1 Anō rā ko Hopa, i mea ia:
2 “He hāpai pēhea tāu i te kahakore?
3 Ka tae tāu whakatakoto whakaaro mā te whakaarokore,
4 I puaki ki a wai āu kupu?
5 “E wiri ana ngā tūpāpaku i raro i te wai,
6 E takoto kau ana te rēinga i tōna aroaro,
7 E horahia atu ana e ia te raki ki runga ki te wāhi takoto kau,
8 E takaia ana e ia ngā wai ki roto ki āna kapua mātotoru;
9 E kaiponuhia ana e ia a mua o tōna torōna,
10 He mea karapoti nāna ngā wai, rohe rawa,
11 Wiri ana ngā pou o te rangi,
12 Ko tōna kaha hei whakakorikori i te moana,
13 Nā tōna wairua i whakapaipai ngā rangi;
14 Nā, he pito ēnei nō ōna ara;