1 Goocai Jehova.

Kũrathimwo nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa wĩtigagĩra Jehova,

ũrĩa ũkenagĩra maathani make mũno.

2 Ciana ciake nĩigatuĩka cia bata bũrũri-inĩ;

rũciaro rwa arĩa arũngĩrĩru nĩrũkarathimwo.

3 Gwake mũciĩ gũkoragwo na ũtonga na indo nyingĩ,

naguo ũthingu wake ũtũũraga nginya tene.

4 Mũndũ ũrĩa mũrũngĩrĩru o na arĩ nduma-inĩ nĩatheragĩrwo nĩ ũtheri,

ũgatherera mũndũ ũcio mũtugani, ningĩ arĩ tha, o na nĩ mũthingu.

5 Mũndũ ũcio mũtugani na ũheanaga o ũguo tũhũ,

o ũcio wĩkaga maũndũ make na kĩhooto-rĩ, nĩarĩonaga maũndũ mega.

6 Ti-itherũ mũndũ ũcio ndakenyenyeka;

mũndũ mũthingu atũũraga aririkanagwo nginya tene.

7 Angĩigua ũhoro mũũru ndangĩĩtigĩra;

ngoro yake nĩĩkindĩire, aikaraga ehokete o Jehova.

8 Ngoro yake nĩngitĩre, ndangĩĩtigĩra;

marigĩrĩrio-inĩ nĩakoona gũtoorio gwa thũ ciake.

9 Nĩahurunjĩte iheo ciake akahe andũ arĩa athĩĩni,

naguo ũthingu wake ũtũũraga nginya tene;

rũhĩa rwake nĩrũkambarario na igũrũ, aheo gĩtĩĩo.

10 Mũndũ ũrĩa mwaganu nĩakoona ũguo na arakare,

nĩakahagarania magego make, acooke abuĩrie;

merirĩria ma arĩa aaganu matigaakinyanĩra.