1“Atĩrĩrĩ wee Isiraeli, ũngĩkorwo nĩũgũcooka-rĩ,
2ningĩ ũngĩrũmia ũhoro wa ma, na ũtuanĩri ciira wa kĩhooto, na wa ũthingu,
3Atĩrĩrĩ, Jehova areera andũ a Juda, o na andũ a Jerusalemu ũũ:
4Mwĩamũrĩrei Jehova,
5“Anĩrĩrai kũu Juda, na mũhunjie ũhoro kũu Jerusalemu, muuge ũũ:
6Haandai bendera mũthiĩ mwerekeire Zayuni!
7Mũrũũthi4:7 Mũrũũthi warĩ rũũri rwa Babuloni, na bũrũri ũyũ woĩkaine ta mũnyariirani (2:15). nĩumĩte kĩmamo-inĩ kĩaguo;
8Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, mwĩhumbei nguo cia makũnia,
9Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, “Mũthenya ũcio-rĩ,
10Hĩndĩ ĩyo ngiuga atĩrĩ: “Hĩ! Mwathani Jehova, ti-itherũ nĩ ta ũkĩheenetie andũ aya biũ, o na ũkaheenia Jerusalemu, nĩ ũndũ wa kũmeera atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩmũkaagĩa na thayũ,’ o rĩrĩa tũigĩrĩirwo rũhiũ rwa njora mĩmero.”
11Ihinda rĩu andũ aya o hamwe na Jerusalemu nĩmakeerwo atĩrĩ, “Rũhuho rũhiũ ruumĩte kũndũ kũrĩa gũtarĩ kĩndũ kũu gũtũũgĩru werũ-inĩ nĩrũkahurutana rwerekeire kũrĩ andũ akwa, no rĩrĩ, ti ta rũrĩa rwa kũhuha irio kana rwa gũcitheria;
12nĩ rũhuho rũrĩ na hinya kũrĩ rũu ruumĩte kũrĩ niĩ. Rĩu nĩngũmatuĩra matuĩro ma ciira.”
13Ta rorai muone! Mũndũ ũcio aroka ta matu,
14Wee Jerusalemu-rĩ, theria ũũru kuuma ngoro-inĩ yaku nĩguo ũhonoke.
15Nĩ kũrĩ na mũgambo wa mũndũ ũranĩrĩra kũu Dani,
16“Ĩrai ndũrĩrĩ ũhoro ũcio,
17Marĩrigiicĩirie o ta andũ marangĩire mũgũnda,
18“Mĩthiĩre yaku mwene na ciĩko ciaku
19Wũi, ruo-ĩ, wũi ruo-ĩ!
20Mwanangĩko ũrarũmanĩrĩra na mwanangĩko;
21Nĩ nginya rĩ ngũtũũra nyonaga bendera ya mbaara,
22“Andũ akwa nĩ irimũ;
23Ndaacũthĩrĩirie thĩ,
24Ndaacũthĩrĩria irĩma,
25Ngĩcũthĩrĩria, ngĩona atĩ gũtiarĩ na andũ;
26Ngĩcũthĩrĩria, ngĩona bũrũri ũrĩa waciaraga maciaro maingĩ, watuĩkĩte o werũ mũtheri,
27Ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga:
28Nĩ ũndũ ũcio thĩ nĩĩgacakaya,
29Rĩrĩa kwaiguuo mũrurumo wa andũ arĩa mathiiaga mahaicĩte mbarathi
30Ũreka atĩa, wee ũnũhĩtwo?
31Nĩndĩraigua kĩrĩro ta kĩa mũndũ-wa-nja akĩrũmwo,