1 Ningĩ Jehova akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ: “O na korwo Musa na Samũeli maarũgama mbere yakwa-rĩ, ngoro yakwa ndĩngĩerekera kũrĩ andũ aya. Maingatei mehere mbere yakwa! Nĩmarekwo mathiĩ!
2 Nao mangĩkũũria atĩrĩ, ‘Tũgũgĩthiĩ kũ?’ Ũmeere atĩrĩ, ‘Ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga:
3 “Nĩngamarehithĩria mĩthemba ĩna ya aniinani mamookĩrĩre.” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga, “Rũhiũ rwa njora rũgooka rũũrage andũ, namo magui mamakururie, nacio nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ, o na nyamũ cia gũkũ thĩ imatambuure, imaniine.
4 Nĩngatũma matuĩke andũ a gũthũũrwo nĩ mothamaki mothe ma gũkũ thĩ, nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa Manase mũrũ wa Hezekia mũthamaki wa Juda eekire gũkũ itũũra-inĩ rĩa Jerusalemu.
5 “Nũũ ũgaakũiguĩra tha, wee Jerusalemu?
6 Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ,
7 Nĩngamahuha ta mahuti makĩhuhwo na gĩtarũrũ
8 Nĩngatũma atumia ao a ndigwa maingĩhe,
9 Nyina wa ciana mũgwanja
10 Wũi-ĩiya-wakwa maitũ-ĩ, wee wanjiarire!
11 Jehova oigĩte atĩrĩ,
12 “Mũndũ no oine kĩgera:
13 Nĩnganeana ũtonga waku na igĩĩna ciaku
14 Nĩngamũtua ngombo cia thũ cianyu
15 Wee Jehova-rĩ, nĩwe ũũĩ;
16 Rĩrĩa ciugo ciaku cianginyĩrĩire-rĩ, nĩndacirĩire;
17 Ndirĩ ndaikara thiritũ-inĩ ya arĩa mekenagia,
18 Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ruo rwakwa rwage gũthira,
19 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ:
20 Nĩngagũtua ta rũthingo harĩ andũ aya,
21 “Nĩngakũhonokia kuuma moko-inĩ ma andũ arĩa aaganu,