1Atĩrĩrĩ, inyuĩ ariũ akwa, ta thikĩrĩriai ũrũtani wa thoguo;
2Tondũ ngũmũhe ũrutani mwega,
3Rĩrĩa ndaarĩ mwana nyũmba-inĩ ya baba,
4baba nĩandutire, akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ,
5Gĩa na ũũgĩ, gĩa na kũmenya maũndũ;
6Ndũkanatirike ũũgĩ, naguo nĩũrĩkũgitagĩra;
7Ũũgĩ ũkĩrĩte indo ciothe; nĩ ũndũ ũcio wĩgĩĩre na ũũgĩ.
8Tũũgagĩria ũũgĩ mũno, naguo nĩũrĩkwambararagia;
9Nĩũgagwĩkĩra ithaga rĩa ũtugi mũtwe waku,
10Thikĩrĩria, wee mũrũ wakwa, na wĩtĩkĩre ũrĩa ngũkwĩra,
11Nguonetie njĩra ya ũũgĩ,
12Rĩrĩa ũgũthiĩ, makinya maku matikahĩngĩcwo;
13Rũmia ũrutani wakwa, na ndũkanareke ũkweherere;
14Ndũkanagerere njĩra ya andũ arĩa aaganu,
15Mĩĩtheemage, na ndũkanamĩgerere;
16Nĩgũkorwo andũ arĩa aaganu matingĩkoma nginya meeke ũũru;
17Marĩĩaga irio iria monete na ũmaramari,
18Mĩthiĩre ya andũ arĩa athingu ĩhaana ta ũtheri wa gũgĩkĩa,
19No mĩthiĩre ya andũ arĩa aaganu ĩhaana ta nduma ndumanu;
20Mũrũ wakwa, ta thikĩrĩria ũrĩa ngũkwĩra;
21Ndũkanareke ciehere maitho-inĩ maku,
22nĩgũkorwo nĩcio itũũragia arĩa maciĩgwatĩire muoyo,
23Makĩria ya macio mothe, rangagĩra ngoro yaku,
24Eheria rũnano kanua-inĩ gaku;
25Maitho maku nĩmarorage na mbere,
26Aragania njĩra iria magũrũ maku marĩthiiagĩra,
27Ndũkanaahũke na mwena wa ũrĩo kana wa ũmotho;