Thaburi 38
1 Thaburi ya Daudi Wee Jehova, ndũkandũithie ũrĩ na marakara, kana ũũherithie ũrĩ na mangʼũrĩ.
A Psalm. Of David. To keep in memory. O Lord, be not bitter with me in your wrath; let not your hand be on me in the heat of your passion.
2 Nĩgũkorwo mĩguĩ yaku nĩĩtheceete, na guoko gwaku nĩ kũũhũrĩte mũno.
For your arrows have gone into my flesh, and I am crushed under the weight of your hand.
3 Ndirĩ na ũgima wa mwĩrĩ tondũ wa mangʼũrĩ maku; mahĩndĩ makwa nĩmarũaru nĩ ũndũ wa mehia makwa.
My flesh is wasted because of your wrath; and there is no peace in my bones because of my sin.
4 Mahĩtia makwa nĩmanditũhĩire mũno o ta mũrigo mũritũ itangĩhota gũkuua.
For my crimes have gone over my head; they are like a great weight which is more than my strength.
5 Ironda ciakwa nĩitogotete na ikanunga nĩ tondũ wa ũrimũ wakwa wa mehia.
My wounds are poisoned and evil-smelling, because of my foolish behaviour.
6 Thiiaga ndĩĩhacĩte, ngakungĩrĩra mũno, mũthenya wothe ndindaga ngĩcakaya.
I am troubled, I am made low; I go weeping all the day.
7 Mũgongo wakwa ũiyũrĩtwo nĩ ruo ta rwa mwaki; ndirĩ na ũgima wa mwĩrĩ.
For my body is full of burning; all my flesh is unhealthy.
8 Ndĩ mũmocu na ngathuthĩka biũ; ndĩracaaya nĩ ruo rwa ngoro.
I am feeble and crushed down; I gave a cry like a lion because of the grief in my heart.
9 Wee Mwathani, wendi wakwa wothe ũrĩ o mbere yaku; gũcaaya gwakwa ti kũhitharu harĩwe.
Lord, all my desire is before you; my sorrow is not kept secret from you.
10 Ngoro yakwa nĩĩratuuma mũno, naguo hinya wakwa nĩgũthira ũrathira; o na ũtheri nĩumĩte maitho-inĩ makwa.
My heart goes out in pain, my strength is wasting away; as for the light of my eyes, it is gone from me.
11 Arata na athiritũ akwa matiendaga kũnguhĩrĩria nĩ ũndũ wa ironda ciakwa; o na andũ a itũũra rĩakwa manjikaraga haraihu.
My lovers and my friends keep away from my disease; my relations keep far away.
12 Andũ arĩa mendaga kũnjũraga nĩ mĩtego mandegagĩra, arĩa mendaga kũnjĩka ũũru maaragia ũrĩa mangĩnyũnũha; mũthenya wothe mathugundaga o maheeni.
Those who have a desire to take my life put nets for me; those who are designing my destruction say evil things against me, all the day their minds are full of deceit.
13 Niĩ haana ta mũndũ gĩtaigua, ũrĩa ũtaiguaga, ngahaana ta mũndũ ũtaaragia, ũrĩa ũtangĩtumũra kanua gake;
But I kept my ears shut like a man without hearing; like a man without a voice, never opening his mouth.
14 nduĩkĩte ta mũndũ ũtaiguaga, ũrĩa kanua gake gatarĩ ũndũ kangĩhota gũcookia.
So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.
15 Wee Jehova, Wee nĩwe njetagĩrĩra; Wee Mwathani Ngai wakwa, Wee nĩwe ũkũnjookeria ũhoro.
In you, O Lord, is my hope: you will give me an answer, O Lord, my God.
16 Nĩgũkorwo ndoigire atĩrĩ, “Ndũkanareke thũ ciakwa ingenerere, o na kana ciĩtũũgĩrie igũrũ rĩakwa rĩrĩa kũgũrũ gwakwa gwatenderũka.”
I said, Let them not be glad over me; when my foot is moved, let them not be lifted up with pride against me.
17 Nĩgũkorwo ngirie kũgũa, na njikaraga ndĩ na ruo hĩndĩ ciothe.
My feet are near to falling, and my sorrow is ever before me.
18 Nĩngumbũra waganu wakwa; nĩthĩĩnĩtio nĩ mehia makwa.
I will make clear my wrongdoing, with sorrow in my heart for my sin.
19 Thũ ciakwa iria irĩ kĩyo nĩcio nyingĩ; arĩa maathũire hatarĩ gĩtũmi nĩ aingĩ.
But they are strong who have hate for me without cause: those who are against me falsely are increased in numbers.
20 Andũ arĩa mandĩhaga wega wakwa na ũũru manjambagia rĩrĩa niĩ ngũthingata ũndũ ũrĩa mwega.
They give me back evil for good; they are my haters because I go after the thing which is right.
21 Wee Jehova, ndũkandiganĩrie; Wee Ngai wakwa, ndũgaikare haraihu na niĩ.
Do not give me up, O Lord; O my God, be near to me.
22 Ũka narua ũndeithie, Wee Mwathani, Mũhonokia wakwa.
Come quickly to give me help, O Lord, my salvation.
