Thaburi 120

1 Thaburi ya Agendi Ndakaĩire Jehova ndĩ mĩnyamaro-inĩ, nake akĩnjĩtĩka.

A song of ascents. In my distress I called out to Yahweh, and he answered me.

2 Wee Jehova, honokia harĩ mĩromo ĩrĩa yaragia maheeni, na harĩ nĩmĩ iria iheenanagia.

Rescue my life, Yahweh, from those who lie with their lips and deceive with their tongues.

3 Agaagwĩka atĩa, na nĩ atĩa ũngĩ makĩria ya ũguo, wee rũrĩmĩ rũrũ rũheenanagia?

How will he punish you, and what more will he do to you, you who have a lying tongue?

4 Agaakũherithia na mĩguĩ mĩnoore ya njamba ya ita, na makara marĩrĩmbũkĩte mwaki ma mũtĩ wa mũkoigo.

He will punish you with the arrows of a warrior sharpened over burning coals of the broom tree.

5 Kaĩ ndĩ na haaro-ĩ, nĩgũtũũra gũkũ Mesheki, na ngaikara hema-inĩ cia Kedari-ĩ!

Woe is me because I temporarily live in Meshech; I lived previously among the tents of Kedar.

6 Nĩndũũrĩte hĩndĩ ndaaya gatagatĩ-inĩ ka arĩa mathũire thayũ.

For too long I have lived with those who hate peace.

7 Niĩ ndĩ mũndũ wa thayũ; no rĩrĩa ndaaria-rĩ, o mendaga o mbaara.

I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war.