117:1 Isa 38:12; Thab 88:3-4Roho wakwa nĩmũthuthĩku,
matukũ makwa nĩmathirĩte, mbĩrĩra nĩyo ĩnjetereire.
217:2 Ayub 11:3; Jer 20:7Ti-itherũ thiũrũrũkĩirio nĩ andũ a kũũnyũrũria;
maitho makwa no nginya meerorere rũmena rwao.
317:3 Thim 6:1; Isa 38:14“Wee Ngai-rĩ, ta kĩĩhe kĩndũ gĩa kũrũgamĩrĩra thiirĩ wakwa kĩrĩa ũretia,
tondũ-rĩ, nũũ ũngĩ ũngĩĩtĩkĩra kũruta kĩndũ gĩake kĩĩndũgamĩrĩre?
4Wee nĩwaagithĩtie meciiria mao ũmenyo;
nĩ ũndũ ũcio ndũngĩmetĩkĩria mahootane.
517:5 Thaam 22:15; Ayub 11:20Mũndũ angĩkaana arata ake nĩ ũndũ wa kĩheo-rĩ,
maitho ma ciana ciake nĩmakoora.
617:6 1Ath 9:7; Jer 15:4“Ngai nĩanduĩte mũndũ wa kuunwo thimo nĩ andũ othe,
nduĩkĩte mũndũ wa gũtuagĩrwo mata ũthiũ nĩ andũ.
7Maitho makwa nĩ maroora nĩ gwĩthikĩra;
ciĩga ciakwa ciothe ihũthĩte o ta kĩĩruru.
817:8 Thaam 4:14Andũ arĩa arũngĩrĩru nĩmagegetio nĩ ũhoro ũcio;
andũ arĩa matarĩ na ũũru mekĩte nĩmarahũkĩte mokĩrĩre andũ arĩa matooĩ Ngai.
917:9 Thim 4:18; 1Sam 2:4O na kũrĩ ũguo-rĩ, arĩa athingu nĩmarĩrũmagia njĩra ciao,
nao arĩa marĩ moko matheru nĩmarĩongagĩrĩrwo hinya.
10“No rĩrĩ, ta gĩũkei inyuothe, geriai o rĩngĩ!
Niĩ ndirĩ ndĩrona mũndũ mũũgĩ gatagatĩ kanyu.
1117:11 Ayub 3:13Matukũ makwa nĩ mathiru, mĩbango yakwa nĩmĩharaganie,
o na merirĩria ma ngoro yakwa.
12Andũ aya magarũraga ũtukũ makaũtua mũthenya;
nduma yamakinyĩrĩra moigaga atĩrĩ, ‘Ũtheri ũrĩ o hakuhĩ.’
1317:13 Thab 139:8Angĩkorwo mũciĩ ũrĩa njĩrĩgĩrĩire no mbĩrĩra,
angĩkorwo ingĩara ũrĩrĩ wakwa o nduma-inĩ-rĩ,
14angĩkorwo no njĩĩre ũhoro wa kũbutha atĩrĩ, ‘Wee nĩwe baba,’
na njĩĩre kĩgunyũ atĩrĩ, ‘Wee nĩwe maitũ’ kana ‘Nĩwe mwarĩ wa maitũ-rĩ’,
1517:15 Thab 31:22; Ezek 37:11mwĩhoko wakwa ũkĩrĩ kũ?
Nũũ ũngĩnyonera mwĩhoko?
1617:16 Jon 2:6; Kĩam 2:7Na rĩrĩ, mwĩhoko nĩũharũrũkĩte nginya ihingo-inĩ cia gĩkuũ?
Nĩtũgũgĩikũrũkania hamwe rũkũngũ-inĩ?”
