Thaburi 78
1 Thaburi ya Asafu Inyuĩ andũ akwa, iguai ũrutani wakwa; thikĩrĩriai ciugo cia kanua gakwa.
Maschil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, [to] my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
2 Ngũtumũra kanua gakwa njarie na ngerekano, ngũgweta maũndũ mahithe, maũndũ ma kuuma o tene:
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
3 maũndũ marĩa twanaigua na tũkamenya, o marĩa maithe maitũ maanatwĩra.
Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
4 Tũtingĩhitha ciana ciao maũndũ macio; nĩtũrĩĩraga rũciaro rũrĩa rũgooka ũhoro wa ciĩko cia Jehova cia kũmũgoocithia, na ũhoti wake, na magegania marĩa aaneka.
We will not hide [them] from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
5 Aaheire Jakubu mawatho, na akĩhaanda watho thĩinĩ wa Isiraeli, ũrĩa aathire maithe maitũ atĩ maũrutage ciana ciao,
For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:
6 nĩguo rũciaro rũrĩa rũgooka thuutha rũkaamenya watho ũcio, o hamwe na ciana iria itaciarĩtwo, nĩguo nacio ikeera ciana ciacio.
That the generation to come might know [them, even] the children [which] should be born; [who] should arise and declare [them] to their children:
7 Hĩndĩ ĩyo ciĩhoke Ngai na ciage kũriganĩrwo nĩ ciĩko ciake, no kũrũmia irũmagie maathani make.
That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:
8 Nacio itikahaane ta maithe macio ma tene, arĩa maarĩ a rũciaro rũremi na rũngʼathia, rũrĩa ngoro ciaruo itaathĩkagĩra Mũrungu, o rũu maroho maaruo mataamwĩhokire.
And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation [that] set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.
9 Andũ a Efiraimu, o na maarĩ na mota ma kũrũa, nĩmahũndũkire mũthenya ũrĩa wa mbaara;
The children of Ephraim, [being] armed, [and] carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.
10 matiarũmirie kĩrĩkanĩro kĩao na Ngai, na nĩmaregire kũrũmĩrĩra watho wake.
They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;
11 Nĩmariganĩirwo nĩ maũndũ marĩa ekĩte, na makĩriganĩrwo nĩ magegania marĩa aamonetie.
And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.
12 Nĩaringire ciama maithe mao makĩĩonagĩra marĩ kũu bũrũri wa Misiri, kũu werũ-inĩ wa Zoani.
Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, [in] the field of Zoan.
13 Aagayanirie iria, akĩmaringia; aatũmire maaĩ marũgame ta rũthingo.
He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.
14 Mũthenya aamatongoragia na itu, naguo ũtukũ wothe akamatongoria na ũtheri wa mwaki.
In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.
15 Nĩatũranirie mahiga kũu werũ-inĩ, na akĩmahe maaĩ maingĩ o ta ma iria;
He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave [them] drink as [out of] the great depths.
16 nĩatũmire tũrũũĩ tuume rwaro-inĩ rwa ihiga, na agĩtũma maaĩ matherere ta njũũĩ.
He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
17 No-o maathiire o na mbere kwĩhĩria Ngai, magĩkĩremera Ũrĩa-ũrĩ-Igũrũ-Mũno marĩ kũu werũ-inĩ.
And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.
18 Nao makĩgeria Mũrungu makĩendaga, na ũndũ wa gwĩtia irio iria meeriragĩria kũrĩa.
And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.
19 Magĩũkĩrĩra Ngai na mĩario, makĩũrania atĩrĩ, “Mũrungu no ahote kwara metha werũ-inĩ?
Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?
20 Rĩrĩa aagũthire ihiga, maaĩ nĩmatothokire boo, natuo tũrũũĩ tũgĩtherera tũiyũrĩte maaĩ maingĩ. No rĩrĩ, no ahote gũtũhe o na irio? No ahe andũ ake nyama?”
Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
21 Rĩrĩa Jehova aiguire ũguo, akĩrakara; agĩtharĩkĩra Jakubu na mwaki wake, namo mangʼũrĩ make magĩũkĩrĩra Isiraeli,
Therefore the LORD heard [this], and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;
22 nĩgũkorwo matiigana gwĩtĩkia Ngai, kana kwĩhoka ũhonokania wake.
Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:
23 No rĩrĩ, we nĩathire matu ma igũrũ na akĩhingũra mĩrango ya igũrũ;
Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
24 oirĩirie andũ mana ta mbura marĩe, na akĩmahe ngano ya kũu igũrũ.
And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.
