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Ee Bwana, usikie kuomba kwangu, Kilio changu kikufikie.
A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You.
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Usinifiche uso wako siku ya shida yangu, Unitegee sikio lako, siku niitapo unijibu upesi.
Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.
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Maana siku zangu zinatoweka kama moshi, Na mifupa yangu inateketea kama kinga.
For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.
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Moyo wangu umepigwa kama majani na kukauka, Naam, ninasahau kula chakula changu.
My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread.
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Kwa ajili ya sauti ya kuugua kwangu Mifupa yangu imegandamana na nyama yangu.
Through my loud groaning my skin hangs on my bones.
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Nimekuwa kama mwari nyuni wa jangwani, Na kufanana na bundi wa mahameni.
I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.
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Nakesha, tena nimekuwa kama shomoro Aliye peke yake juu ya nyumba.
I lie awake; I am like a lone bird on a housetop.
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Adui zangu wananilaumu mchana kutwa; Wanaonichukia kana kwamba wana wazimu Huapa kwa kunitaja mimi.
All day long my enemies taunt me; they ridicule me and curse me.
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Maana nimekula majivu kama chakula, Na kukichanganya kinywaji changu na machozi.
For I have eaten ashes like bread and mixed my drink with tears
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Kwa sababu ya ghadhabu yako na hasira yako; Maana umeniinua na kunitupilia mbali.
because of Your indignation and wrath, for You have picked me up and cast me aside.
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Siku zangu zi kama kivuli kilichotandaa, Nami ninanyauka kama majani.
My days are like lengthening shadows, and I wither away like grass.
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Bali Wewe, Bwana utaketi ukimiliki milele, Na kumbukumbu lako kizazi hata kizazi.
But You, O LORD, sit enthroned forever; Your renown endures to all generations.
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Wewe mwenyewe utasimama, Na kuirehemu Sayuni, Kwa maana ndio wakati wa kuihurumia, Naam, majira yaliyoamriwa yamewadia.
You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come.
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Maana watumishi wako wameyaridhia mawe yake, Na kuyaonea huruma mavumbi yake.
For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust.
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Kisha mataifa wataliogopa jina la Bwana, Na wafalme wote wa dunia utukufu wako;
So the nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth will fear Your glory.
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Bwana atakapokuwa ameijenga Sayuni, Atakapoonekana katika utukufu wake,
For the LORD will rebuild Zion; He has appeared in His glory.
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Atakapoyaelekea maombi yake aliye mkiwa, Asiyadharau maombi yao.
He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.
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Kizazi kitakachokuja kitaandikiwa hayo, Na watu watakaoumbwa watamsifu Bwana.
Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.
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Maana ametazama toka patakatifu pake pa juu, Toka mbinguni Bwana ameiangalia nchi,
For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth
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Ili akusikie kuugua kwake aliyefungwa, Na kuwafungua walioandikiwa kufa.
to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,
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Watu walitangaze jina la Bwana katika Sayuni, Na sifa zake katika Yerusalemu,
that they may proclaim the name of the LORD in Zion and praise Him in Jerusalem,
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Pindi mataifa watapokusanyika pamoja, Falme nazo ili kumtumikia Bwana.
when peoples and kingdoms assemble to serve the LORD.
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Amezipunguza nguvu zangu njiani; Amezifupisha siku zangu.
He has broken my strength on the way; He has cut short my days.
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Nitasema, Ee Mungu wangu, usiniondoe katikati ya siku zangu; Miaka yako ni tangu kizazi hata kizazi.
I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations.
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Hapo mwanzo uliutia msingi wa nchi, Na mbingu ni kazi ya mikono yako.
In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
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Hizi zitaharibika, bali Wewe utadumu Naam, hizi zitachakaa kama nguo; Na kama mavazi utazibadilisha, Nazo zitabadilika.
They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.
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Lakini Wewe U Yeye yule; Na miaka yako haitakoma.
But You remain the same, and Your years will never end.
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Wana wa watumishi wako watakaa, Na wazao wao wataimarishwa mbele zako.
The children of Your servants will dwell securely, and their descendants will be established before You.”
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