1 “Nanā, tāku pononga e tautokona ake nei e ahau,
2 E kore ia e hāmama, e kore anō tōna reo e ara,
3 Ko te kākaho kōpē e kore e whatia porokeretia e ia;
4 E kore ia e ngoikore, e kore e ngākaukore,
5 Ko te kupu tēnei a te Atua, a Ihowā,
6 “He mea karanga koe nāku, nā Ihowā,
7 hei whakatitiro i ngā kanohi matapō,
8 “Ko Ihowā ahau; ko tōku ingoa tēnā;
9 Nanā, kua puta mai ngā mea ō mua,
10 Waiatatia ki a Ihowā he waiata hou,
11 Nō reira kia nui te reo o te koraha, o ngā pā anō o reira,
12 Kia whakakorōriatia a Ihowā e rātou,
13 Ka puta mai a Ihowā, ko te āhua kei tō te tangata mārohirohi;
14 “Ka roa nei tāku whakamorokitanga,
15 Ka whakaururuatia e ahau ngā maunga me ngā pukepuke,
16 Ka kawea anō e ahau ngā matapō mā te ara kīhai nei rātou i mōhio;
17 Ka hoki rātou ki muri, nui atu tō rātou whakamā,
18 “Whakarongo, e ngā turi;
19 Ko wai atu te matapō? Ko tāku pononga nei anake;
20 He maha ngā mea e kitea ana e koe, heoi kāhore e mahara;
21 Pai tonu mai a Ihowā, he whakaaro ki tōna tika;
22 Ko tēnei iwi ia he pāhuatanga, he taonga pārau;
23 Ko wai i roto i a koutou e whai taringa ki tēnei?
24 Nā wai a Hākopa i tuku hei taonga pārau,
25 Nā reira ringihia ana e ia te āritarita o tōna riri ki a ia,