1 “Ē! E ngā tāngata katoa e matewai ana,
2 He aha rā i hokona ai e koutou te moni mō ngā mea ehara i te taro,
3 Tahuri mai ō koutou taringa, haere mai ki ahau;
4 Nanā, kua waiho ia e ahau hei kaiwhakaatu ki ngā iwi,
5 Nanā, ka karanga koe i te iwi kīhai i mōhiotia e koe;
6 Rapua a Ihowā, kei kitea ana ia,
7 kia whakarere te tangata kino i tōna ara,
8 “Ehara hoki ōku whakaaro i ō koutou whakaaro,
9 “Tā te mea e ikeike ake ana te rangi i te whenua,
10 Ka rite hoki ki te ua rāua ko te hukarere
11 ka pēnā anō tāku kupu e puta ana i tōku māngai;
12 Tā te mea ka haere atu koutou me te hari anō,
13 He tātarāmoa i mua, ka puta ake he kauri;