< Micah 7 >

1 Misery is mine! Indeed, I am like one who gathers the summer fruits, as gleanings of the vineyard. There is no cluster of grapes to eat. My soul desires to eat the early fig.
Hĩ, kaĩ ndĩ mũnyamarĩku-ĩ! Ndariĩ ta mũndũ ũrongania maciaro maarĩkia kũgethwo hĩndĩ ya riũa, o ta mũndũ ũrahaara thabibũ thuutha wa magetha; gũtirĩ kĩmanjĩka gĩa thabibũ kĩngĩrĩĩo, o na kana ngũyũ iria ciambaga kwĩrua iria ngoro yakwa ĩĩriragĩria.
2 The godly man has perished out of the earth, and there is no one upright amongst men. They all lie in wait for blood; every man hunts his brother with a net.
Andũ arĩa eetigĩri Ngai nĩmathirĩte bũrũri‑inĩ, gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe mũrũngĩrĩru ũtigarĩte. Andũ othe maikarĩte metereire gũita thakame; o mũndũ araguĩma mũrũ wa nyina na wabu.
3 Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe. The powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.
Mahũthagĩra moko mao meerĩ gwĩka ũũru; mũtongoria etagia iheo na hinya, nake mũciirithania aamũkagĩra mahaki; arĩa marĩ hinya nĩo moigaga kĩrĩa mekwenda: othe makagĩa ndundu ya gwĩka ũũru.
4 The best of them is like a brier. The most upright is worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, even your visitation, has come; now is the time of their confusion.
Ũrĩa mwega mũno wao ahaana ta congʼe, ũrĩa mũrũngĩrĩru mũno nĩ mũũru gũkĩra rũgiri rwa mĩigua. Mũthenya ũrĩa arangĩri aku matũire makwĩraga ũhoro waguo nĩmũkinyu, mũthenya ũrĩa Ngai agaagũceerera. Rĩĩrĩ nĩrĩo ihinda rĩa kĩrigiicano kĩao.
5 Don’t trust in a neighbour. Don’t put confidence in a friend. With the woman lying in your embrace, be careful of the words of your mouth!
Ndũkanehoke mũndũ wa itũũra; ndũkanehoke o na mũrataguo. Menyerera ciugo cia kanua gaku, ndũkaanahe mũtumia waku ũcio ũkomaga gĩthũri‑inĩ gĩaku ũhoro.
6 For the son dishonours the father, the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.
Nĩgũkorwo mũriũ nĩagĩte gũtĩĩa ithe, nake mũirĩtu akaremera nyina, o nake mũtumia wa mũriũ akaremera nyaciarawe, thũ cia mũndũ igaatuĩka andũ a nyũmba yake mwene.
7 But as for me, I will look to the LORD. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
No rĩrĩ, niĩ hakwa‑rĩ, ndĩcũthagĩrĩria Jehova ndĩ na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro, njetereire Ngai Mũhonokia wakwa; Ngai wakwa-rĩ, nĩakanjigua.
8 Don’t rejoice against me, my enemy. When I fall, I will arise. When I sit in darkness, the LORD will be a light to me.
Atĩrĩrĩ, wee thũ yakwa-rĩ, tiga kũngenerera! O na ingĩgũa gũtirĩ hĩndĩ itagookĩra! O na ingĩikara nduma-inĩ-rĩ, Jehova nĩwe ũrĩtuĩkaga ũtheri wakwa.
9 I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my case and executes judgement for me. He will bring me out to the light. I will see his righteousness.
Tondũ nĩ niĩ ndĩmwĩhĩirie, nĩngũkirĩrĩria mangʼũrĩ ma Jehova nginya rĩrĩa we akaanjiirĩrĩra, na onanie kĩhooto gĩakwa. Nĩakanduta nduma-inĩ, andehe ũtheri-inĩ, na niĩ nĩngeyonera ũthingu wake.
10 Then my enemy will see it, and shame will cover her who said to me, “Where is the LORD your God?” My eyes will see her. Now she will be trodden down like the mire of the streets.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo thũ yakwa nĩĩkeyonera ũguo, na ĩhumbwo thoni, o ĩyo yanjũũragia atĩrĩ, “Jehova Ngai waku akĩrĩ ha?” Rĩu nĩ hĩndĩ maitho makwa mekwĩonera kũgũa kwayo, o na ĩkarangĩrĩrio thĩ ta ndooro ya njĩra-inĩ.
11 A day to build your walls! In that day, he will extend your boundary.
Mũthenya wa gwaka thingo ciaku nĩũgakinya, o guo mũthenya wa kwaramia mĩhaka yaku.
12 In that day they will come to you from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, and from Egypt even to the River, and from sea to sea, and mountain to mountain.
Mũthenya ũcio, andũ nĩmagooka kũrĩ we moimĩte Ashuri na matũũra manene ma Misiri, na bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ gatagatĩ ka bũrũri wa Misiri na Rũũĩ rwa Farati, na kuuma iria rĩmwe nginya rĩrĩa rĩngĩ, na kuuma kĩrĩma kĩmwe nginya kĩrĩa kĩngĩ.
13 Yet the land will be desolate because of those who dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.
Thĩ nĩĩkanangĩka ĩkire ihooru nĩ ũndũ wa andũ arĩa matũũraga kuo, marĩ maciaro ma ciĩko ciao.
14 Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your heritage, who dwell by themselves in a forest. Let them feed in the middle of fertile pasture land, in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
Rĩithia andũ aku na mũthĩgi waku, nĩo rũũru rwa igai rĩaku, rũrĩa rwĩrĩithagia rũrĩ rwiki mũtitũ-inĩ, kũrĩa kũrĩ ũrĩithio mũnoru. Reke irĩe o kũu Bashani na Gileadi, o ta ũrĩa ciarĩĩaga matukũ ma tene.
15 “As in the days of your coming out of the land of Egypt, I will show them marvellous things.”
“Ta ũrĩa gwatariĩ matukũ marĩa mwoimire bũrũri wa Misiri, nĩngamoonia morirũ makwa.”
16 The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might. They will lay their hand on their mouth. Their ears will be deaf.
Ndũrĩrĩ nĩikoona na iconoke, itunyĩtwo hinya wacio wothe. Nĩikenyiita tũnua twacio, na ihingare matũ ciage kũigua.
17 They will lick the dust like a serpent. Like crawling things of the earth, they will come trembling out of their dens. They will come with fear to the LORD our God, and will be afraid because of you.
Igaacũnaga rũkũngũ ta nyoka, ta ciũmbe iria ikurumaga thĩ. Nĩikoimĩra kuuma imamo-inĩ ciacio ikĩinainaga; nĩigacookerere Jehova Ngai witũ na guoya, na nĩigagwĩtigĩra.
18 Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.
Nĩ Ngai ũrĩkũ ũhaana tawe, ũrĩa ũrekagĩra matigari ma igai rĩake mehia na ũremi wao? Ndũtũũraga ũrakarĩte nginya tene, no nĩũkenagio nĩ kũiguanĩra tha.
19 He will again have compassion on us. He will tread our iniquities under foot. You will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
Nĩũgatũiguĩra tha rĩngĩ, mehia maitũ nĩũkamarangĩrĩria na makinya, na waganu witũ wothe ũũnyugute iria-inĩ kũrĩa kũriku.
20 You will give truth to Jacob, and mercy to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
Nĩũgatũũria kĩrĩkanĩro gĩaku kũrĩ Jakubu, na ũiguĩre Iburahĩmu tha, o ta ũrĩa werĩire maithe maitũ na mwĩhĩtwa matukũ-inĩ macio ma tene.

< Micah 7 >