1Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence, 2As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!64.2 the melting…: Heb. the fire of meltings 3When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence. 4For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.64.4 seen…: or, seen a God beside thee, which doeth so for him, etc 5Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.
6But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. 7And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.64.7 consumed: Heb. melted64.7 because: Heb. by the hand 8But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
9¶ Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people. 10Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. 11Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste. 12Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
164:1 Thab 144:5; Mik 1:3Atĩrĩrĩ, naarĩ korwo watarũranga matu ũikũrũke gũkũ thĩ,
nĩguo irĩma ithingithe irĩ mbere yaku!
264:2 Thab 99:1; Jer 5:22O ta ũrĩa mwaki ũmundagia thari ikarĩrĩmbũka,
na ũgatũma maaĩ matherũke-rĩ,
ikũrũka thĩ ũtũme rĩĩtwa rĩaku rĩmenywo nĩ thũ ciaku,
na ũtũme ndũrĩrĩ ciinaine irĩ mbere yaku!
364:3 Thab 65:5Nĩgũkorwo hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Wee wekire maũndũ ma kũmakania marĩa tũteerĩgĩrĩire-rĩ,
nĩwaikũrũkire, nacio irĩma igĩthingitha irĩ mbere yaku.
464:4 1Akor 2:9Kuuma o tene gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe ũrĩ waigua maũndũ ta macio,
na gũtirĩ gũtũ kũrĩ kwaigua ũhoro ta ũcio,
o na kana riitho rĩkĩona Ngai ũngĩ tawe,
ũrĩa wĩkaga maũndũ nĩ ũndũ wa andũ arĩa maikaraga mamwetereire.
5Wee ũũkaga gũteithia andũ arĩa mekaga maũndũ marĩa magĩrĩire makenete,
o acio maririkanaga njĩra ciaku.
No rĩrĩa twagire gũcirũmĩrĩra tũgĩthiĩ na mbere na kwĩhia-rĩ,
wee nĩwarakarire.
Ithuĩ-rĩ, tũngĩkĩhonoka atĩa?
664:6 Isa 46:12; Thab 90:5-6Ithuothe tũtuĩkĩte ta mũndũ ũrĩ na thaahu,
na ciĩko ciothe cia ũthingu witũ ihaana ta ndangari irĩ magigi;
ithuothe tũhohaga tũkahaana ta ithangũ,
namo mehia maitũ magatũhuruta o ta ũrĩa rũhuho rũhuruutaga maragara.
7Gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe ũkayagĩra rĩĩtwa rĩaku,
kana akageria anyiitane nawe;
nĩgũkorwo nĩũtũhithĩte ũthiũ waku,
ũgagĩtũma tũhinyĩrĩrĩke nĩ ũndũ wa mehia maitũ.
864:8 Thaam 4:22; Isa 29:16No rĩrĩ, Wee Jehova, wee nĩwe ithe witũ.
Ithuĩ tũrĩ rĩũmba, nawe nĩwe mũtũũmbi;
ithuothe tũrĩ wĩra wa moko maku.
964:9 Isa 54:8; Thab 100:3Wee Jehova-rĩ, tiga gũtũrakarĩra mũno makĩria,
o na kana ũtũũre ũririkanaga mehia maitũ.
Na rĩrĩ, ta tũrore twagũthaitha,
wone atĩ ithuothe tũrĩ andũ aku.
10Matũũra maku marĩa manene maamũre nĩmatuĩkĩte werũ;
o na itũũra rĩa Zayuni rĩtuĩkĩte werũ,
narĩo itũũra rĩa Jerusalemu rĩgakira ihooru.
1164:11 Thab 74:3-7; Alaw 26:31Hekarũ iitũ ĩrĩa nyamũre na ĩrĩ riiri,
kũrĩa maithe maitũ maakũgoocagĩra,
nĩĩcinĩtwo na mwaki,
nacio indo ciitũ ciothe iria irĩ bata nĩcianangĩtwo.
1264:12 Kĩam 43:31; Esit 4:14Thuutha wa maũndũ macio mothe, Wee Jehova-rĩ,
anga nĩũgũtũtiganĩria, wage gũtũteithia?
Ũgũkira o ro ũguo na ũkĩrĩrĩrie gũtũherithia makĩria?
