1 He maha ngā wāhi, he maha ngā huarahi i kōrero ai te Atua i mua, arā ngā poropiti, ki ngā mātua,
2 i ēnei rā whakamutunga nā tāna Tama āna kōrero ki a tātou, ko tāna hoki tērā i mea ai māna ngā mea katoa, ko tāna kaihanga hoki tērā o ngā ao.
3 Ko ia te kānapatanga o tōna korōria, te tino āhua o tōna pūmautanga, e whakaū nei i ngā mea katoa ki te kupu o tōna kaha, ka oti i a ia ake anō te horoi ō tātou hara, nā noho ana ia i te ringa matau o te Nui i runga rawa.
4 Ā, meinga ana ia kia pai ake i ngā anahera, kia pērā me te ingoa i riro i a ia he nui atu i tō rātou.
5 Ki a wai hoki o ngā anahera tāna meatanga i mua,
6 I tāna kawenga mai anō hoki i te whānau mātāmua ki te ao, ka mea ia,
7 Ko tāna kupu ia mō ngā anahera,
8 Mō te Tama ia, i kī ia,
9 I arohaina e koe te tika, i kinongia e koe te hara;
10 Me tēnei anō,
11 Ko ērā e hemo atu, ko koe ia e mau tonu:
12 Ka pōkaitia e koe, ānō he koheka,
13 Ki tēhea hoki o ngā anahera tāna meatanga i mua,
14 He teka ianei he wairua kaimahi rātou katoa, he mea tonotono hei minita, he whakaaro ki te hunga mō rātou nei te ora?