12:1 Thab 99:5; Jer 12:7Hĩ! Kaĩ Mwathani nĩakĩhumbĩrĩte Mwarĩ wa Zayuni
na itu rĩa marakara make-ĩ!
Nĩatungumanĩtie riiri wa Isiraeli,
akaũharũrũkia kuuma igũrũ nginya thĩ;
ndaaririkanire gaturwa ka magũrũ make,
mũthenya ũrĩa aarakarire.
22:2 Thab 89:39-40; Isa 25:12Mwathani-rĩ, nĩameretie
itũũro ciothe cia Jakubu atarĩ na tha;
nĩamomorete ciĩhitho iria nũmu
cia Mwarĩ wa Juda arĩ na marakara.
Nĩagũithĩtie ũthamaki wa Mwarĩ wa Juda,
na akagũithia anene ake, akamaconorithia.
32:3 Thab 74:11; Isa 42:25Rũhĩa rwa Isiraeli ruothe
arũrengete arĩ na marakara mahiũ.
Nĩeheretie guoko gwake kwa ũrĩo,
gũkameeherera o rĩrĩa thũ ciamakuhĩrĩria.
Nĩgũcina acinĩte Jakubu ta mwaki ũkũrĩrĩmbũka,
ũrĩa ũcinaga kĩrĩa gĩothe kĩrĩ hakuhĩ naguo.
42:4 Ayub 3:23; Ezek 20:34; Jer 4:20Ageetete ũta wake o ta thũ;
guoko gwake kwa ũrĩo nĩ kwĩhaarĩirie.
Arĩa othe maatũire makenagia maitho-rĩ,
amooragĩte o ta marĩ thũ;
hema ya Mwarĩ wa Zayuni
amĩitĩrĩirie mangʼũrĩ make mahaana ta mwaki.
52:5 Jer 9:17-20Mwathani-rĩ, atuĩkĩte ta thũ;
nĩameretie Isiraeli.
Nĩameretie nyũmba ciake ciothe cia ũthamaki,
na akaananga ciĩhitho ciake iria nũmu.
Nĩaingĩhĩirie Mwarĩ wa Juda
gũcakaya na kũgirĩka.
62:6 2Maũ 36:19; Zef 3:18Nĩonũhĩte gĩikaro gĩake ta mũgũnda;
nĩanangĩte handũ hake ha gũtũnganĩrwo.
Jehova nĩatũmĩte Zayuni ariganĩrwo
nĩ ciathĩ ciake iria njathane, o hamwe na Thabatũ ciake;
nĩ ũndũ wa marakara make mahiũ-rĩ,
akanyarara mũthamaki, o hamwe na mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai.
72:7 Jer 33:4-5; Thab 74:7-8Mwathani nĩaregete kĩgongona gĩake,
na agatiganĩria handũ hake harĩa haamũre.
Nĩaneanĩte thingo cia nyũmba ciake cia ũthamaki kũrĩ thũ;
iraanĩrĩra irĩ thĩinĩ wa nyũmba ya Jehova,
o taarĩ mũthenya wa gĩathĩ kĩrĩa gĩathane.
82:8 2Ath 21:13; Isa 3:26Jehova nĩatuire itua rĩa kũmomora
rũthingo rũrĩa rũthiũrũrũkĩirie Mwarĩ wa Zayuni.
Nĩatambũrũkirie rũrigi rwa gũthima,
na ndaagiririe guoko gwake gũtige kũrwananga.
Nĩatũmire njirigo na thingo icakaye;
o cierĩ igĩgĩtuĩka cia kwanangĩka.
92:9 Gũcook 28:36; 2Maũ 15:3Ihingo ciakuo nĩihorokeire na thĩ;
mĩgĩĩko yacio nĩamiunangĩte, akamĩananga.
Mũthamaki na anene akuo nĩmatahĩtwo magatwarwo ndũrĩrĩ-inĩ,
watho rĩu ndũrutanagwo,
na anabii akuo nĩmatigire kuona cioneki
ciumĩte kũrĩ Jehova.
102:10 Ayub 2:12Athuuri a kũu kwa Mwarĩ wa Zayuni
maikarĩte thĩ makirĩte ki;
nao nĩmehurĩirie rũkũngũ mĩtwe,
na makehumba nguo cia makũnia.
Airĩtu a Jerusalemu
mainamĩrĩire maturumithĩtie mĩtwe yao thĩ.
