1 “Haere iho, e noho ki te puehu,
2 E mau ki ngā kōhatu mira, hurihia he parāoa;
3 Ka kitea ōu wāhi e takoto tahanga ana,
4 Ko tō tātou kaihoko – ko Ihowā o ngā mano tōna ingoa –
5 “Noho kupukore, haere ki te pōuri,
6 I riri ahau ki tāku iwi,
7 I mea anō koe, ‘Hei wahine rangatira ahau ake ake,’
8 “Nā, whakarongo āianei ki tēnei,
9 Otirā, ka pā whakarere ēnei
10 I whakawhirinaki hoki koe ki tōu kino,
11 Mō reira ka tae mai te kino ki a koe,
12 “Tēnā rā, e tū, me āu whaiwhaiā,
13 Kua hōhā koe i te maha o ngā whakaaro i whakatakotoria e koe.
14 Nanā, ka rite rātou ki te kakau wīti,
15 Nā, ka pērā ngā mea ki a koe, i mahi ai koe ki reira;