1 Mũrũ wakwa, ũngĩkorwo ũigĩte kĩndũ gĩa kũrũgamĩrĩra thiirĩ wa mũndũ wa itũũra rĩaku,
2 ũngĩkorwo ũtegeetwo nĩ ũrĩa uugĩte,
3 gĩĩke atĩrĩ, mũrũ wakwa, nĩguo wĩteithũre,
4 Ndũkareke maitho maku mone toro,
5 Wĩteithũre o ta ũrĩa thwariga ĩĩteithũraga kuuma moko-inĩ ma mũguĩmi,
6 Thiĩ harĩ thigiriri, wee kĩgũũta gĩkĩ;
7 Ndĩrĩ mũnene,
8 no nĩĩigagĩra mũthiithũ wa irio hĩndĩ ya riũa,
9 Ũgũkoma hau nginya-rĩ, wee kĩgũũta gĩkĩ?
10 Komakoma gatoro kanini, na ũcũngacũnge hanini,
11 atĩrĩ, ũthĩĩni ũgaagũkorerera ta mũitũ,
12 Mũndũ kĩmaramari na mwaganu-rĩ,
13 ũcio uunagĩra andũ riitho,
14 ũcio ũthugundaga ũũru arĩ na maheeni ngoro-inĩ yake:
15 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũtino ũkaamũhubanĩria o rĩmwe aterĩgĩrĩire;
16 Kũrĩ maũndũ matandatũ mathũirwo nĩ Jehova,
17 maitho ma mwĩtĩĩo,
18 na ngoro ĩrĩa ĩthugundaga maũndũ ma waganu,
19 na mũira ũtarĩ wa ma ũrĩa ũthothoraga ndeto cia maheeni,
20 Mũrũ wakwa, tũũra ũrũmĩtie maathani ma thoguo,
21 Moherere ngoro-inĩ yaku nginya tene;
22 Rĩrĩa ũgũthiĩ-rĩ, nĩmarĩgũtongoragia;
23 Nĩgũkorwo maathani maya nĩ tawa,
24 magakweheragia harĩ mũndũ-wa-nja ũcio mwaganu,
25 Ndũkerirĩrie ũthaka wake ngoro-inĩ yaku,
26 nĩgũkorwo mũmaraya atũmaga mũndũ athĩĩne nginya ahooyage kenyũ ka mũgate,
27 Mũndũ no atahĩre mwaki gĩthũri-inĩ gĩake,
28 Mũndũ no agerere igũrũ rĩa makara marĩ na mwaki,
29 Ũguo no taguo mũndũ ũrĩa ũkomaga na mũtumia wa mũndũ ũngĩ atariĩ;
30 Andũ matimenaga mũici angĩkorwo aiyĩte
31 No rĩrĩ, angĩnyiitwo-rĩ, no nginya arĩhe maita mũgwanja,
32 No mũndũ ũrĩa ũtharagia nĩagĩte wĩciirio;
33 Nguraro na kwĩnyararithia nĩcio igai rĩake,
34 nĩgũkorwo ũiru nĩguo warahũraga mangʼũrĩ ma mũthuuri,
35 Ndagetĩkĩra irĩhi o na rĩrĩkũ;