1 “Atĩrĩrĩ, arahũka ũcangarare, tondũ ũtheri waku nĩũũkĩte,
2 Atĩrĩrĩ, nduma nĩĩhumbĩrĩte thĩ,
3 Ndũrĩrĩ nĩigooka kũrĩ ũtheri waku,
4 “Tiira maitho wĩrorere mĩena yothe:
5 Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩũkona ũndũ ũcio, nawe ũcangarare,
6 Ndũũru cia ngamĩĩra nĩikaiyũra bũrũri waku,
7 Ndũũru ciothe cia mbũri cia Kedari igaacookanĩrĩrio irehwo kũrĩ we,
8 “Atĩrĩrĩ, andũ aya mombũkĩte na igũrũ ta matu,
9 Ti-itherũ andũ arĩa matũũraga icigĩrĩra-inĩ nĩ niĩ metagĩrĩra;
10 “Andũ a kũngĩ nĩo magaacookereria thingo ciaku,
11 Ihingo ciaku igũtũũra irĩ hingũre,
12 Nĩgũkorwo rũrĩrĩ kana ũthamaki ũrĩa ũtagagũtungatĩra nĩũkaniinwo;
13 “Riiri wa Lebanoni ũgaatuĩka waku,
14 Ariũ a andũ arĩa makũhinyagĩrĩria nĩmagooka harĩwe makũinamĩrĩre;
15 “O na akorwo nĩwatiganĩirio na ũkĩmenwo,
16 Nĩũkanyuuaga iria rĩa ndũrĩrĩ
17 Ngaakũrehera gĩcango handũ ha thahabu,
18 Ngũĩ ndĩgaacooka kũiguuo bũrũri-inĩ waku,
19 Riũa ti rĩo rĩrĩkwaragĩra mũthenya,
20 Riũa rĩu rĩaku rĩtigacooka gũthũa rĩngĩ,
21 Hĩndĩ ĩyo nao andũ aku othe magaatuĩka athingu,
22 Nyũmba ĩrĩa nini ĩkongerereka ĩtuĩke andũ ngiri,