1 Hĩ! Kaĩ itũũra rĩu inene nĩrĩikarĩte rĩtiganĩirio,
2 Ũtukũ araaraga akĩrĩra na ruo,
3 Thuutha wa thĩĩna na mawĩra maritũ,
4 Njĩra cia gũthiĩ Zayuni no macakaya,
5 Amuku ake matuĩkĩte nĩo mamwathaga;
6 Mwarĩ wa Zayuni nĩehereirwo nĩ riiri wake.
7 Matukũ-inĩ ma thĩĩna na kũũrũũra gwake-rĩ,
8 Jerusalemu nĩehĩtie mũno,
9 Gĩko gĩake nĩkĩnyiitĩte nguo ciake;
10 Thũ ĩyo nĩyegwatĩire
11 Andũ ake othe nĩgũcaaya maracaaya
12 “Atĩrĩrĩ, inyuĩ mũrahĩtũka,
13 “We aandũmĩire mwaki uumĩte igũrũ,
14 “Mehia makwa mohanĩtio, magatuĩka icooki.
15 “Mwathani nĩaregete
16 “Maũndũ macio nĩmo maratũma ndĩre,
17 Zayuni atambũrũkĩtie moko,
18 “Jehova nĩ mũthingu,
19 “Ndaatũmanĩire arĩa twarĩ ngwatanĩro,
20 “Wee Jehova, ta rora wone ũrĩa ndĩ hatĩka-inĩ!
21 “Andũ nĩmaiguĩte mũcaayo wakwa,
22 “Waganu wao wothe nĩũgĩkinye mbere yaku,