1 He whakaaro ki Hiona i kore ai ahau e noho hū,
2 Ā, ka kite ngā tauiwi i tōu tika,
3 Hei karauna ātaahua anō koe i te ringa o Ihowā,
4 E kore koe e kīia ā muri ake nei, He Mea Whakarere;
5 Kei te mārenatanga hoki o te taitamariki ki te wāhina
6 Kua oti he kaitiaki te whakarite e ahau ki ōu taiepa, e Hiruhārama;
7 kaua hoki e whakamutua tā koutou ki a ia,
8 Kua oatitia e Ihowā tōna ringa matau,
9 engari, ko ngā tāngata nāna i whawhaki mā rātou e kai,
10 Tika atu, tika atu mā ngā kūwaha;
11 Nanā, kua kōrero a Ihowā
12 Ā, ka huaina rātou, Ko te Iwi Tapu,