112:11 Thab 119:82; Isa 1:5Maitho makwa nĩmaroora nĩ kũrĩra,
ngatangĩka thĩinĩ wakwa,
naguo roho wakwa nĩũitũrũrĩirwo thĩ
nĩ ũndũ wa andũ akwa kwanangwo,
nĩgũkorwo twana na tũkenge
tũraringĩkĩra njĩra-inĩ cia itũũra rĩrĩa inene.
12Tũrooria manyina atĩrĩ,
“Irio na ndibei irĩ ha?”
o tũkĩringĩkaga ta andũ matiihĩirio
njĩra-inĩ cia itũũra rĩrĩa inene,
o mĩoyo yatuo ĩgĩthiragĩra
moko-inĩ ma manyina.
132:13 Isa 37:22Ingĩkiuga atĩa nĩ ũndũ waku?
Ingĩkũgerekania nakĩ,
wee Mwarĩ ũyũ wa Jerusalemu?
Ingĩkũhaanania nakĩ,
nĩguo ngũhoorerie,
wee Mwarĩ ũyũ Gathirange wa Zayuni?
Kĩronda gĩaku kĩrikĩte o ta iria.
Nũũ ũngĩhota gũkũhonia?
14Cioneki iria anabii aku moonaga
ciarĩ cia tũhũ na cia maheeni;
matiigana kũmũguũrĩria mehia manyu
nĩguo magirĩrĩrie gũtahwo kwanyu.
Ndũmĩrĩri iria maamũheire
ciarĩ cia maheeni, na cia kũmũhĩtithia.
152:15 Ndar 24:10; Ayub 16:4Ehĩtũkĩri othe mahũũraga hĩ;
mathekaga makĩinainagĩria Mwarĩ ũyũ wa Jerusalemu mĩtwe,
makĩũragia atĩrĩ:
“Ĩĩ rĩĩrĩ nĩrĩo itũũra inene rĩrĩa rĩetagwo
ũthaka ũrĩa mũkinyanĩru biũ,
na rĩgeetwo gĩkeno gĩa thĩ yothe?”
162:16 Maca 3:46; Mik 4:11Thũ ciaku ciothe
ciathamagia tũnua igũũkĩrĩre;
igũthekagĩrĩra na ikahagarania magego,
ikoiga atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ nĩtũmũmeretie.
Ũyũ nĩguo mũthenya ũrĩa tũtũire twetereire,
na rĩu nĩtũwonete.”
172:17 Gũcook 28:15-45; Thab 89:42Jehova nĩarĩkĩtie gwĩka ũrĩa aathugundĩte;
we nĩahingĩtie kiugo gĩake,
kĩrĩa aathanire o matukũ ma tene.
Akũngʼaũranĩtie ategũkũiguĩra tha,
atũmĩte thũ igũkenerere,
rũhĩa rwa amuku aku nĩruo atũgĩrĩtie.
182:18 Maca 1:16; Jer 9:1Ngoro cia andũ nĩirakaĩra Mwathani.
Atĩrĩrĩ, wee rũthingo rũrũ rwa Mwarĩ wa Zayuni,
reke maithori maku manyũrũrũke ta rũũĩ
mũthenya na ũtukũ;
ndũkahurũke,
kana ũreke maitho maku mahurũke.
19Arahũka, ũkayũrũrũke ũtukũ,
rĩrĩa ũrangĩri wa ũtukũ wambagĩrĩria;
itũrũraga ngoro yaku ta maaĩ
mbere ya Mwathani.
Ambararia moko maku na igũrũ kũrĩ we
nĩ ũndũ wa mĩoyo ya ciana ciaku,
o icio iraringĩka nĩ ngʼaragu
magomano-inĩ ma njĩra ciothe.
202:20 Jer 19:9“Wee Jehova, ta rora, na ũcũũranie:
Nũũ ũngĩ wee ũrĩ weka ũguo?
Andũ-a-nja nĩmagĩrĩirwo nĩ kũrĩa maciaro mao,
o ciana iria marerete?
Mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai na mũnabii nĩmagĩrĩire
kũũragagĩrwo handũ-harĩa-haamũre ha Mwathani?
212:21 2Maũ 36:17; Zek 11:6“Andũ ethĩ o na arĩa akũrũ
makomete hamwe rũkũngũ-inĩ rwa njĩra,
aanake akwa na airĩtu
moragĩtwo na rũhiũ rwa njora.
Ũmoragĩte mũthenya ũrĩa ũrakarĩte;
ũmoragĩte ũtekũmaiguĩra tha.
