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1 Hĩ! Kaĩ Mwathani nĩakĩhumbĩrĩte Mwarĩ wa Zayuni na itu rĩa marakara make-ĩ! Nĩatungumanĩtie riiri wa Isiraeli, akaũharũrũkia kuuma igũrũ nginya thĩ; ndaaririkanire gaturwa ka magũrũ make, mũthenya ũrĩa aarakarire.
How doth the Lord cloud in His anger the daughter of Zion, He hath cast from heaven [to] earth the beauty of Israel, And hath not remembered His footstool in the day of His anger.
2 Mwathani-rĩ, nĩameretie itũũro ciothe cia Jakubu atarĩ na tha; nĩamomorete ciĩhitho iria nũmu cia Mwarĩ wa Juda arĩ na marakara. Nĩagũithĩtie ũthamaki wa Mwarĩ wa Juda, na akagũithia anene ake, akamaconorithia.
Swallowed up hath the Lord, He hath not pitied any of the pleasant places of Jacob, He hath broken down in His wrath The fortresses of the daughter of Judah, He hath caused to come to the earth, He polluted the kingdom and its princes.
3 Rũhĩa rwa Isiraeli ruothe arũrengete arĩ na marakara mahiũ. Nĩeheretie guoko gwake kwa ũrĩo, gũkameeherera o rĩrĩa thũ ciamakuhĩrĩria. Nĩgũcina acinĩte Jakubu ta mwaki ũkũrĩrĩmbũka, ũrĩa ũcinaga kĩrĩa gĩothe kĩrĩ hakuhĩ naguo.
He hath cut off in the heat of anger every horn of Israel, He hath turned backward His right hand From the face of the enemy, And He burneth against Jacob as a flaming fire, It hath devoured round about.
4 Ageetete ũta wake o ta thũ; guoko gwake kwa ũrĩo nĩ kwĩhaarĩirie. Arĩa othe maatũire makenagia maitho-rĩ, amooragĩte o ta marĩ thũ; hema ya Mwarĩ wa Zayuni amĩitĩrĩirie mangʼũrĩ make mahaana ta mwaki.
He hath trodden His bow as an enemy, Stood hath His right hand as an adversary, And He slayeth all the desirable ones of the eye, In the tent of the daughter of Zion, He hath poured out as fire His fury.
5 Mwathani-rĩ, atuĩkĩte ta thũ; nĩameretie Isiraeli. Nĩameretie nyũmba ciake ciothe cia ũthamaki, na akaananga ciĩhitho ciake iria nũmu. Nĩaingĩhĩirie Mwarĩ wa Juda gũcakaya na kũgirĩka.
The Lord hath been as an enemy, He hath swallowed up Israel, He hath swallowed up all her palaces, He hath destroyed His fortresses, And He multiplieth in the daughter of Judah Mourning and moaning.
6 Nĩonũhĩte gĩikaro gĩake ta mũgũnda; nĩanangĩte handũ hake ha gũtũnganĩrwo. Jehova nĩatũmĩte Zayuni ariganĩrwo nĩ ciathĩ ciake iria njathane, o hamwe na Thabatũ ciake; nĩ ũndũ wa marakara make mahiũ-rĩ, akanyarara mũthamaki, o hamwe na mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai.
And He shaketh as a garden His tabernacle, He hath destroyed His appointed place, Jehovah hath forgotten in Zion the appointed time and sabbath, And despiseth, in the indignation of His anger, king and priest.
7 Mwathani nĩaregete kĩgongona gĩake, na agatiganĩria handũ hake harĩa haamũre. Nĩaneanĩte thingo cia nyũmba ciake cia ũthamaki kũrĩ thũ; iraanĩrĩra irĩ thĩinĩ wa nyũmba ya Jehova, o taarĩ mũthenya wa gĩathĩ kĩrĩa gĩathane.
The Lord hath cast off His altar, He hath rejected His sanctuary, He hath shut up into the hand of the enemy The walls of her palaces, A noise they have made in the house of Jehovah Like a day of appointment.
