< Thaburi 120 >
1 Thaburi ya Agendi Ndakaĩire Jehova ndĩ mĩnyamaro-inĩ, nake akĩnjĩtĩka.
A Song of degrees. In my distress I cried to the LORD, and he heard me.
2 Wee Jehova, honokia harĩ mĩromo ĩrĩa yaragia maheeni, na harĩ nĩmĩ iria iheenanagia.
Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
3 Agaagwĩka atĩa, na nĩ atĩa ũngĩ makĩria ya ũguo, wee rũrĩmĩ rũrũ rũheenanagia?
What shall be given to thee? or what shall be done to thee, thou false tongue?
4 Agaakũherithia na mĩguĩ mĩnoore ya njamba ya ita, na makara marĩrĩmbũkĩte mwaki ma mũtĩ wa mũkoigo.
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
5 Kaĩ ndĩ na haaro-ĩ, nĩgũtũũra gũkũ Mesheki, na ngaikara hema-inĩ cia Kedari-ĩ!
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
6 Nĩndũũrĩte hĩndĩ ndaaya gatagatĩ-inĩ ka arĩa mathũire thayũ.
My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth 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.