1“Atĩrĩrĩ, arahũka ũcangarare, tondũ ũtheri waku nĩũũkĩte,
2Atĩrĩrĩ, nduma nĩĩhumbĩrĩte thĩ,
3Ndũrĩrĩ nĩigooka kũrĩ ũtheri waku,
4“Tiira maitho wĩrorere mĩena yothe:
5Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩũkona ũndũ ũcio, nawe ũcangarare,
6Ndũũru cia ngamĩĩra nĩikaiyũra bũrũri waku,
7Ndũũru ciothe cia mbũri cia Kedari igaacookanĩrĩrio irehwo kũrĩ we,
8“Atĩrĩrĩ, andũ aya mombũkĩte na igũrũ ta matu,
9Ti-itherũ andũ arĩa matũũraga icigĩrĩra-inĩ nĩ niĩ metagĩrĩra;
10“Andũ a kũngĩ nĩo magaacookereria thingo ciaku,
11Ihingo ciaku igũtũũra irĩ hingũre,
12Nĩgũkorwo rũrĩrĩ kana ũthamaki ũrĩa ũtagagũtungatĩra nĩũkaniinwo;
13“Riiri wa Lebanoni ũgaatuĩka waku,
14Ariũ a andũ arĩa makũhinyagĩrĩria nĩmagooka harĩwe makũinamĩrĩre;
15“O na akorwo nĩwatiganĩirio na ũkĩmenwo,
16Nĩũkanyuuaga iria rĩa ndũrĩrĩ
17Ngaakũrehera gĩcango handũ ha thahabu,
18Ngũĩ ndĩgaacooka kũiguuo bũrũri-inĩ waku,
19Riũa ti rĩo rĩrĩkwaragĩra mũthenya,
20Riũa rĩu rĩaku rĩtigacooka gũthũa rĩngĩ,
21Hĩndĩ ĩyo nao andũ aku othe magaatuĩka athingu,
22Nyũmba ĩrĩa nini ĩkongerereka ĩtuĩke andũ ngiri,