1 o rĩrĩa ndenda kũhonia Isiraeli-rĩ,
2 no rĩrĩ, matimenyaga
3 “Makenagia mũthamaki na waganu wao,
4 Othe nĩ itharia,
5 Mũthenya wa gĩathĩ kĩa mũthamaki witũ-rĩ,
6 Ngoro ciao nĩ ta riiko rĩa kũrugĩra mĩgate;
7 Othe mahiũhĩte ta riiko rĩa kũrugĩra mĩgate;
8 “Efiraimu nĩetukanĩtie na ndũrĩrĩ;
9 Andũ a kũngĩ marĩĩaga hinya wake,
10 Mwĩtĩĩo wa Isiraeli nĩũrutaga ũira wa kũmũũkĩrĩra,
11 “Efiraimu ahaana ta ndutura,
12 Rĩrĩa magaathiĩ-rĩ, nĩngaikia wabu yakwa igũrũ rĩao;
13 Kaĩ marĩ na haaro-ĩ,
14 Matingayagĩra kuuma ngoro-inĩ ciao,
15 Ndaamathomithirie na ngĩmekĩra hinya,
16 Maticookagĩrĩra Ũrĩa-ũrĩ-Igũrũ-Mũno;