩ.
28 They fell in the middle of their camp, all around their tents.
Agĩtũma igwe thĩinĩ wa kambĩ yao, igĩthiũrũrũkĩria hema ciao.
29 So they ate and were full. He gave them what they craved.
Maarĩire o nginya makĩhũũna, nĩgũkorwo aamaheire kĩrĩa merirĩirie kũrĩa.
30 But they had not yet filled up; their food was still in their mouths.
No matanarĩkia kũrĩa irio icio meriragĩria, o irĩ tũnua-inĩ twao-rĩ,
31 Then God's anger attacked them and killed the strongest of them. He brought down the young men of Israel.
marakara ma Ngai makĩmokĩrĩra; akĩũraga arĩa maarĩ na hinya mũno gatagatĩ kao, akĩniina andũ ethĩ a Isiraeli.
32 Despite this, they continued to sin and did not believe his wonderful deeds.
O na amekĩte ũguo wothe-rĩ, mathiire o na mbere kwĩhia; o na ekĩte magegania make, matiamwĩtĩkirie.
33 Therefore God cut short their days; their years were filled with terror.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩtũma matukũ mao mathire o ũguo tũhũ, na mĩaka yao ĩgĩthira nĩ ihooru rĩa kũmaka.
34 Whenever God afflicted them, they would start to seek him, and they would return and look earnestly for him.
Rĩrĩa rĩothe Mũrungu ooraga amwe ao nĩmamũmaathaga; mamũrongoragia na makamũcookerera na kĩyo.
35 They would call to mind that God was their rock and that the Most High God was their rescuer.
Nao makaririkana atĩ Ngai nĩwe warĩ Rwaro rwao rwa Ihiga, na atĩ Mũrungu Ũrĩa-ũrĩ-Igũrũ-Mũno nĩwe warĩ Mũkũũri wao.
36 But they would flatter him with their mouth and lie to him with their words.
No-o makeyendithĩrĩria harĩ we na tũnua twao, makamũheenagia na nĩmĩ ciao;
37 For their hearts were not firmly fixed on him, and they were not faithful to his covenant.
ngoro ciao itiarĩ njĩhokeku kũrĩ we, na matiarĩ eehokeku harĩ kĩrĩkanĩro gĩake.
38 Yet he, being merciful, forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. Yes, many times he held back his anger and did not stir up all his wrath.
Nowe no aaiyũrĩtwo nĩ tha; akĩmarekera waganu wao, na ndaigana kũmaniina. Kaingĩ na kaingĩ nĩagiragĩrĩria marakara make, na ndaigana kwarahũra mangʼũrĩ make mothe.
39 He called to mind that they were made of flesh, a wind that passes away and does not return.
Nĩaaririkanire atĩ maarĩ o andũ tu, karũhuho karĩa kahĩtũkaga na gaticooke rĩngĩ.
40 How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the barren regions!
Nĩ maita maingĩ atĩa maamũremagĩra marĩ kũu werũ-inĩ, na makamũiguithia kĩeha marĩ kũu rũngʼũrĩ-inĩ.
41 Again and again they challenged God and offended the Holy One of Israel.
Mahinda maingĩ nĩmageririe Mũrungu; maathirĩkirie Ũrĩa-Mũtheru-wa-Isiraeli.
42 They did not think about his power, how he had rescued them from the enemy
Matiaririkanire ũhoti wake: mũthenya ũrĩa aamakũũrire kuuma kũrĩ arĩa maamahinyagĩrĩria,
43 when he performed his terrifying signs in Egypt and his wonders in the region of Zoan.
kana mũthenya ũrĩa onanirie ciama ciake kũu bũrũri wa Misiri, kana magegania make marĩa onanirie kũu werũ-inĩ wa Zoani.
44 He turned the Egyptians' rivers to blood so that they could not drink from their streams.
Nĩagarũrire njũũĩ cia bũrũri wa Misiri igĩtuĩka thakame; matingĩahotire kũnyua maaĩ ma tũrũũĩ twao.
45 He sent swarms of flies that devoured them and frogs that overran their land.
Akĩmatũmĩra mĩrumbĩ mĩingĩ ya ngi ikĩmarĩa, o na ciũra iria ciamaanangire.
46 He gave their crops to the grasshopper and their labor to the locust.
Irio cia mĩgũnda yao aaciheire itono, na maciaro mao akĩmarekereria ngigĩ.
47 He destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamore trees with more hail.
Aanangire mĩthabibũ yao na mbura ya mbembe, na mĩkũyũ yao akĩmĩcina na mbaa.
48 He rained hail on their cattle and hurled lightning bolts at their livestock.
Ngʼombe ciao aaciũragire na mbura ya mbembe, na mahiũ mao akĩmahũũra na ngwa.
49 The fierceness of his anger lashed out against them. He sent wrath, fury, and trouble like agents who bring disaster.
Aamaitĩrĩirie marakara make mahiũ, na mangʼũrĩ, na marũrũ, na muku: akĩmarekereria mbũtũ ya araika arĩa maniinanaga.
50 He leveled a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death but gave them over to the plague.
Nĩaatemeire marakara make njĩra; ndamahonokirie kũrĩ gĩkuũ, no nĩamarekereirie kũrĩ mũthiro.
