Psalms 74
1 An Instruction of Asaph. Why, O God, hast Thou cast off for ever? Thine anger smoketh against the flock of Thy pasture.
Thaburi ya Asafu Wee Ngai-rĩ, nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ũtũtiganĩrie nginya tene? Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmaga marakara maku macine ngʼondu cia rũũru rwaku?
2 Remember Thy company. Thou didst purchase of old, Thou didst redeem the rod of Thy inheritance, This mount Zion — Thou didst dwell in it.
Ririkana andũ arĩa wegũrĩire o tene, arĩa wakũũrire magĩtuĩka mũhĩrĩga ũrĩa wegaĩire, na ũririkane Kĩrĩma gĩa Zayuni, o kũrĩa watũũrĩte.
3 Lift up Thy steps to the perpetual desolations, Everything the enemy did wickedly in the sanctuary.
Erekeria makinya maku kũrĩ mwanangĩko ũyũ ũtũũrĩte kuo, wone ũrĩa handũ harĩa haku haamũre hathũkangĩtio nĩ thũ.
4 Roared have thine adversaries, In the midst of Thy meeting-places, They have set their ensigns as ensigns.
Amuku aku mararamĩire harĩa wacemanĩirie na ithuĩ; maahaandire bendera ciao irĩ imenyithia.
5 He is known as one bringing in on high Against a thicket of wood — axes.
Metuĩte ta andũ mekũhiũria mathanwa mateme mĩtĩ ya mũtitũ.
6 And now, its carvings together With axe and hatchet they break down,
Mbaũ iria ciothe ciagemetio magĩciunanga na mathanwa na ibũi ciao.
7 They have sent into fire Thy sanctuary, to the earth they polluted the tabernacle of Thy name,
Nĩmacinire handũ-haku-harĩa-haamũre hakĩmomoka, magĩthaahia gĩikaro kĩa Rĩĩtwa rĩaku.
8 They said in their hearts, 'Let us oppress them together,' They did burn all the meeting-places of God in the land.
Moigire atĩrĩ na ngoro ciao, “Tũkũmahehenja mathire!” Maacinire handũ harĩa hothe Mũrungu aahooyagĩrwo kũu bũrũri-inĩ.
9 Our ensigns we have not seen, There is no more a prophet, Nor with us is one knowing how long.
Gũtirĩ ciama tũringagĩrwo mahinda maya; anabii nĩmathirĩte, na gũtirĩ witũ ũũĩ nĩ nginya rĩ gũgũikara ũguo.
10 Till when, O God, doth an adversary reproach? Doth an enemy despise thy name for ever?
Wee Ngai, thũ ĩgũtũũra ĩgũthirĩkagia nginya rĩ? Mũmuku no atũũre acambagia rĩĩtwa rĩaku nginya tene?
11 Why dost Thou turn back Thy hand, Even Thy right hand? From the midst of Thy bosom remove [it].
Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ũthune guoko gwaku, o guoko kũu gwaku kwa ũrĩo? Kũrute mĩkũnjo-inĩ ya nguo ciaku ũmaniine!
12 And God [is] my king of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
No rĩrĩ, Wee Ngai, nĩwe mũthamaki wakwa kuuma tene; nĩwĩkaga maũndũ ma kũhonokania gũkũ thĩ.
13 Thou hast broken by Thy strength a sea -[monster], Thou hast shivered Heads of dragons by the waters,
Wee-rĩ, nĩwe wagayanirie iria na ũhoti waku, ũkĩhehenja mĩtwe ya nyamũ iria nene kũu maaĩ-inĩ.
14 Thou hast broken the heads of leviathan, Thou makest him food, For the people of the dry places.
Wee-rĩ, nĩwe wahehenjire mĩtwe ya Leviathani, ũkĩmĩheana ĩtuĩke irio cia ciũmbe cia werũ-inĩ.
15 Thou hast cleaved a fountain and a stream, Thou hast dried up perennial flowings.
Wee-rĩ, nĩwe watũmire ithima itherũke na tũrũũĩ tũtherere, ũkĩhũithia njũũĩ iria itahũaga.
16 Thine [is] the day, also Thine [is] the night, Thou hast prepared a light giver — the sun.
Mũthenya nĩ waku o na ũtukũ no waku; Wee nĩwe wahaandire riũa na mweri.
17 Thou hast set up all the borders of earth, Summer and winter Thou hast formed them.
Wee-rĩ, nĩwe wekĩrire mĩhaka yothe ya thĩ; nĩwe watũmire kũgĩe hĩndĩ ya riũa na hĩndĩ ya heho.
18 Remember this — an enemy reproached Jehovah, And a foolish people have despised Thy name.
Ririkana ũrĩa thũ ĩkũnyũrũrĩtie, Wee Jehova, na ũrĩa andũ arĩa akĩĩgu macambĩtie rĩĩtwa rĩaku.
19 Give not up to a company, The soul of Thy turtle-dove, The company of Thy poor ones forget not for ever.
Ndũkaneane muoyo wa ndirahũgĩ yaku kũrĩ nyamũ cia gĩthaka; ndũkariganĩrwo nĩ mĩoyo ya andũ aku arĩa manyariirĩtwo nginya tene.
20 Look attentively to the covenant, For the dark places of earth, Have been full of habitations of violence.
Ririkana kĩrĩkanĩro gĩaku, tondũ kũndũ guothe kũrĩa kũrĩ nduma bũrũri-inĩ kũiyũrĩte haaro.
21 Let not the oppressed turn back ashamed, Let the poor and needy praise Thy name,
Ndũkareke mũndũ ũrĩa mũhinyĩrĩrie acooke na thuutha aconokete; andũ arĩa athĩĩni na arĩa abatari nĩmagooce rĩĩtwa rĩaku.
22 Arise, O God, plead Thy plea, Remember Thy reproach from a fool all the day.
Arahũka, Wee Ngai, ũrũgamĩrĩre kĩhooto gĩaku; ririkana ũrĩa andũ arĩa akĩĩgu magũthirĩkagia mũthenya wothe.
23 Forget not the voice of Thine adversaries, The noise of Thy withstanders is going up continually!
Ndũkariganĩrwo nĩ mbugĩrĩrio ya amuku aku, o inegene rĩa thũ ciaku, rĩrĩa iranegena itegũtigithĩria.
