1Ningĩ Jehova akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ: “O na korwo Musa na Samũeli maarũgama mbere yakwa-rĩ, ngoro yakwa ndĩngĩerekera kũrĩ andũ aya. Maingatei mehere mbere yakwa! Nĩmarekwo mathiĩ!
2Nao mangĩkũũria atĩrĩ, ‘Tũgũgĩthiĩ kũ?’ Ũmeere atĩrĩ, ‘Ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga:
3“Nĩngamarehithĩria mĩthemba ĩna ya aniinani mamookĩrĩre.” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga, “Rũhiũ rwa njora rũgooka rũũrage andũ, namo magui mamakururie, nacio nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ, o na nyamũ cia gũkũ thĩ imatambuure, imaniine.
4Nĩngatũma matuĩke andũ a gũthũũrwo nĩ mothamaki mothe ma gũkũ thĩ, nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa Manase mũrũ wa Hezekia mũthamaki wa Juda eekire gũkũ itũũra-inĩ rĩa Jerusalemu.
5“Nũũ ũgaakũiguĩra tha, wee Jerusalemu?
6Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ,
7Nĩngamahuha ta mahuti makĩhuhwo na gĩtarũrũ
8Nĩngatũma atumia ao a ndigwa maingĩhe,
9Nyina wa ciana mũgwanja
10Wũi-ĩiya-wakwa maitũ-ĩ, wee wanjiarire!
11Jehova oigĩte atĩrĩ,
12“Mũndũ no oine kĩgera:
13Nĩnganeana ũtonga waku na igĩĩna ciaku
14Nĩngamũtua ngombo cia thũ cianyu
15Wee Jehova-rĩ, nĩwe ũũĩ;
16Rĩrĩa ciugo ciaku cianginyĩrĩire-rĩ, nĩndacirĩire;
17Ndirĩ ndaikara thiritũ-inĩ ya arĩa mekenagia,
18Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ruo rwakwa rwage gũthira,
19Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ:
20Nĩngagũtua ta rũthingo harĩ andũ aya,
21“Nĩngakũhonokia kuuma moko-inĩ ma andũ arĩa aaganu,