Thaburi 121

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

song to/for step to lift: raise eye my to(wards) [the] mountain: mount from where? to come (in): come helper my

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

helper my from from with LORD to make heaven and land: country/planet

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

not to give: allow to/for yoke foot your not to slumber to keep: guard you

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

behold not to slumber and not to sleep to keep: guard Israel

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

LORD to keep: guard you LORD shadow your upon hand right your

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

by day [the] sun not to smite you and moon in/on/with night

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

LORD to keep: guard you from all bad: evil to keep: guard [obj] soul: life your

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

LORD to keep: guard to come out: come you and to come (in): come you from now and till forever: enduring