Thaburi 38
1 Thaburi ya Daudi Wee Jehova, ndũkandũithie ũrĩ na marakara, kana ũũherithie ũrĩ na mangʼũrĩ.
A Melody of David. To bring to Remembrance. O Yahweh, do not, in thine anger, correct me, nor, in thy wrath, chastise me;
2 Nĩgũkorwo mĩguĩ yaku nĩĩtheceete, na guoko gwaku nĩ kũũhũrĩte mũno.
For, thine arrows, have sunk down into me, and thy hand, presseth heavily upon me.
3 Ndirĩ na ũgima wa mwĩrĩ tondũ wa mangʼũrĩ maku; mahĩndĩ makwa nĩmarũaru nĩ ũndũ wa mehia makwa.
There is no soundness in my flesh, By reason of thine indignation, There is no peace in my bones, By reason of my sin;
4 Mahĩtia makwa nĩmanditũhĩire mũno o ta mũrigo mũritũ itangĩhota gũkuua.
For, mine iniquities, have passed over my head, Like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me:
5 Ironda ciakwa nĩitogotete na ikanunga nĩ tondũ wa ũrimũ wakwa wa mehia.
My wounds are of bad odour—they have festered, by reason of my folly:
6 Thiiaga ndĩĩhacĩte, ngakungĩrĩra mũno, mũthenya wothe ndindaga ngĩcakaya.
I am bent, I am bowed down very low. All the day, have I gloomily walked;
7 Mũgongo wakwa ũiyũrĩtwo nĩ ruo ta rwa mwaki; ndirĩ na ũgima wa mwĩrĩ.
For, my loins, are filled with inflammation, and there is no soundness in my flesh:
8 Ndĩ mũmocu na ngathuthĩka biũ; ndĩracaaya nĩ ruo rwa ngoro.
I am benumbed and crushed exceedingly, —I have cried aloud because of the groaning of my heart.
9 Wee Mwathani, wendi wakwa wothe ũrĩ o mbere yaku; gũcaaya gwakwa ti kũhitharu harĩwe.
O My Lord! before thee, is all my longing, and, my sighing, from thee, hath not been hid:
10 Ngoro yakwa nĩĩratuuma mũno, naguo hinya wakwa nĩgũthira ũrathira; o na ũtheri nĩumĩte maitho-inĩ makwa.
My heart, fluttereth, my strength hath forsaken me, and, as for the light of mine eyes, even they, are not with 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, from before my stroke, stand aloof, —and, my near ones, far away, do stand:
12 Andũ arĩa mendaga kũnjũraga nĩ mĩtego mandegagĩra, arĩa mendaga kũnjĩka ũũru maaragia ũrĩa mangĩnyũnũha; mũthenya wothe mathugundaga o maheeni.
Yea they who are seeking my life, have laid snares, and they who are asking my harm, have threatened engulfing ruin, And, deceitful things—all day long, do they mutter.
13 Niĩ haana ta mũndũ gĩtaigua, ũrĩa ũtaiguaga, ngahaana ta mũndũ ũtaaragia, ũrĩa ũtangĩtumũra kanua gake;
But, I, as one deaf, will not hear, —and as one dumb, who will not open his mouth:
14 nduĩkĩte ta mũndũ ũtaiguaga, ũrĩa kanua gake gatarĩ ũndũ kangĩhota gũcookia.
Thus have I become as a man who cannot hear, in whose mouth are no arguments:
15 Wee Jehova, Wee nĩwe njetagĩrĩra; Wee Mwathani Ngai wakwa, Wee nĩwe ũkũnjookeria ũhoro.
Because, for thee, O Yahweh, have I waited, Thou, wilt answer, O Adonay, my God!
16 Nĩgũkorwo ndoigire atĩrĩ, “Ndũkanareke thũ ciakwa ingenerere, o na kana ciĩtũũgĩrie igũrũ rĩakwa rĩrĩa kũgũrũ gwakwa gwatenderũka.”
For I said, Lest they rejoice over me! When my feet were tottering, against me, have they magnified themselves:
17 Nĩgũkorwo ngirie kũgũa, na njikaraga ndĩ na ruo hĩndĩ ciothe.
For, I, to halt, am ready, and, my pain, is before me continually;
18 Nĩngumbũra waganu wakwa; nĩthĩĩnĩtio nĩ mehia makwa.
For, mine iniquity, will I declare, I shall be anxious because of my sin;
19 Thũ ciakwa iria irĩ kĩyo nĩcio nyingĩ; arĩa maathũire hatarĩ gĩtũmi nĩ aingĩ.
And, my foes, are alive—have become strong, —and multiplied are they who hate me for false cause:
20 Andũ arĩa mandĩhaga wega wakwa na ũũru manjambagia rĩrĩa niĩ ngũthingata ũndũ ũrĩa mwega.
Even they who are repaying evil for good, accuse me because I pursue the good.
21 Wee Jehova, ndũkandiganĩrie; Wee Ngai wakwa, ndũgaikare haraihu na niĩ.
Do not forsake me, O Yahweh, My God! be not far from me:
22 Ũka narua ũndeithie, Wee Mwathani, Mũhonokia wakwa.
Make haste to help me, My Lord, my deliverance!
