1 Bono Ayubu akairaneria, akabora:
2 Tegerera mono moigwe amang’ana aane,
3 Remereria, erinde nkwane;
4 Inee! Inche Mwanyabaanto nkwemurunganeria?
5 Indigererie na moichanigwe;
6 Ekero nkoinyora amang’ana aya, obwoba nigo bogonsoa,
7 Nase ki abakori amabe bakogenderera koba moyo
8 Abana babo nigo bakoba nokogenderera okuya amo nabarabwo,
9 Chinka chiabo nigo chire buya, bwoba tiboiyo,
10 Chiombe chiabo nigo chikonyora amarieme buya,
11 Abana babo nigo bagotomwa isiko banga buna amaicho,
12 Nigo bagotera bakobugia chinchigiri na amakano,
13 Nigo bakogenderera kwegokia nobotenenku bwabo;
14 Barobwo nigo bagoteebia Nyasae: totige intwe!
15 Oria Omobui ninki are goika tomokorere?
16 Rora, ogosesenigwa kwabo tikori ase amaboko abo;
17 “Inee! Ng’ara karenga chitaaya chi’abakori amabe chikorimigwa?
18 Gose barabwo nkoirurukigwa bare buna chimboba,
19 “Inwe nigo mogoteeba ng’a Nyasae nigo akogachera abana ebibe bi’abaise.
20 Tiga barore ogosirigwa kwabo namaiso abo,
21 Ekero emetienyi yabo yaerire na bakuure,
22 Onde nare oranyare kworokereria Nyasae obong’aini,
23 “Omonto oyomo nigo agokwa ore nobotenenku obonge,
24 ebirandi biaye biichire namabeere,
25 Omonto onde igo agokwa ore nobororo bw’omoyo oye,
26 Abwo bonsi nigo bakobeekwa ase riroba bareng’anetie,
27 “Rora, nimanyete ebirengererio biaino,
28 Inwe nigo mokoboria: Ng’ai enyomba y’omochandi oria ere?
29 “Inee! Inwe timori koboria abaeti chinchera,
30 ng’a omokori amabe nigo akorendwa ekero emechando yachire,
31 Ning’o oranyare koorokeria omokori amabe chinchera chiaye?
32 Ekero arabeekwe ase oboina,
33 Amaroba erigoko nabe amansu asare;
34 “Nase ki rende mokondemia namang’ana abosa?