1 Mũrũ wakwa, thikĩrĩria ũũgĩ ũyũ wakwa,
2 nĩguo ũtũũrie ũbaarĩrĩri,
3 Nĩgũkorwo mĩromo ya mũtumia mũtharia itaataga ũũkĩ,
4 no marigĩrĩrio nĩmũrũrũ ta maaĩ ma nyongo,
5 Magũrũ make maikũrũkaga gĩkuũ-inĩ;
6 Ndeciiragia ũhoro wa njĩra ya muoyo;
7 Atĩrĩrĩ, ariũ akwa, ta thikĩrĩriai;
8 Thiiagĩrai njĩra ĩrĩ kũraya nake,
9 nĩguo mũtikaheane hinya wanyu mwega kũrĩ andũ angĩ,
10 nĩguo ageni matikehũũnie na ũtonga wanyu,
11 Marigĩrĩrio-inĩ ma muoyo waku nĩũgacaaya,
12 Ũkoiga atĩrĩ, “Hĩ, kaĩ nĩndathũũrire gũtaarwo-ĩ!
13 Ndingĩathĩkĩire arutani akwa,
14 Nĩnginyĩte hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia mwanangĩko,
15 Atĩrĩrĩ, nyuuaga maaĩ ma itangi rĩaku we mwene,
16 Nĩ kwagĩrĩire ithima ciaku ciunagĩre maaĩ barabara-inĩ,
17 Nĩmagĩtũũre marĩ maku wiki,
18 Gĩthima gĩaku kĩrorathimwo,
19 Athakarĩte ta thwariga ya mũgoma,
20 Mũrũ wakwa, nĩ kĩĩ kĩngĩtũma ũkenio nĩ mũtumia mũtharia?
21 Nĩgũkorwo mĩthiĩre ya mũndũ nĩyonagwo nĩ Jehova,
22 Ciĩko njũru cia mũndũ mwaganu nĩcio imũtegaga;
23 Mũndũ ũcio nĩagaakua nĩ kwaga ũtaaro,