1 He īnoi nā Hapakuku poropiti, ko Hikionoto te waiata.
2 E Ihowā, kua rongo ahau i tōu rongo,
3 I haere mai te Atua i Temana,
4 Ko tōna tīahotanga ānō ko te mārama;
5 I mua i a ia te mate urutā e haere ana,
6 Tū ana ia, ā, whanganga ana e ia te whenua;
7 I kite ahau, kei te tuatea ngā tēneti o Kūhana;
8 I riri rānei a Ihowā ki ngā awa?
9 I meinga tāu kōpere kia noho tahanga;
10 I kite ngā maunga i a koe, ā, wehi ana;
11 Tū ana te rā me te marama i tō rāua kāinga,
12 Hāereerea ana e koe te whenua i runga i te āritarita,
13 I puta koe ki te whakaora i tāu iwi,
14 Werohia ana e koe te upoko o ōna ariki ki āna tokotoko anō;
15 Takahia ana e koe te moana ki ōu hōiho,
16 I tōku rongonga, wiri ana tōku kōpū;
17 Ahakoa kore te piki e kōpuku,
18 otiia, ka koa ahau ki a Ihowā,
19 Ko Ihowā, ko tōku Ariki, tōku kaha,