25 Andũ makĩrĩa irio cia araika; akĩmahe irio iria ciothe mangĩahotire kũrĩa.
Man did eat angels’ food: he sent them meat to the full.
26 O na ningĩ akĩerekeria rũhuho rwa mwena wa irathĩro kuuma igũrũ, na akĩrehithia rũhuho rwa mwena wa gũthini na ũndũ wa hinya wake.
He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.
27 Akĩmaharũrũkĩria nyama nyingĩ ta rũkũngũ, nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ ciaingĩhĩte ta mũthanga wa iria-inĩ.
He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:
28 Agĩtũma igwe thĩinĩ wa kambĩ yao, igĩthiũrũrũkĩria hema ciao.
And he let [it] fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.
29 Maarĩire o nginya makĩhũũna, nĩgũkorwo aamaheire kĩrĩa merirĩirie kũrĩa.
So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;
30 No matanarĩkia kũrĩa irio icio meriragĩria, o irĩ tũnua-inĩ twao-rĩ,
They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat [was] yet in their mouths,
31 marakara ma Ngai makĩmokĩrĩra; akĩũraga arĩa maarĩ na hinya mũno gatagatĩ kao, akĩniina andũ ethĩ a Isiraeli.
The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen [men] of Israel.
32 O na amekĩte ũguo wothe-rĩ, mathiire o na mbere kwĩhia; o na ekĩte magegania make, matiamwĩtĩkirie.
For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.
33 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩtũma matukũ mao mathire o ũguo tũhũ, na mĩaka yao ĩgĩthira nĩ ihooru rĩa kũmaka.
Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.
34 Rĩrĩa rĩothe Mũrungu ooraga amwe ao nĩmamũmaathaga; mamũrongoragia na makamũcookerera na kĩyo.
When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.
35 Nao makaririkana atĩ Ngai nĩwe warĩ Rwaro rwao rwa Ihiga, na atĩ Mũrungu Ũrĩa-ũrĩ-Igũrũ-Mũno nĩwe warĩ Mũkũũri wao.
And they remembered that God [was] their rock, and the high God their redeemer.
36 No-o makeyendithĩrĩria harĩ we na tũnua twao, makamũheenagia na nĩmĩ ciao;
Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.
37 ngoro ciao itiarĩ njĩhokeku kũrĩ we, na matiarĩ eehokeku harĩ kĩrĩkanĩro gĩake.
For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.
38 Nowe no aaiyũrĩtwo nĩ tha; akĩmarekera waganu wao, na ndaigana kũmaniina. Kaingĩ na kaingĩ nĩagiragĩrĩria marakara make, na ndaigana kwarahũra mangʼũrĩ make mothe.
But he, [being] full of compassion, forgave [their] iniquity, and destroyed [them] not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.
39 Nĩaaririkanire atĩ maarĩ o andũ tu, karũhuho karĩa kahĩtũkaga na gaticooke rĩngĩ.
For he remembered that they [were but] flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
40 Nĩ maita maingĩ atĩa maamũremagĩra marĩ kũu werũ-inĩ, na makamũiguithia kĩeha marĩ kũu rũngʼũrĩ-inĩ.
How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, [and] grieve him in the desert!
41 Mahinda maingĩ nĩmageririe Mũrungu; maathirĩkirie Ũrĩa-Mũtheru-wa-Isiraeli.
Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.
42 Matiaririkanire ũhoti wake: mũthenya ũrĩa aamakũũrire kuuma kũrĩ arĩa maamahinyagĩrĩria,
They remembered not his hand, [nor] the day when he delivered them from the enemy.
43 kana mũthenya ũrĩa onanirie ciama ciake kũu bũrũri wa Misiri, kana magegania make marĩa onanirie kũu werũ-inĩ wa Zoani.
How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan:
44 Nĩagarũrire njũũĩ cia bũrũri wa Misiri igĩtuĩka thakame; matingĩahotire kũnyua maaĩ ma tũrũũĩ twao.
And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.
45 Akĩmatũmĩra mĩrumbĩ mĩingĩ ya ngi ikĩmarĩa, o na ciũra iria ciamaanangire.
He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
46 Irio cia mĩgũnda yao aaciheire itono, na maciaro mao akĩmarekereria ngigĩ.
He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.
47 Aanangire mĩthabibũ yao na mbura ya mbembe, na mĩkũyũ yao akĩmĩcina na mbaa.
He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.
48 Ngʼombe ciao aaciũragire na mbura ya mbembe, na mahiũ mao akĩmahũũra na ngwa.
He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
49 Aamaitĩrĩirie marakara make mahiũ, na mangʼũrĩ, na marũrũ, na muku: akĩmarekereria mbũtũ ya araika arĩa maniinanaga.
He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels [among them].
