Kohelethu 10

¹O ta ũrĩa ngi nguũ itũmaga maguta manungi wega magĩe na kĩheera kĩuru-rĩ,

²Ngoro ya mũndũ ũrĩa mũũgĩ yerekagĩra mwena wa ũrĩo,

³O na rĩrĩa egũthiĩ na njĩra,

⁴Marakara ma mũndũ ũrĩa wathanaga mangĩarahũka igũrũ rĩaku,

⁵Nĩ harĩ ũndũ mũũru nyonete gũkũ thĩ kwaraga riũa,

⁶Atĩ andũ arĩa akĩĩgu nĩmatũũgagĩrio mũno,

⁷Nĩnyonete ngombo igĩthiĩ ihaicĩte mbarathi,

⁸Mũndũ ũrĩa wenjaga irima-rĩ, nĩwe ũkaarĩgũa;

⁹Mũndũ ũrĩa wenjaga mahiga no agerwo ngero nĩmo;

¹⁰Ithanwa rĩngĩtuuha na rĩage kũnoorwo-rĩ,

¹¹Nyoka ĩngĩrũma mũndũ ĩtanathuuthĩrwo ĩhoorere-rĩ,

¹²Ciugo cia kanua ka mũndũ mũũgĩ nĩ cia ũtugi,

¹³Kĩambĩrĩria-inĩ ciugo ciake nĩ cia ũrimũ;

¹⁴nake mũndũ mũkĩĩgu no ciugo aingĩhagia.

¹⁵Wĩra wa mũndũ mũkĩĩgu nĩũmũnogagia;

¹⁶Bũrũri ũrĩa mũthamaki wakuo aarĩ ndungata,

¹⁷Kũrathimwo-rĩ, nĩwe bũrũri ũrĩa mũthamaki waku aaciarĩtwo arĩ mũndũ wa gũtĩĩka,

¹⁸Mũndũ angĩkorwo arĩ kĩgũũta, mĩitĩrĩro ya nyũmba yake nĩĩhocagĩrĩra;

¹⁹Iruga rĩrugagwo nĩguo andũ makene,

²⁰Ndũkanarume mũthamaki, o na meciiria-inĩ maku,