Macakaya 1
1 Hĩ! Kaĩ itũũra rĩu inene nĩrĩikarĩte rĩtiganĩirio, o rĩu rĩratũire rĩiyũrĩte andũ-ĩ! Kaĩ rĩĩkũhaana o ta mũtumia wa ndigwa, ũcio ũraarĩ mũnene gatagatĩ ka ndũrĩrĩ-ĩ! O we ũratũire arĩ mũthamaki-mũndũ-wa-nja ngʼongo-inĩ cia bũrũri-rĩ, rĩu atuĩkĩte ngombo.
HOW DOTH the city sit solitary, that was full of people! How is she become as a widow! She that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
2 Ũtukũ araaraga akĩrĩra na ruo, maithori makanyũrũrũkĩra makai-inĩ make. Arĩa othe marendanĩte nake-rĩ, hatirĩ o na ũmwe wa kũmũhooreria. Arata ake othe nĩmamũkunyanĩire; othe matuĩkĩte thũ ciake.
She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks; she hath none to comfort her among all her lovers; all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.
3 Thuutha wa thĩĩna na mawĩra maritũ, Juda nĩatwarĩtwo ithaamĩrio. Atũũraga gatagatĩ ka ndũrĩrĩ; agakĩaga handũ ha kũhurũka. Arĩa othe mamũingatithagia nĩmamũkinyĩrĩire arĩ hatĩka-inĩ ciake.
Judah is gone into exile because of affliction, and because of great servitude; she dwelleth among the nations, she findeth no rest; all her pursuers overtook her within the straits.
4 Njĩra cia gũthiĩ Zayuni no macakaya, nĩ ũndũ gũtirĩ andũ mookaga ciathĩ ciake iria njathane. Matoonyero make mothe makirĩte ihooru, athĩnjĩri-Ngai ake no gũcaaya maracaaya, airĩtu ake no kũgirĩka, nake arĩ na ruo rũnene.
The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn assembly; all her gates are desolate, her priests sigh; her virgins are afflicted, and she herself is in bitterness.
5 Amuku ake matuĩkĩte nĩo mamwathaga; thũ ciake nĩcio igaacĩire. Jehova nĩamũrehithĩirie kĩeha nĩ ũndũ wa mehia make maingĩ. Ciana ciake itahĩtwo igatwarwo bũrũri ũngĩ, igatuĩka mĩgwate ya thũ.
Her adversaries are become the head, her enemies are at ease; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions; her young children are gone into captivity before the adversary.
6 Mwarĩ wa Zayuni nĩehereirwo nĩ riiri wake. Anene ake mahaanĩte ta thwariga ciagĩte ũrĩithio; moorĩte matarĩ na hinya, moimĩtwo thuutha nĩ arĩa mamaingatithĩtie.
And gone is from the daughter of Zion all her splendour; her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.
7 Matukũ-inĩ ma thĩĩna na kũũrũũra gwake-rĩ, Jerusalemu aririkanaga igĩĩna ciothe iria ciarĩ ciake matukũ ma tene. Rĩrĩa andũ ake maagũire moko-inĩ ma thũ-rĩ, gũtiarĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe wa kũmũteithia. Thũ ciake ikĩmũrora, igĩthekerera mwanangĩko wake.
Jerusalem remembereth in the days of her affliction and of her anguish all her treasures that she had from the days of old; now that her people fall by the hand of the adversary, and none doth help her, the adversaries have seen her, they have mocked at her desolations.
8 Jerusalemu nĩehĩtie mũno, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio akanyiitwo nĩ thaahu. Arĩa othe maamũtĩĩte-rĩ, rĩu nĩmamũnyararĩte, nĩ ũndũ nĩmonete njaga yake; we mwene no gũcaaya aracaaya, na akamahutatĩra.
Jerusalem hath grievously sinned, therefore she is become as one unclean; all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness; she herself also sigheth, and turneth backward.
9 Gĩko gĩake nĩkĩnyiitĩte nguo ciake; nake ndaigana gwĩcũũrania mũtũũrĩre wake wa thuutha. Kũgũa gwake kwarĩ gwa kũmakania; gũtiarĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe wa kũmũhooreria. “Wee Jehova, ta kĩone mathĩĩna makwa, nĩgũkorwo thũ yakwa nĩhootanĩte.”
Her filthiness was in her skirts, she was not mindful of her end; therefore is she come down wonderfully, she hath no comforter. 'Behold, O LORD, my affliction, for the enemy hath magnified himself.'
10 Thũ ĩyo nĩyegwatĩire igĩĩna-inĩ ciake ciothe; nake akĩĩonera ndũrĩrĩ iria itooĩ Ngai igĩtoonya handũ harĩa hake haamũre: o arĩa wee wathanĩte matikanatoonye kĩũngano-inĩ gĩaku.
The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her treasures; for she hath seen that the heathen are entered into her sanctuary, concerning whom Thou didst command that they should not enter into Thy congregation.
11 Andũ ake othe nĩgũcaaya maracaaya magĩetha gĩa kũrĩa; magagĩkũũrania igĩĩna ciao na irio nĩguo matũũre muoyo. “Wee Jehova, ta cũrania wone, nĩgũkorwo ndĩ mũmeneku.”
All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for food to refresh the soul. 'See, O LORD, and behold, how abject I am become.'
