1 Hĩ, kaĩ wee mwendwa wakwa ũkĩrĩ mũthaka-ĩ!
2 Magego maku mahaana ta rũũru rwa ngʼondu ciarĩkia kũmurwo guoya o ũguo,
3 Mĩromo yaku ĩhaana ta uuthi mũtune;
4 Ngingo yaku ĩhaana ta mũthiringo ũrĩa mũraihu wa Daudi,
5 Nyondo ciaku cierĩ ihaana ta ciana igĩrĩ cia thiiya,
6 Nĩngũthiĩ kĩrĩma-inĩ kĩa manemane,
7 Wee mwendwa wakwa ũrĩ mũthaka biũ;
8 Ũka tũthiĩ nawe, mũhiki wakwa, tuume Lebanoni,
9 Nĩũtahĩte ngoro yakwa, wee mwarĩ wa maitũ, o wee mũhiki wakwa;
10 Wee mwarĩ wa maitũ, o we mũhiki wakwa, kaĩ wendo waku nĩ wa gũkenerwo-ĩ!
11 Wee mũhiki wakwa, mĩromo yaku ĩtaatagia mũrĩo ta magua ma ũũkĩ;
12 Wee mwarĩ wa maitũ, o wee mũhiki wakwa, ũhaana ta mũgũnda mũirigĩre,
13 Thuuna ciaku nĩ ta mũgũnda wa mĩtĩ ya mĩkomamanga
14 ĩkoima uundi na manjano,
15 Wee-rĩ, ũrĩ itherũkĩro rĩa maaĩ rĩrĩ mũgũnda,
16 Wee rũhuho rwa gathigathini ũkĩra,