380. 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.