222:22 Thab 31:13; Hos 9:13“O ta ũrĩa wĩtanaga mũthenya wa gĩathĩ-rĩ,
noguo ũnjĩtĩire maũndũ ma kũnguoyohia,
makandigiicĩria mĩena yothe
o taarĩ mũthenya wa gĩathĩ.
Mũthenya wa marakara ma Jehova-rĩ,
gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe wahonokire kana agĩtigara;
arĩa ndarũmbũirie na ngĩrera-rĩ,
thũ yakwa nĩĩmanangĩte.”
This chapter is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. 1How the Lord has covered Daughter Zion
with the cloud of his anger2:1 Or How the Lord in his anger / has treated Daughter Zion with contempt!
He has hurled down the splendor of Israel
from heaven to earth;
he has not remembered his footstool
in the day of his anger.
2Without pity the Lord has swallowed up
all the dwellings of Jacob;
in his wrath he has torn down
the strongholds of Daughter Judah.
He has brought her kingdom and its princes
down to the ground in dishonor.
3In fierce anger he has cut off
every horn2:3 Or off / all the strength; or every king2:3 Horn here symbolizes strength. of Israel.
He has withdrawn his right hand
at the approach of the enemy.
He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire
that consumes everything around it.
4Like an enemy he has strung his bow;
his right hand is ready.
Like a foe he has slain
all who were pleasing to the eye;
he has poured out his wrath like fire
on the tent of Daughter Zion.
5The Lord is like an enemy;
he has swallowed up Israel.
He has swallowed up all her palaces
and destroyed her strongholds.
He has multiplied mourning and lamentation
for Daughter Judah.
6He has laid waste his dwelling like a garden;
he has destroyed his place of meeting.
The Lord has made Zion forget
her appointed festivals and her Sabbaths;
in his fierce anger he has spurned
both king and priest.
7The Lord has rejected his altar
and abandoned his sanctuary.
He has given the walls of her palaces
into the hands of the enemy;
they have raised a shout in the house of the Lord
as on the day of an appointed festival.
8The Lord determined to tear down
the wall around Daughter Zion.
He stretched out a measuring line
and did not withhold his hand from destroying.
He made ramparts and walls lament;
together they wasted away.
9Her gates have sunk into the ground;
their bars he has broken and destroyed.
Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations,
the law is no more,
and her prophets no longer find
visions from the Lord.
10The elders of Daughter Zion
sit on the ground in silence;
they have sprinkled dust on their heads
and put on sackcloth.
The young women of Jerusalem
have bowed their heads to the ground.
11My eyes fail from weeping,
I am in torment within;
my heart is poured out on the ground
because my people are destroyed,
because children and infants faint
in the streets of the city.
12They say to their mothers,
“Where is bread and wine?”
as they faint like the wounded
in the streets of the city,
as their lives ebb away
in their mothers’ arms.
13What can I say for you?
With what can I compare you,
Daughter Jerusalem?
To what can I liken you,
that I may comfort you,
Virgin Daughter Zion?
Your wound is as deep as the sea.
Who can heal you?
14The visions of your prophets
were false and worthless;
they did not expose your sin
to ward off your captivity.
The prophecies they gave you
were false and misleading.
15All who pass your way
clap their hands at you;
they scoff and shake their heads
at Daughter Jerusalem:
“Is this the city that was called
the perfection of beauty,
the joy of the whole earth?”
16All your enemies open their mouths
wide against you;
they scoff and gnash their teeth
and say, “We have swallowed her up.
This is the day we have waited for;
we have lived to see it.”
17The Lord has done what he planned;
he has fulfilled his word,
which he decreed long ago.
He has overthrown you without pity,
he has let the enemy gloat over you,
he has exalted the horn2:17 Horn here symbolizes strength. of your foes.
18The hearts of the people
cry out to the Lord.
You walls of Daughter Zion,
let your tears flow like a river
day and night;
give yourself no relief,
your eyes no rest.
19Arise, cry out in the night,
as the watches of the night begin;
pour out your heart like water
in the presence of the Lord.
Lift up your hands to him
for the lives of your children,
who faint from hunger
at every street corner.
20“Look, Lord, and consider:
Whom have you ever treated like this?
Should women eat their offspring,
the children they have cared for?
Should priest and prophet be killed
in the sanctuary of the Lord?
21“Young and old lie together
in the dust of the streets;
my young men and young women
have fallen by the sword.
You have slain them in the day of your anger;
you have slaughtered them without pity.
22“As you summon to a feast day,
so you summoned against me terrors on every side.
In the day of the Lord’s anger
no one escaped or survived;
those I cared for and reared
my enemy has destroyed.”