8 Jehova nĩatuire itua rĩa kũmomora rũthingo rũrĩa rũthiũrũrũkĩirie Mwarĩ wa Zayuni. Nĩatambũrũkirie rũrigi rwa gũthima, na ndaagiririe guoko gwake gũtige kũrwananga. Nĩatũmire njirigo na thingo icakaye; o cierĩ igĩgĩtuĩka cia kwanangĩka.
Devised hath Jehovah to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion, He hath stretched out a line, He hath not turned His hand from destroying, And He causeth bulwark and wall to mourn, Together — they have been weak.
9 Ihingo ciakuo nĩihorokeire na thĩ; mĩgĩĩko yacio nĩamiunangĩte, akamĩananga. Mũthamaki na anene akuo nĩmatahĩtwo magatwarwo ndũrĩrĩ-inĩ, watho rĩu ndũrutanagwo, na anabii akuo nĩmatigire kuona cioneki ciumĩte kũrĩ Jehova.
Sunk into the earth have her gates, He hath destroyed and broken her bars, Her king and her princes [are] among the nations, There is no law, also her prophets Have not found vision from Jehovah.
10 Athuuri a kũu kwa Mwarĩ wa Zayuni maikarĩte thĩ makirĩte ki; nao nĩmehurĩirie rũkũngũ mĩtwe, na makehumba nguo cia makũnia. Airĩtu a Jerusalemu mainamĩrĩire maturumithĩtie mĩtwe yao thĩ.
Sit on the earth — keep silent do the elders of the daughter of Zion, They have caused dust to go up on their head, They have girded on sackcloth, Put down to the earth their head have the virgins of Jerusalem.
11 Maitho makwa nĩmaroora nĩ kũrĩra, ngatangĩka thĩinĩ wakwa, naguo roho wakwa nĩũitũrũrĩirwo thĩ nĩ ũndũ wa andũ akwa kwanangwo, nĩgũkorwo twana na tũkenge tũraringĩkĩra njĩra-inĩ cia itũũra rĩrĩa inene.
Consumed by tears have been my eyes, Troubled have been my bowels, Poured out to the earth hath been my liver, For the breach of the daughter of my people; In infant and suckling being feeble, In the broad places of the city,
12 Tũrooria manyina atĩrĩ, “Irio na ndibei irĩ ha?” o tũkĩringĩkaga ta andũ matiihĩirio njĩra-inĩ cia itũũra rĩrĩa inene, o mĩoyo yatuo ĩgĩthiragĩra moko-inĩ ma manyina.
To their mothers they say, 'Where [are] corn and wine?' In their becoming feeble as a pierced one In the broad places of the city, In their soul pouring itself out into the bosom of their mothers.
13 Ingĩkiuga atĩa nĩ ũndũ waku? Ingĩkũgerekania nakĩ, wee Mwarĩ ũyũ wa Jerusalemu? Ingĩkũhaanania nakĩ, nĩguo ngũhoorerie, wee Mwarĩ ũyũ Gathirange wa Zayuni? Kĩronda gĩaku kĩrikĩte o ta iria. Nũũ ũngĩhota gũkũhonia?
What do I testify [to] thee, what do I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? What do I equal to thee, and I comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? For great as a sea [is] thy breach, Who doth give healing to thee?
14 Cioneki iria anabii aku moonaga ciarĩ cia tũhũ na cia maheeni; matiigana kũmũguũrĩria mehia manyu nĩguo magirĩrĩrie gũtahwo kwanyu. Ndũmĩrĩri iria maamũheire ciarĩ cia maheeni, na cia kũmũhĩtithia.
Thy prophets have seen for thee a false and insipid thing, And have not revealed concerning thine iniquity, To turn back thy captivity, And they see for thee false burdens and causes of expulsion.
15 Ehĩtũkĩri othe mahũũraga hĩ; mathekaga makĩinainagĩria Mwarĩ ũyũ wa Jerusalemu mĩtwe, makĩũragia atĩrĩ: “Ĩĩ rĩĩrĩ nĩrĩo itũũra inene rĩrĩa rĩetagwo ũthaka ũrĩa mũkinyanĩru biũ, na rĩgeetwo gĩkeno gĩa thĩ yothe?”