50 Nĩaatemeire marakara make njĩra; ndamahonokirie kũrĩ gĩkuũ, no nĩamarekereirie kũrĩ mũthiro.
He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
51 Akĩũraga marigithathi mothe ma bũrũri wa Misiri, arĩ mo maciaro ma mbere ma mũndũ thĩinĩ wa hema cia Hamu.
And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of [their] strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
52 No akĩruta andũ ake kuo ta rũũru; akĩmatongoria o ta ũrĩa mũrĩithi atongoragia ngʼondu magĩtuĩkanĩria kũu werũ-inĩ.
But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
53 Aamatongoririe amamenyereire, nĩ ũndũ ũcio matietigĩrire; no thũ ciao ikĩhubĩkanio nĩ iria.
And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
54 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩmakinyia mũhaka-inĩ wa bũrũri wake ũcio mũtheru, akĩmakinyia bũrũri wa irĩma ũrĩa guoko gwake kwa ũrĩo kwegwatĩire.
And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, [even to] this mountain, [which] his right hand had purchased.
55 Ningĩ akĩrutũrũra ndũrĩrĩ ciehere mbere yao, na akĩmagaĩra bũrũri ũcio wa ndũrĩrĩ ũtuĩke igai rĩao; akĩhe mĩhĩrĩga ya Isiraeli mĩciĩ yao.
He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
56 No nĩmageririe Ngai na makĩremera Ũrĩa-ũrĩ-Igũrũ-Mũno; matiathikĩrĩirie mawatho make.
Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:
57 Nĩmagire wĩhokeku na makĩaga wĩtĩkio o ta maithe mao, makĩaga kwĩhokeka o ta ũta mũgathũku ũrĩa ũtangĩĩhokwo.
But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.
58 Nĩmamũrakaririe nĩ ũndũ wa gũkorwo na kũndũ kwao gũtũũgĩru gwa kũhooyagĩra; makĩarahũra ũiru wake nĩ ũndũ wa mĩhianano yao.
For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
59 Rĩrĩa Ngai aamaiguire, nĩarakarire mũno; nake agĩtiganĩria Isiraeli o biũ.
When God heard [this], he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:
60 Agĩthaama Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo ĩrĩa yarĩ Shilo, hema ĩrĩa aahaandĩte atũũranagie na andũ.
So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent [which] he placed among men;
61 Akĩrekereria ithandũkũ rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro rĩrĩa rĩa hinya wake rĩthaamio, riiri ũcio wake akĩũneana moko-inĩ ma thũ.
And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy’s hand.
62 Andũ ake nao akĩmarekereria rũhiũ rwa njora; nĩarakarĩtio mũno nĩ igai rĩake.
He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance.
63 Mwaki ũgĩcina aanake ao, nao airĩtu ao makĩaga kũinagĩrwo nyĩmbo cia ũhiki;
The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.
64 athĩnjĩri-Ngai ao makĩũragwo na rũhiũ rwa njora, na atumia ao a ndigwa makĩaga kũmacakaĩra.
Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.
65 Ningĩ Mwathani akĩarahũka ta mũndũ woima toro, ta njamba ya ita ĩgĩũkĩra thuutha wa kũrĩĩo nĩ ndibei.
Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, [and] like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
66 Aahũũrire thũ ciake agĩcihũndũra; aaciconorithirie nginya tene.
And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.
67 Ningĩ akĩrega hema cia Jusufu, na ndathuurire mũhĩrĩga wa Efiraimu;
Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:
68 no rĩrĩ, nĩathuurire mũhĩrĩga wa Juda, na Kĩrĩma gĩa Zayuni kĩrĩa endete.
But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
69 Nĩaakire handũ harĩa hake haamũre hakĩhaana ta irĩma iria ndaaya, hakĩhaana ta thĩ ĩrĩa aahaandire ĩtũũre ĩrũmĩte nginya tene.
And he built his sanctuary like high [palaces], like the earth which he hath established for ever.
70 Aathuurire Daudi ndungata yake na akĩmũruta ciugũ-inĩ cia ngʼondu;
He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
71 akĩmũtigithia kũrĩithia ngʼondu, akĩmutua mũrĩithi wa andũ ake, nĩo mbarĩ ya Jakubu, arĩithagie Isiraeli igai rĩake.
From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
72 Nake Daudi akĩmarĩithia arĩ na wagĩrĩru wa ngoro; aamatongoragia na ũũgĩ wa moko make.
So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
