Your explanation is not clear enough for us to give you a definitive answer.

For example, you say that there are 8 wires, four pairs of 2. Obviously, you
don't need all these wires for the overhead light. Some of these wires are
just passing through in order to get to other fixtures or outlets. There
must be 2 pairs, wire-nutted together to which your fixture was connected.
If you remember which two pairs, that's all you need to know.

Also, you say that a wall outlet isn't working anymore. Normally, removing
just the light fixture shouldn't have affected the wall fixture at all. What
this tells me is that you removed some wire-nuts in order to remove the
light fixture wire, and that you didn't put the wire-nut back on the
original pair, thus cutting power to the wall fixture.

You need to wire your original pairs together, and then map your circuits.
If you don't know how to do this, ask someone who does to help you out.

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I'm replacing the overhead light in my kitchen. The old light has been
removed to reveal a total of 8 wires in the ceiling (four pairs of 2).
I have tested these 8 wires and only 1 is hot.

Two switches contol the light. Those have been left in the wall and
not touched (the old light was working fine). Also, there is one wall
outlet that appears to be included in the circuit, since it does not
work now that the ceiling light has been removed.

I realize it would have been best to mark the ceiling wires before
disconnecting them from the old light.

My question is, how to I properly wire the new light fixture?

Thanks in advance.