Thaburi 121

1 Thaburi ya Agendi Nĩngũtiira maitho makwa ndore irĩma-inĩ: ũteithio wakwa ũngiuma na kũ?

A Song of Ascents. I will lift up mine eyes, unto the mountains, From whence cometh my help!

2 Ũteithio wakwa uumaga kũrĩ Jehova, o we Mũũmbi wa igũrũ na thĩ.

My help, is from Yahweh, who made heavens and earth.

3 We ndangĩreka kũgũrũ gwaku gũtirũke: ũcio mũmenyereri waku ndarĩ hĩndĩ angĩcũnga;

May he not suffer thy foot, to slip, May thy keeper, not slumber!

4 ti-itherũ, ũcio mũmenyereri wa Isiraeli ndarĩ hĩndĩ angĩcũnga, kana ahĩtwo nĩ toro.

Lo! neither will slumber nor sleep, The keeper of Israel.

5 Jehova nĩwe ũkũmenyagĩrĩra: Jehova nĩwe kĩĩruru gĩaku guoko-inĩ gwaku kwa ũrĩo;

Yahweh, is thy keeper, Yahweh, is thy shade, on thy right hand:

6 mũthenya wee ndũngĩringĩka nĩ riũa, kana ũringĩke nĩ mweri ũtukũ.

By day, the sun, shall not smite, nor, the moon, by night.

7 Jehova nĩarĩkũgitagĩra kuuma ũũru-inĩ wothe: nĩarĩĩmenyagĩrĩra muoyo waku;

Yahweh, will keep thee from all harm, He will keep thy life.

8 Jehova nĩarĩkũmenyagĩrĩra ũkiumagara na ũgĩcooka, kuuma rĩu nginya tene na tene.

Yahweh, will keep thy going out and thy coming in, from henceforth, even unto times age-abiding.