1 Otiia, tēnei ake kei ngā rā whakamutunga
2 Ā, he maha ngā iwi e haere, e mea:
3 Ā, ka whakarite whakawā ia i waenganui i ngā iwi maha,
4 Engari ka noho rātou, ia tangata, ia tangata,
5 Ka haere hoki ngā iwi katoa,
6 “Ā taua rā,” e ai tā Ihowā,
7 ā, ka meinga e ahau te wahine e totitoti ana hei mōrehu,
8 Nā, ka tae mai ki a koe, e koe, e te pourewa o te kāhui,
9 Nā, he aha koe i hāmama ai?
10 Whakamamae, e ngana kia puta ki waho, e te tamāhine a Hiona,
11 Nā, tōna maha o ngā iwi kua huihui ki te whawhai ki a koe,
12 Otirā, kāhore rātou e mātau
13 “Whakatika ki te patu wīti,