1 Whakarongo ki te kupu a Ihowā, e ngā tama a Īharaira;
2 Te oati, te kōrero teka, te kōhuru,
3 Mō reira te whenua ka pōuri,
4 “Kaua ia te tangata e whakawā,
5 Nā, ka hinga koe i te awatea,
6 Ka ngaro tāku iwi i te kore mātauranga;
7 “I te mea ka nui rātou,
8 Ko te hara o tāku iwi kainga ake e rātou,
9 “Ko te tukunga iho: rite iwi, rite tohunga;
10 Ka kai hoki rātou, ā, e kore e mākona;
11 Riro pū te hinengaro i te moepuku,
12 “E ui tikanga ana tāku iwi ki ā rātou rākau,
13 E patu ana rātou i ngā patunga tapu
14 “E kore ahau e whiu i ā koutou tamāhine ina moepuku,
15 “Ahakoa koe, e Īharaira, kairau noa,
16 Kua whakangutungutu hoki a Īharaira,
17 “Kua honoa a Ēparaima ki ngā whakapakoko –
18 Ko te mea e inumia ana e rātou kua kawa;
19 Kua oti ia te kōpaki e te hau ki roto ki ōna parirau;