1 I puta anō te kupu a Ihowā ki ahau, i mea:
2 “Haere, karanga ki ngā taringa o Hiruhārama, mea atu, Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā:
3 He tapu a Īharaira ki a Ihowā,
4 Whakarongo ki te kupu a Ihowā, e te whare o Hākopa,
5 Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā:
6 Kāhore hoki ā rātou kīanga ake, ‘Kei hea a Ihowā,
7 Ā, nāku koutou i kawe mai ki te whenua maha ōna hua,
8 Kāhore ngā tohunga i kī, ‘Kei hea a Ihowā?’
9 “Mō reira ka totohe anō ahau ki a koutou,”
10 Tēnā rā, whiti atu ki ngā motu o Kitimi titiro ai;
11 I whakaputaia kētia rānei ōna atua e tētahi iwi,
12 Mīharo mai, e ngā rangi, ki tēnei,
13 “Ka rua hoki ngā hē kua mahia nei e tāku iwi:
14 He pononga rānei a Īharaira? He pononga i whānau ki te whare?
15 Kua ngengere ngā raiona kūao ki a ia,
16 I pakaru anō tōu tumuaki
17 He teka ianei nāu anō tēnei i mahi ki a koe,
18 Tēnā rā ko te aha māu i te ara ki Īhipa
19 Ko tōu hē anō hei riri i tāu,
20 “I wāhia hoki tōu ioka e ahau i mua,
21 He wāina pai anō koe i tāku whakatōkanga i a koe,
22 Ahakoa i horoi koe i a koe ki te hōura,
23 “He pēhea tāu kī, ‘Kāhore ōku poke,
24 kei te kāihe mohoao kua mōhio ki te koraha,
25 Kaiponuhia tōu waewae, kei kore te hū,
26 “Ka whakamā te tāhae ina mau,
27 I a rātou e mea nā ki te rākau, ‘Ko koe tōku pāpā,’
28 Kei hea rā ōu atua i hangā e koe mōu?
29 “He aha te mea e totohe ai koutou ki ahau?
30 “Maumau whiu noa ahau i ā koutou tamariki;
31 “E te whakatupuranga nei, whakaaroa te kupu a Ihowā!
32 E wareware rānei te kōtiro ki āna whakapaipai,
33 Tāu mahi ki te whakapai i tōu ara hei rapunga i te aroha!
34 Kua kitea anō ki ngā remu o ōu kākahu
35 Heoi, kei te kī nā koe, ‘He harakore nei ahau;
36 He aha koe i kōpikopiko rawa ai,
37 Inā, ka haere atu anō koe i reira,