Rwĩmbo 4

¹Hĩ, kaĩ wee mwendwa wakwa ũkĩrĩ mũthaka-ĩ!

²Magego maku mahaana ta rũũru rwa ngʼondu ciarĩkia kũmurwo guoya o ũguo,

³Mĩromo yaku ĩhaana ta uuthi mũtune;

⁴Ngingo yaku ĩhaana ta mũthiringo ũrĩa mũraihu wa Daudi,

⁵Nyondo ciaku cierĩ ihaana ta ciana igĩrĩ cia thiiya,

⁶Nĩngũthiĩ kĩrĩma-inĩ kĩa manemane,

⁷Wee mwendwa wakwa ũrĩ mũthaka biũ;

⁸Ũka tũthiĩ nawe, mũhiki wakwa, tuume Lebanoni,

⁹Nĩũtahĩte ngoro yakwa, wee mwarĩ wa maitũ, o wee mũhiki wakwa;

¹⁰Wee mwarĩ wa maitũ, o we mũhiki wakwa, kaĩ wendo waku nĩ wa gũkenerwo-ĩ!

¹¹Wee mũhiki wakwa, mĩromo yaku ĩtaatagia mũrĩo ta magua ma ũũkĩ;

¹²Wee mwarĩ wa maitũ, o wee mũhiki wakwa, ũhaana ta mũgũnda mũirigĩre,

¹³Thuuna ciaku nĩ ta mũgũnda wa mĩtĩ ya mĩkomamanga

¹⁴ĩkoima uundi na manjano,

¹⁵Wee-rĩ, ũrĩ itherũkĩro rĩa maaĩ rĩrĩ mũgũnda,

¹⁶Wee rũhuho rwa gathigathini ũkĩra,