1 “Atĩrĩrĩ, we nyũmba ya Jakubu, ta thikĩrĩria ũhoro ũyũ,
2 nĩgũkorwo inyuĩ mwĩĩtaga atũũri a itũũra rĩrĩa inene itheru,
3 O tene nĩndarathire ũhoro wa maũndũ marĩa magooka,
4 Nĩgũkorwo nĩndamenyaga atĩ wee ũrĩ mũremi mũno,
5 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ndakwĩrire maũndũ maya o tene;
6 Kũigua nĩmũiguĩte maũndũ macio; ta kĩmarorei mothe.
7 Maũndũ macio mathondeketwo o rĩu, na ti ma tene;
8 Wee ndũrĩ waigua kana ũkamenya;
9 Nĩngwamba kũrũgamia mangʼũrĩ makwa nĩ ũndũ wa rĩĩtwa rĩakwa;
10 Atĩrĩrĩ, nĩngũtheretie o na gũtuĩka ti ta ũrĩa betha ĩtheragio;
11 Nĩ ũndũ wakwa niĩ mwene,
12 “Atĩrĩrĩ, wee Jakubu, ta thikĩrĩria,
13 Guoko gwakwa kĩũmbe nĩkuo kwahaandire mĩthingi ya thĩ,
14 “Cookanĩrĩrai hamwe inyuothe na mũthikĩrĩrie:
15 Niĩ, o niĩ-rĩ, nĩnjarĩtie;
16 “Nguhĩrĩriai mũthikĩrĩrie ũhoro ũyũ:
17 Jehova, o we Mũkũũri waku,
18 Naarĩ korwo nĩmwaiguĩte maathani makwa,
19 Njiaro cianyu ingĩaingĩhire o ta mũthanga,
20 Umai bũrũri wa Babuloni,
21 Matianyootire hĩndĩ ĩrĩa aamatoongoreirie werũ-inĩ;
22 Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, “Andũ arĩa aaganu matikagĩa na thayũ o na rĩ.”