1 Ko te poropititanga mō Ninewe. Ko te pukapuka o te kite a Nahumu Erekohi.
2 He Atua hae a Ihowā, he rapu utu;
3 He pūhoi a Ihowā ki te riri, he nui tōna kaha,
4 E rīria ana e ia te moana, ā, meinga ana kia maroke,
5 Wiri ana ngā maunga i a ia,
6 Ko wai e kaha ki te tū i mua i tōna āritarita?
7 He pai a Ihowā,
8 Otiia ka mōtī tō reira wāhi i tāna waipuke e ngawhā ana;
9 Ko te aha tā koutou e whakaaro nā ki a Ihowā?
10 Nō te mea, ahakoa rite rātou ki te tātarāmoa e whiwhi ana,
11 Kua puta mai i roto i a koe
12 Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā,
13 Nā, ākuanei ahau wāhi ai i tāna ioka i runga i a koe,
14 He whakahau hoki tā Ihowā mōu, arā:
15 Nanā, kei runga i ngā maunga ngā waewae