Nimekuinulia macho yangu, Wewe uketiye mbinguni.
> To you I do lift up my eyes, You who sit in the heavens.
Kama vile macho ya watumishi Kwa mkono wa bwana zao Kama macho ya mjakazi Kwa mkono wa bibi yake; Hivyo macho yetu humwelekea Bwana, Mungu wetu, Hata atakapoturehemu.
Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress; So our eyes look to Yahweh, our God, Until he has mercy on us.
Uturehemu, Ee Bwana, uturehemu sisi, Kwa maana tumeshiba dharau.
Have mercy on us, Yahweh, have mercy on us, For we have endured much contempt.
Nafsi zetu zimeshiba mzaha wa wenye raha, Na dharau ya wenye kiburi.
Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, With the contempt of the proud.