1 “Ndaigua ũguo ngoro yakwa ĩgatumatuuma,
2 Thikĩrĩria! Thikĩrĩria mũraramo wa mũgambo wake,
3 Arekagĩrĩria rũheni rwake rungu rwa igũrũ guothe
4 Thuutha waruo gũũkaga mũgambo wa mũraramo wake;
5 Mũgambo wa Mũrungu ũrurumaga na njĩra ya magegania;
6 Eeraga tharunji atĩrĩ, ‘Gwa thĩ,’
7 Nĩatigithagia mũndũ o wothe wĩra wake
8 Nyamũ nacio nĩciĩhithaga;
9 Kĩhuhũkanio kiumaga gĩikaro gĩakĩo,
10 Mĩhũmũ ya Mũrungu nĩĩthondekaga mbarabu,
11 Nĩaiyũragia matu na ũigũ;
12 Mathiiaga magĩthiũrũrũkaga
13 Arehaga matu macio nĩguo aherithie andũ,
14 “Ayubu, thikĩrĩria ũhoro ũyũ;
15 Wee nĩũũĩ ũrĩa Ngai aathaga matu,
16 Wee nĩũũĩ ũrĩa matu macio macuurĩtio wega,
17 Wee ũringĩkaga nĩ ũrugarĩ wa nguo ciaku
18 no ũhote kũruta wĩra nake ũhoro-inĩ wa gũtambũrũkia matu mairũ,
19 “Ta twĩre ũrĩa twagĩrĩirwo nĩ kũmwĩra;
20 Nĩagĩrĩire kwĩrwo atĩ nĩngwenda kwaria?
21 Rĩu-rĩ, gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩhota kũrora riũa,
22 Okaga kuuma mwena wa gathigathini arĩ na riiri ukengeete ta wa thahabu;
23 Ũcio Mwene-Hinya-Wothe-rĩ, tũtingĩhota kũmũkinyĩra,
24 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ nĩmamũtĩĩte,