1 Nā, ka whakautu a Hopa, ka mea:
2 “He tika rawa ko koutou ngā tāngata,
3 Otirā, kei ahau anō hoki he ngākau he pērā anō me o koutou,
4 “Tōku rite kei te tangata e waiho ana hei kata mā tōna hoa,
5 Kei roto i te whakaaro o te tangata,
6 Kei te rangatira ngā tēneti o ngā kaipāhua,
7 “Tēnā rā, ui atu ki ngā kararehe mā rātou koe e whakaako;
8 kōrero atu rānei ki te whenua, ā, māna koe e whakaako;
9 Ko wai i kore te mōhio ki ēnei mea katoa,
10 Kei tōna ringa nei te wairua o ngā mea ora katoa,
11 He teka ianei e whakamātauria ana ngā kupu e te taringa,
12 Kei ngā kaumātua ngā whakaaro nui;
13 “Kei a ia te whakaaro nui me te kaha;
14 Nanā, e wāwāhia ana e ia, kore iho e hangā anō;
15 Nanā, e unuhia atu ana e ia ngā wai,
16 Kei a ia te kaha me te mahi tōtika;
17 E kāhakina atu ana e ia ngā kaiwhakatakoto whakaaro, he mea pāhua;
18 Ko te mana o ngā kīngi, wetekina ake e ia,
19 E ārahina atu ana e ia ngā tohunga, he mea pāhua,
20 Whakakorea ake e ia he kupu mā te hunga ngākau pono,
21 E ringihia ana e ia te whakahāwea ki runga ki ngā rangatira,
22 E hurahia mai ana e ia ngā mea hōhonu i roto i te pōuri,
23 E whakanuia ana e ia ngā iwi, ā, e hunā ana e ia;
24 E tangohia atu ana e ia te ngākau o ngā rangatira o te iwi o te whenua,
25 Whāwhā noa rātou i roto i te pōuri, kāhore hoki he mārama,