1 Taukiri e! Tōna haumarurutanga o te kōura!
2 Ko ngā tamariki a Hiona ko ngā mea papai,
3 Ko ngā kīrehe mohoao nei hoki, e tukua iho ana te ū e rātou,
4 Piri ana te arero o te tamaiti
5 Ko te hunga i kai i ngā mea papai
6 Nō te mea ko te hē o te tamāhine a tōku iwi
7 Ko ōna rangatira pai atu i te hukarere te pokekore,
8 Mangu iho tō rātou mata i tētahi ngārahu;
9 Ko te hunga i patua e te hoari,
10 Ko ngā wāhine, ko te hunga aroha,
11 Kua whakapaua e Ihowā tōna riri nui,
12 Kīhai i whakapono mai ngā kīngi o te whenua,
13 I pērā ai he hara nō ōna poropiti,
14 E kōpikopiko ana rātou
15 I karanga rātou ki a rātou; “Haere atu, e poke ana!
16 Kua wehewehea rātou e te riri o Ihowā;
17 E matawaia tonu ana ō tātou kanohi
18 E whāia ana e rātou ō tātou hīkoinga,
19 Nui atu te tere o ō tātou kaiwhai
20 Ko te manawa o ō tātou pongaponga,
21 Kia hari, kia koa, e te tamāhine a Ēroma
22 Kua rite te whiu mō tōu hē, e te tamāhine a Hiona;