Thaburi 124

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

“A psalm of the steps, or the goings up. By David.” If the LORD had not been for us, Now may Israel say,

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

If the LORD had not been for us, When men rose up against us,

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

Then had they swallowed us up alive, When their wrath burned against us;

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

Then the waters had overwhelmed us; The stream had gone over our soul;

5 maaĩ macio maathereraga na hinya mũno nĩmangĩatũthereririe.

The proud waters had gone over our soul.

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

Blessed be the LORD, Who hath not given us a 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 snare is broken, and we have escaped.

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

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