O NA KWI IHORU

[1]
O na kwĩ ihoru no ndagĩũka,
Ona njiyũrĩtwo nĩ kĩeha,
Nĩ njũũĩ harĩa ũnjigĩte
Ndĩmũgũthaithi ũronjigua

[2]
Kĩeha na ihoru cianjiyura,
Ndaririkana wĩra waku,
Ũrĩa ũtegeirwo nĩ mwĩkĩ naĩ,
Akĩenda kũũthahia ũthukie.

[3]
Wambe ũririkane mũrũguo,
Ũgĩcokerera mũndũ thĩ,
Nĩ getha ũrĩngwo nĩ tha Mũrungu,
Ndũkandekererĩe mwak-inĩ.

[4]
Wĩ mũrĩithi wa rũru rwaku,
Wĩ mwaki mwĩgunyi wa ciaku,
Nĩ gũkorwo ikĩonja nĩũmenyaga,
Ona igĩtũrũha no ũciine.

[5]
Mũndũ wa thĩ nĩwamethahia,
Egũmagĩra na mwĩĩro,
Ndũgatindĩrĩre matarania,
Na ndũkagere manjĩtĩka.

[6]
Kĩone nĩo aya mahoreire,
Ometereire kiugo gĩaku,
Magĩtegeire matũ makĩigue,
Wendo waku ũrĩa ũtariĩ.

[7]
Kĩigue ũrĩa matumũka moiga,
Mambararĩtie moko mao,
Makwarĩire hĩ ciao ũkĩmahe,
Kĩrĩa ũkuona kimagĩrĩire.

[8]
Nĩ macoka moina ndu ciao,
Rĩu no gũkũgathĩrĩria,
Nĩũndũ wametĩka nawamomĩrĩria makĩria.

[9]
Gĩtũũre Baba ũkumuthaga,
Kĩama gĩkĩ weta gĩa thayũ,
Nĩ getha mothiũ monana,
Ũndũ wa metha ũkaga.