Thaburi 124

1 Thaburi ya Daudi Korwo Jehova ndaakoretwo arĩ mwena witũ; Isiraeli nĩmakiuge ũguo:

A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now declare—

2 Korwo Jehova ndaarĩ mwena witũ rĩrĩa andũ maatũtharĩkĩire-rĩ,

if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,

3 nĩmangĩatũmeririe tũrĩ muoyo; rĩrĩa marakara mao maatũrĩrĩmbũkĩire-rĩ,

when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,

4 mũiyũro wa maaĩ nĩũngĩatũhubanĩirie, tũhumbwo nĩ nditi ya maaĩ macio;

then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,

5 maaĩ macio maathereraga na hinya mũno nĩmangĩatũthereririe.

then the raging waters would have swept us away.

6 Jehova arogoocwo, o we ũtaatũrekereirie tũtambuurangwo nĩ magego mao.

Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.

7 Ithuĩ tũhonokete ta nyoni ĩhonokete mũtego-inĩ wa mũmĩtegi; mũtego nĩunangĩtwo, na ithuĩ nĩtũhonokete.

We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.

8 Ũteithio witũ uumaga harĩ Jehova, o we Mũũmbi wa igũrũ na thĩ.

Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.