51 He killed all the firstborn in Egypt, the firstborn of their strength in the tents of Ham.
Akĩũraga marigithathi mothe ma bũrũri wa Misiri, arĩ mo maciaro ma mbere ma mũndũ thĩinĩ wa hema cia Hamu.
52 He led his own people out like sheep and guided them through the wilderness like a flock.
No akĩruta andũ ake kuo ta rũũru; akĩmatongoria o ta ũrĩa mũrĩithi atongoragia ngʼondu magĩtuĩkanĩria kũu werũ-inĩ.
53 He led them secure and unafraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
Aamatongoririe amamenyereire, nĩ ũndũ ũcio matietigĩrire; no thũ ciao ikĩhubĩkanio nĩ iria.
54 Then he brought them to the border of his holy land, to this mountain that his right hand acquired.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩmakinyia mũhaka-inĩ wa bũrũri wake ũcio mũtheru, akĩmakinyia bũrũri wa irĩma ũrĩa guoko gwake kwa ũrĩo kwegwatĩire.
55 He drove out the nations from before them and assigned them their inheritance. He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
Ningĩ akĩrutũrũra ndũrĩrĩ ciehere mbere yao, na akĩmagaĩra bũrũri ũcio wa ndũrĩrĩ ũtuĩke igai rĩao; akĩhe mĩhĩrĩga ya Isiraeli mĩciĩ yao.
56 Yet they challenged and defied the Most High God and did not keep his solemn commands.
No nĩmageririe Ngai na makĩremera Ũrĩa-ũrĩ-Igũrũ-Mũno; matiathikĩrĩirie mawatho make.
57 They were unfaithful and acted treacherously like their fathers; they were as undependable as a faulty bow.
Nĩmagire wĩhokeku na makĩaga wĩtĩkio o ta maithe mao, makĩaga kwĩhokeka o ta ũta mũgathũku ũrĩa ũtangĩĩhokwo.
58 For they made him angry with their high places and provoked him to jealous anger with their idols.
Nĩmamũrakaririe nĩ ũndũ wa gũkorwo na kũndũ kwao gũtũũgĩru gwa kũhooyagĩra; makĩarahũra ũiru wake nĩ ũndũ wa mĩhianano yao.
59 When God heard this, he was angry and completely rejected Israel.
Rĩrĩa Ngai aamaiguire, nĩarakarire mũno; nake agĩtiganĩria Isiraeli o biũ.
60 He abandoned the sanctuary of Shiloh, the tent where he had lived among people.
Agĩthaama Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo ĩrĩa yarĩ Shilo, hema ĩrĩa aahaandĩte atũũranagie na andũ.
61 He allowed his strength to be captured and gave his glory into the enemy's hand.
Akĩrekereria ithandũkũ rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro rĩrĩa rĩa hinya wake rĩthaamio, riiri ũcio wake akĩũneana moko-inĩ ma thũ.
62 He handed his people over to the sword, and he was angry with his heritage.
Andũ ake nao akĩmarekereria rũhiũ rwa njora; nĩarakarĩtio mũno nĩ igai rĩake.
63 Fire devoured their young men, and their young women had no wedding songs.
Mwaki ũgĩcina aanake ao, nao airĩtu ao makĩaga kũinagĩrwo nyĩmbo cia ũhiki;
64 Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows could not weep.
athĩnjĩri-Ngai ao makĩũragwo na rũhiũ rwa njora, na atumia ao a ndigwa makĩaga kũmacakaĩra.
65 Then the Lord awakened as one from sleep, like a warrior who shouts because of wine.
Ningĩ Mwathani akĩarahũka ta mũndũ woima toro, ta njamba ya ita ĩgĩũkĩra thuutha wa kũrĩĩo nĩ ndibei.
66 He drove his adversaries back; he put them to everlasting shame.
Aahũũrire thũ ciake agĩcihũndũra; aaciconorithirie nginya tene.
67 He rejected the tent of Joseph, and he did not chose the tribe of Ephraim.
Ningĩ akĩrega hema cia Jusufu, na ndathuurire mũhĩrĩga wa Efiraimu;
68 He chose the tribe of Judah and Mount Zion that he loved.
no rĩrĩ, nĩathuurire mũhĩrĩga wa Juda, na Kĩrĩma gĩa Zayuni kĩrĩa endete.
69 He built his sanctuary like the heavens, like the earth that he has established forever.
Nĩaakire handũ harĩa hake haamũre hakĩhaana ta irĩma iria ndaaya, hakĩhaana ta thĩ ĩrĩa aahaandire ĩtũũre ĩrũmĩte nginya tene.
70 He chose David, his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds.
Aathuurire Daudi ndungata yake na akĩmũruta ciugũ-inĩ cia ngʼondu;
71 He took him from following the ewes with their young, and he brought him to be shepherd of Jacob, his people, and of Israel, his heritage.
akĩmũtigithia kũrĩithia ngʼondu, akĩmutua mũrĩithi wa andũ ake, nĩo mbarĩ ya Jakubu, arĩithagie Isiraeli igai rĩake.
72 David shepherded them with the integrity of his heart, and he guided them with the skill of his hands.
Nake Daudi akĩmarĩithia arĩ na wagĩrĩru wa ngoro; aamatongoragia na ũũgĩ wa moko make.
