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Hĩ! Kaĩ thahabu ĩyo nĩĩthirĩte ũkengu wayo-ĩ,

thahabu ĩrĩa therie kaĩ ĩrĩ gũthita-ĩ!

Tũhiga twa goro tũrĩa twamũre

nĩtũhurunjĩtwo magomano-inĩ ma njĩra ciothe.

Ariũ a Zayuni arĩa me bata,

arĩa rĩmwe mangĩaringithanirio na thogora wa thahabu,

kaĩ rĩu moonagwo ta nyũngũ cia rĩũmba-ĩ,

o ta wĩra wa moko ma mũũmbi!

O na mbwe nĩciongithagia ciana ciacio,

no andũ akwa matuĩkĩte andũ matarĩ tha,

o ta nyaga cia werũ-inĩ.

Rũrĩmĩ rwa gakenge

rũnyiitanĩte na karakara nĩ ũndũ wa kũnyoota;

twana tũhooyaga irio,

no gũtirĩ mũndũ ũtũheaga.

Andũ arĩa rĩmwe maarĩĩaga irio njega,

rĩu maikaraga njĩra-inĩ mekonotete,

arĩa maarerirwo makĩhumbagwo nguo cia rangi wa ndathi-rĩ,

rĩu makomaga ciara-inĩ cia mũhu.

Iherithia rĩa andũ akwa

nĩ inene gũkĩra rĩa itũũra rĩa Sodomu,

rĩrĩa rĩangʼaũranirio o rĩmwe,

gũtarĩ guoko kwarĩteithirie.

Anene akuo maatherete gũkĩra tharunji,

na makeerũha gũkĩra iria,

maarĩ atune mĩĩrĩ gũkĩra ruru ĩrĩa ndune,

magakĩhaana ta kahiga ka goro karĩa getagwo yakuti.

No rĩu mairĩte o na gũkĩra mbiro;

matikũũrĩkanaga marĩ njĩra-inĩ.

Ikonde cia mĩĩrĩ yao ciũmanĩrĩire na mahĩndĩ;

ciumĩte o ta rũthanju.

Kaba arĩa mooragagwo na rũhiũ rwa njora,

kũrĩ arĩa makuuaga nĩ ngʼaragu;

matooragio nĩkũhũũta,

makamoca nĩ ũndũ wa kwaga irio cia kuuma mũgũnda.

Moko ma andũ-a-nja arĩa marĩ tha

nĩmarugire ciana ciao ene,

igĩtuĩka irio ciao

hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ akwa manangirwo.

Jehova nĩarekereirie mangʼũrĩ make biũ;

aitũrũrĩte marakara make mahiũ.

Nĩakĩtie mwaki kũu Zayuni

ũrĩa ũcinĩte mĩthingi yakuo.

Athamaki a thĩ matingĩetĩkirie,

o na kana kĩrĩndĩ o na kĩmwe gĩa gũkũ thĩ,

atĩ thũ na amuku nĩmangĩahotire

gũtoonya ihingo cia Jerusalemu.

No ũndũ ũcio wekĩkire nĩ ũndũ wa mehia ma anabii akuo,

na mawaganu ma athĩnjĩri-Ngai akuo

arĩa manaita thakame

ya andũ arĩa athingu kũu thĩinĩ.

Rĩu maturuuraga njĩra-inĩ

ta andũ atumumu.

Mathaahĩtio nĩ thakame ũũ atĩ

gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe ũngĩgeria kũhutia nguo ciao.

Andũ mamakayagĩrĩria, makoiga atĩrĩ,

“Thiĩi nakũu! Mũrĩ na thaahu! Thiĩi! Thiĩi! Mũtigatũhutie!”1

Ningĩ moora na maatuĩka orũũri,

makeerwo atĩrĩ kũu ndũrĩrĩ-inĩ,

“Matingĩikara gũkũ rĩngĩ.”

Jehova we mwene nĩwe ũmahurunjĩte;

nĩatigĩte kũmarũmbũiya.

Athĩnjĩri-Ngai matiheagwo gĩtĩĩo,

o na makarega gũtuga athuuri.

Makĩria ma ũguo-rĩ, maitho maitũ nĩmathirire hinya,

o tũcũthĩrĩirie ũteithio ũrĩa tũtoonire;

kuuma mĩthiringo iitũ ĩrĩa mĩraihu-rĩ,

twetereire rũrĩrĩ rũtangĩahotire gũtũhonokia.

Andũ maatũcemaga ikinya gwa ikinya,

nĩ ũndũ ũcio tũtingĩathiĩrĩire njĩra-inĩ ciitũ.

Ithirĩro riitũ rĩgĩkuhĩrĩria, namo matukũ maitũ maarĩ matare,

nĩgũkorwo ithirĩro riitũ nĩrĩakinyĩte.

Andũ arĩa matũingatithĩtie-rĩ,

maarĩ na ihenya gũkĩra nderi irĩ rĩera-inĩ;

maatũhanyũkagĩria irĩma-inĩ,

na magatuoheria werũ-inĩ.

Mũndũ ũrĩa mũitĩrĩrie maguta nĩ Jehova,

o we ũrĩa warĩ ta mĩhũmũ iitũ-rĩ,

nĩagwatirio nĩ mĩtego yao.

Tweciiragia atĩ tũrĩ kĩĩruru-inĩ gĩake-rĩ,

no tũtũũre gatagatĩ ka ndũrĩrĩ.

Kena na ũcanjamũke, wee Mwarĩ wa Edomu,

o wee ũtũũraga bũrũri wa Uzu.

No rĩrĩ, o nawe gĩkombe gĩkĩ nĩgĩgagũkora;

ũgaakĩnyuĩra ũrĩĩo, na ũrutwo nguo, ũtigwo njaga.

Wee Mwarĩ wa Zayuni-rĩ, iherithia rĩaku nĩrĩgathira;

ndakoongerera ihinda rĩaku rĩa gũikara ũrĩ mũtahe.

No wee, Mwarĩ wa Edomu-rĩ, nĩagakũherithĩria mehia maku

na aguũrie waganu waku.

Source notes (1)
  1. Footnote Andũ arĩa maakoragwo na mangũ maanagĩrĩra nĩguo andũ matikamahutie tondũ maakoragwo na thaahu (Alaw 13:45).

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