1Mũrũ wakwa, thikĩrĩria ũũgĩ ũyũ wakwa,
2nĩguo ũtũũrie ũbaarĩrĩri,
3Nĩgũkorwo mĩromo ya mũtumia mũtharia itaataga ũũkĩ,
4no marigĩrĩrio nĩmũrũrũ ta maaĩ ma nyongo,
5Magũrũ make maikũrũkaga gĩkuũ-inĩ;
6Ndeciiragia ũhoro wa njĩra ya muoyo;
7Atĩrĩrĩ, ariũ akwa, ta thikĩrĩriai;
8Thiiagĩrai njĩra ĩrĩ kũraya nake,
9nĩguo mũtikaheane hinya wanyu mwega kũrĩ andũ angĩ,
10nĩguo ageni matikehũũnie na ũtonga wanyu,
11Marigĩrĩrio-inĩ ma muoyo waku nĩũgacaaya,
12Ũkoiga atĩrĩ, “Hĩ, kaĩ nĩndathũũrire gũtaarwo-ĩ!
13Ndingĩathĩkĩire arutani akwa,
14Nĩnginyĩte hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia mwanangĩko,
15Atĩrĩrĩ, nyuuaga maaĩ ma itangi rĩaku we mwene,
16Nĩ kwagĩrĩire ithima ciaku ciunagĩre maaĩ barabara-inĩ,
17Nĩmagĩtũũre marĩ maku wiki,
18Gĩthima gĩaku kĩrorathimwo,
19Athakarĩte ta thwariga ya mũgoma,
20Mũrũ wakwa, nĩ kĩĩ kĩngĩtũma ũkenio nĩ mũtumia mũtharia?
21Nĩgũkorwo mĩthiĩre ya mũndũ nĩyonagwo nĩ Jehova,
22Ciĩko njũru cia mũndũ mwaganu nĩcio imũtegaga;
23Mũndũ ũcio nĩagaakua nĩ kwaga ũtaaro,