Thaburi 90
1 Ihooya rĩa Musa, ndungata ya Ngai JEHOVA, nĩwe ũtũũrĩte ũrĩ gĩikaro giitũ kuuma njiarwa na njiarwa.
A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our refuge in all generations.
2 O mbere ya irĩma kũgĩa kuo kana ũkĩũmba thĩ na mabũrũri, kuuma tene nginya tene, Wee ũrĩ o Mũrungu.
Before the mountains existed, and [before] the earth and the world were formed, even from age to age, Thou art.
3 Wee ũcookagia andũ magatuĩka rũkũngũ, ũkoiga atĩrĩ, “Cookai rũkũngũ-inĩ, inyuĩ ciana ici cia andũ.”
Turn not man back to [his] low place, whereas thou saidst, Return, ye sons of men?
4 Nĩgũkorwo mĩaka ngiri harĩwe no ta mũthenya wa ira ũrĩa ũrahĩtũkire, kana ta ituanĩra rĩmwe rĩa arangĩri a ũtukũ.
For a thousand years in thy sight are as the yesterday which is past, and as a watch in the night.
5 Ũhaataga andũ, ũkameeheria, magakoma toro wa gĩkuũ; andũ mahaana ta nyeki ĩrĩa ĩringũkaga rũciinĩ:
Years shall be vanity to them: let the morning pass away as grass.
6 o na gũtuĩka rũciinĩ nĩĩringũkaga, hwaĩ-inĩ ĩhoohaga, ĩkooma.
In the morning let it flower, and pass away: in the evening let it droop, let it be withered and dried up.
7 Tũniinagwo nĩ marakara maku, na tũkamakio mũno nĩ marũrũ maku.
For we have perished in thine anger, and in thy wrath we have been troubled.
8 Nĩũigĩte wĩhia witũ o mbere yaku, mehia maitũ marĩa mahithe ũkamoimĩria o ũtheri-inĩ hau mbere yaku.
Thou hast set our transgressions before thee: our age is in the light of thy countenance.
9 Matukũ maitũ mothe maniinagwo nĩ mangʼũrĩ maku; tũninũkagia mĩaka iitũ na gũcaaya.
For all our days are gone, and we have passed away in thy wrath: our years have spun out their tale as a spider.
10 Mũigana wa matukũ maitũ-rĩ, nĩ mĩaka mĩrongo mũgwanja, kana mĩrongo ĩnana, tũngĩkorwo tũrĩ na hinya; no rĩrĩ, mũigana wamo no thĩĩna na kĩeha, nĩgũkorwo mathiraga o narua, na ithuĩ tũgathiĩ, tũkabuĩria.
[As for] the days of our years, in them are seventy years; and if [men should be] in strength, eighty years: and the greater part of them would be labour and trouble; for weakness overtakes us, and we shall be chastened.
11 Nũũ ũũĩ hinya wa marakara maku? Nĩgũkorwo mangʼũrĩ maku nĩ manene o ta gwĩtigĩrwo kũrĩa wagĩrĩire.
Who knows the power of thy wrath?
12 Tuonie gũtara matukũ maitũ wega, nĩgeetha tũgĩe na ngoro ya ũũgĩ.
and [who knows how] to number [his days] because of the fear of thy wrath? So manifest thy right hand, and those that are instructed in wisdom in the heart.
13 Wee Jehova, hoorera! Nĩ nginya rĩ? Iguĩra ndungata ciaku tha.
Return, O Lord, how long? and be intreated concerning thy servants.
14 Rũciinĩ tũhũũnagie na wendo waku ũtathiraga, nĩguo tũinage nĩ gũkena na tũcanjamũkage matukũ maitũ mothe.
We have been satisfied in the morning with thy mercy; and we did exult and rejoice:
15 Tũma tũkene matukũ maingĩ o ta marĩa ũtũnyamarĩtie, na mĩaka mĩingĩ o ta ĩrĩa tuonete thĩĩna.
let us rejoice in all our days, in return for the days wherein thou didst afflict us, the years wherein we saw evil.
16 Ndungata ciaku irokĩonio ciĩko ciaku, naguo riiri waku wonio ciana ciao.
And look upon thy servants, and upon thy works; and guide their children.
17 Wega wa Mwathani Ngai witũ ũrogĩa na ithuĩ; tũma wĩra wa moko maitũ ũgaacĩre, ĩĩ-ni, kĩrũmie wĩra wa moko maitũ.
And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us: and do thou direct for us the works of our hands.
