Nĩgũkorwo Ũrĩa-Ũrĩ-Igũrũ Mũno,
o We ũtũũgĩrĩtio na ũtũũraga tene na tene,
ũrĩa wĩtagwo mũtheru; ekuuga atĩrĩ:
“Ndũũraga o igũrũ handũ hatheru,
na ningĩ ngatũũrania na mũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩ ngoro ĩthuthĩkĩte,
na ũrĩa ũherete na wĩnyiihĩtie,
nĩguo njarahũre roho wa mũndũ ũcio wĩnyiihĩtie,
na njarahũre ngoro ĩyo ĩthuthĩkĩte.
Ndigũtũũra ndũithanagia nginya tene,
o na kana ndũũre ndakarĩte hĩndĩ ciothe,
tondũ roho wa mũndũ wahota kũringĩka mbere yakwa,
mĩhũmũ ĩyo ya mũndũ ũcio ndoombire ĩhwererekere.