1 Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā:
2 Nā te aha i tāku haerenga mai i kore ai he tangata?
3 E whakakākahu ana ahau i ngā rangi ki te mangu,
4 Kua hōmai ki ahau e te Ariki, e Ihowā,
5 Kīia oti te whakatuwhera e te Ariki, e Ihowā tōku taringa,
6 Tukua atu ana e ahau tōku tuarā ki ngā kaiwhiu,
7 Nō te mea ka āwhinatia mai ahau e te Ariki, e Ihowā;
8 e tata ana te kaiwhakatikatika mōku.
9 Nanā, ko te Ariki, ko Ihowā, hei āwhina mōku;
10 Ko wai o koutou e wehi ana i a Ihowā,
11 Nanā, e koutou katoa e tahu nā i te ahi,