1 “Atĩrĩrĩ wee Isiraeli, ũngĩkorwo nĩũgũcooka-rĩ,
2 ningĩ ũngĩrũmia ũhoro wa ma, na ũtuanĩri ciira wa kĩhooto, na wa ũthingu,
3 Atĩrĩrĩ, Jehova areera andũ a Juda, o na andũ a Jerusalemu ũũ:
4 Mwĩamũrĩrei Jehova,
5 “Anĩrĩrai kũu Juda, na mũhunjie ũhoro kũu Jerusalemu, muuge ũũ:
6 Haandai bendera mũthiĩ mwerekeire Zayuni!
7 Mũrũũthi nĩumĩte kĩmamo-inĩ kĩaguo;
8 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, mwĩhumbei nguo cia makũnia,
9 Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, “Mũthenya ũcio-rĩ,
10 Hĩndĩ ĩyo ngiuga atĩrĩ: “Hĩ! Mwathani Jehova, ti-itherũ nĩ ta ũkĩheenetie andũ aya biũ, o na ũkaheenia Jerusalemu, nĩ ũndũ wa kũmeera atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩmũkaagĩa na thayũ,’ o rĩrĩa tũigĩrĩirwo rũhiũ rwa njora mĩmero.”
11 Ihinda rĩu andũ aya o hamwe na Jerusalemu nĩmakeerwo atĩrĩ, “Rũhuho rũhiũ ruumĩte kũndũ kũrĩa gũtarĩ kĩndũ kũu gũtũũgĩru werũ-inĩ nĩrũkahurutana rwerekeire kũrĩ andũ akwa, no rĩrĩ, ti ta rũrĩa rwa kũhuha irio kana rwa gũcitheria;
12 nĩ rũhuho rũrĩ na hinya kũrĩ rũu ruumĩte kũrĩ niĩ. Rĩu nĩngũmatuĩra matuĩro ma ciira.”
13 Ta rorai muone! Mũndũ ũcio aroka ta matu,
14 Wee Jerusalemu-rĩ, theria ũũru kuuma ngoro-inĩ yaku nĩguo ũhonoke.
15 Nĩ kũrĩ na mũgambo wa mũndũ ũranĩrĩra kũu Dani,
16 “Ĩrai ndũrĩrĩ ũhoro ũcio,
17 Marĩrigiicĩirie o ta andũ marangĩire mũgũnda,
18 “Mĩthiĩre yaku mwene na ciĩko ciaku
19 Wũi, ruo-ĩ, wũi ruo-ĩ!
20 Mwanangĩko ũrarũmanĩrĩra na mwanangĩko;
21 Nĩ nginya rĩ ngũtũũra nyonaga bendera ya mbaara,
22 “Andũ akwa nĩ irimũ;
23 Ndaacũthĩrĩirie thĩ,
24 Ndaacũthĩrĩria irĩma,
25 Ngĩcũthĩrĩria, ngĩona atĩ gũtiarĩ na andũ;
26 Ngĩcũthĩrĩria, ngĩona bũrũri ũrĩa waciaraga maciaro maingĩ, watuĩkĩte o werũ mũtheri,
27 Ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga:
28 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio thĩ nĩĩgacakaya,
29 Rĩrĩa kwaiguuo mũrurumo wa andũ arĩa mathiiaga mahaicĩte mbarathi
30 Ũreka atĩa, wee ũnũhĩtwo?
31 Nĩndĩraigua kĩrĩro ta kĩa mũndũ-wa-nja akĩrũmwo,