12 “Atĩrĩrĩ, inyuĩ mũrahĩtũka, anga mũkuona ũndũ ũyũ ta ũtamũkoniĩ? Ta rorai muone. Nĩ kũrĩ thĩĩna ũiganaine na thĩĩna ũyũ wakwa, thĩĩna ũrĩa njigĩrĩirwo, o ũcio Jehova aandehithĩirie mũthenya wa marakara make mahiũ?
'Let it not come unto you, all ye that pass by! Behold, and see if there be any pain like unto my pain, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of His fierce anger.
13 “We aandũmĩire mwaki uumĩte igũrũ, akĩũikũrũkia, ũgĩtoonya nginya mahĩndĩ-inĩ makwa. Aambĩire magũrũ makwa wabu wa kũmatega, akĩĩhũndũra. Nake agĩtũma nyiitwo nĩ ihooru, ngĩkĩringĩka mũthenya wothe.
From on high hath He sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them; He hath spread a net for my feet, He hath turned me back; He hath made me desolate and faint all the day.
14 “Mehia makwa mohanĩtio, magatuĩka icooki. Moko make mamogothanĩtie hamwe. Magagĩĩkĩrwo ngingo-inĩ yakwa, nake Mwathani agakĩĩniina hinya. Akaaneana moko-inĩ ma arĩa itangĩhota gwĩtiiria.
The yoke of my transgressions is impressed by His hand; they are knit together, they are come up upon my neck; He hath made my strength to fail; the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand.
15 “Mwathani nĩaregete njamba ciothe cia ita iria ndĩ nacio, akanjĩtĩra ita nĩguo rĩnjũkĩrĩre, rĩmemende aanake akwa. Kĩhihĩro-inĩ gĩake kĩa ndibei-rĩ, Mwathani nĩarangĩrĩirie Mwarĩ Gathirange wa Juda.
The Lord hath set at nought all my mighty men in the midst of me; He hath called a solemn assembly against me to crush my young men; the Lord hath trodden as in a winepress the virgin the daughter of Judah.'
16 “Maũndũ macio nĩmo maratũma ndĩre, namo maitho makwa makanyũrũrũkia maithori. Gũtirĩ mũndũ ũrĩ hakuhĩ wa kũũhooreria, gũtirĩ mũndũ wa kũnyũmĩrĩria ngoro. Ciana ciakwa ituĩkĩte cia kũnyamarĩka tondũ thũ nĩyo ĩhootanĩte.”
'For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water; because the comforter is far from me, even he that should refresh my soul; my children are desolate, because the enemy hath prevailed.'
17 Zayuni atambũrũkĩtie moko, no gũtirĩ mũndũ wa kũmũhooreria. Jehova nĩathanĩte ũhoro wa Jakubu atĩ arĩa mariganĩtie nake matuĩke thũ ciake; Jerusalemu nĩatuĩkĩte kĩndũ kĩrĩ thaahu gatagatĩ-inĩ kao.
Zion spreadeth forth her hands; there is none to comfort her; the LORD hath commanded concerning Jacob, that they that are round about him should be his adversaries; Jerusalem is among them as one unclean.
18 “Jehova nĩ mũthingu, no rĩrĩ, nĩndaremeire watho wake. Thikĩrĩriai, inyuĩ andũ othe, na mũrore gũthĩĩnĩka gwakwa. Aanake akwa na airĩtu akwa nĩmatahĩtwo magatwarwo thĩ ngʼeni.
'The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against His word; hear, I pray you, all ye peoples, and behold my pain: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.
19 “Ndaatũmanĩire arĩa twarĩ ngwatanĩro, no-o makĩngunyanĩra. Athĩnjĩri-Ngai akwa, na athuuri akwa marakuĩrĩire itũũra-inĩ rĩu inene, o magĩcaragia irio cia kũmatũũria muoyo.
I called for my lovers, but they deceived me; my priests and mine elders perished in the city, while they sought them food to refresh their souls.
20 “Wee Jehova, ta rora wone ũrĩa ndĩ hatĩka-inĩ! Nĩndĩratangĩka thĩinĩ wakwa, na ngathĩĩnĩka thĩinĩ wa ngoro yakwa, nĩ ũndũ ngoretwo ndĩ mũremi mũno. Na kũu nja, hiũ cia njora nĩirooraga andũ, nakuo thĩinĩ no gĩkuũ kũrĩ.
Behold, O LORD, for I am in distress, mine inwards burn; my heart is turned within me, for I have grievously rebelled. Abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is the like of death.
21 “Andũ nĩmaiguĩte mũcaayo wakwa, no gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe wa kũũhooreria. Thũ ciakwa ciothe nĩciguĩte ũhoro wa hatĩka ciakwa, nacio igakena nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo wĩkĩte. Nawe gĩkinyie mũthenya ũrĩa wanĩrĩire nĩguo nao mahaane ta niĩ.
They have heard that I sigh, there is none to comfort me; all mine enemies have heard of my trouble, and are glad, for Thou hast done it; Thou wilt bring the day that Thou hast proclaimed, and they shall be like unto me.
22 “Waganu wao wothe nĩũgĩkinye mbere yaku, nawe ũmeke o ta ũrĩa ũnjĩkĩte nĩ ũndũ wa mehia makwa mothe. Mĩcaayo yakwa nĩ mĩingĩ, nayo ngoro yakwa nĩĩringĩkĩte.”
Let all their wickedness come before Thee; and do unto them, as Thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions; for my sighs are many and my heart is faint.'