Clapped hands at thee have all passing by the way, They have hissed — and they shake the head At the daughter of Jerusalem: 'Is this the city of which they said: The perfection of beauty, a joy to all the land?'
16 Thũ ciaku ciothe ciathamagia tũnua igũũkĩrĩre; igũthekagĩrĩra na ikahagarania magego, ikoiga atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ nĩtũmũmeretie. Ũyũ nĩguo mũthenya ũrĩa tũtũire twetereire, na rĩu nĩtũwonete.”
Opened against thee their mouth have all thine enemies, They have hissed, yea, they gnash the teeth, They have said: 'We have swallowed [her] up, Surely this [is] the day that we looked for, We have found — we have seen.'
17 Jehova nĩarĩkĩtie gwĩka ũrĩa aathugundĩte; we nĩahingĩtie kiugo gĩake, kĩrĩa aathanire o matukũ ma tene. Akũngʼaũranĩtie ategũkũiguĩra tha, atũmĩte thũ igũkenerere, rũhĩa rwa amuku aku nĩruo atũgĩrĩtie.
Jehovah hath done that which He devised, He hath fulfilled His saying That He commanded from the days of old, He hath broken down and hath not pitied, And causeth an enemy to rejoice over thee, He lifted up the horn of thine adversaries.
18 Ngoro cia andũ nĩirakaĩra Mwathani. Atĩrĩrĩ, wee rũthingo rũrũ rwa Mwarĩ wa Zayuni, reke maithori maku manyũrũrũke ta rũũĩ mũthenya na ũtukũ; ndũkahurũke, kana ũreke maitho maku mahurũke.
Cried hath their heart unto the Lord; O wall of the daughter of Zion, Cause to go down as a stream tears daily and nightly, Give not rest to thyself, Let not the daughter of thine eye stand still.
19 Arahũka, ũkayũrũrũke ũtukũ, rĩrĩa ũrangĩri wa ũtukũ wambagĩrĩria; itũrũraga ngoro yaku ta maaĩ mbere ya Mwathani. Ambararia moko maku na igũrũ kũrĩ we nĩ ũndũ wa mĩoyo ya ciana ciaku, o icio iraringĩka nĩ ngʼaragu magomano-inĩ ma njĩra ciothe.
Arise, cry aloud in the night, At the beginning of the watches. Pour out as water thy heart, Over against the face of the Lord, Lift up unto Him thy hands, for the soul of thine infants, Who are feeble with hunger at the head of all out-places.
20 “Wee Jehova, ta rora, na ũcũũranie: Nũũ ũngĩ wee ũrĩ weka ũguo? Andũ-a-nja nĩmagĩrĩirwo nĩ kũrĩa maciaro mao, o ciana iria marerete? Mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai na mũnabii nĩmagĩrĩire kũũragagĩrwo handũ-harĩa-haamũre ha Mwathani?
See, O Jehovah, and look attentively, To whom Thou hast acted thus, Do women eat their fruit, infants of a handbreadth? Slain in the sanctuary of the Lord are priest and prophet?
21 “Andũ ethĩ o na arĩa akũrũ makomete hamwe rũkũngũ-inĩ rwa njĩra, aanake akwa na airĩtu moragĩtwo na rũhiũ rwa njora. Ũmoragĩte mũthenya ũrĩa ũrakarĩte; ũmoragĩte ũtekũmaiguĩra tha.
Lain on the earth [in] out-places have young and old, My virgins and my young men have fallen by the sword, Thou hast slain in a day of Thine anger, Thou hast slaughtered — Thou hast not pitied.
22 “O ta ũrĩa wĩtanaga mũthenya wa gĩathĩ-rĩ, noguo ũnjĩtĩire maũndũ ma kũnguoyohia, makandigiicĩria mĩena yothe o taarĩ mũthenya wa gĩathĩ. Mũthenya wa marakara ma Jehova-rĩ, gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe wahonokire kana agĩtigara; arĩa ndarũmbũirie na ngĩrera-rĩ, thũ yakwa nĩĩmanangĩte.”
Thou dost call as [at] a day of appointment, My fears from round about, And there hath not been in the day of the anger of Jehovah, An escaped and remaining one, They whom I stretched out and nourished, My enemy hath consumed!

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