1“Ndaigua ũguo ngoro yakwa ĩgatumatuuma,
2Thikĩrĩria! Thikĩrĩria mũraramo wa mũgambo wake,
3Arekagĩrĩria rũheni rwake rungu rwa igũrũ guothe
4Thuutha waruo gũũkaga mũgambo wa mũraramo wake;
5Mũgambo wa Mũrungu ũrurumaga na njĩra ya magegania;
6Eeraga tharunji atĩrĩ, ‘Gwa thĩ,’
7Nĩatigithagia mũndũ o wothe wĩra wake
8Nyamũ nacio nĩciĩhithaga;
9Kĩhuhũkanio kiumaga gĩikaro gĩakĩo,
10Mĩhũmũ ya Mũrungu nĩĩthondekaga mbarabu,
11Nĩaiyũragia matu na ũigũ;
12Mathiiaga magĩthiũrũrũkaga
13Arehaga matu macio nĩguo aherithie andũ,
14“Ayubu, thikĩrĩria ũhoro ũyũ;
15Wee nĩũũĩ ũrĩa Ngai aathaga matu,
16Wee nĩũũĩ ũrĩa matu macio macuurĩtio wega,
17Wee ũringĩkaga nĩ ũrugarĩ wa nguo ciaku
18no ũhote kũruta wĩra nake ũhoro-inĩ wa gũtambũrũkia matu mairũ,
19“Ta twĩre ũrĩa twagĩrĩirwo nĩ kũmwĩra;
20Nĩagĩrĩire kwĩrwo atĩ nĩngwenda kwaria?
21Rĩu-rĩ, gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩhota kũrora riũa,
22Okaga kuuma mwena wa gathigathini arĩ na riiri ukengeete ta wa thahabu;
23Ũcio Mwene-Hinya-Wothe-rĩ, tũtingĩhota kũmũkinyĩra,
24Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ nĩmamũtĩĩte,