1 “I ahau e mea ana ki te rongoā i a Īharaira,
2 Ā, kāhore ā rātou meatanga ake i roto i ō rātou ngākau,
3 “Ka meinga e rātou te kīngi kia koa ki tā rātou kino,
4 He hunga pūremu katoa rātou;
5 I te rā o tō tātou kīngi
6 Ānō he oumu ō rātou ngākau,
7 Werawera katoa rātou me he oumu,
8 “Ko Ēparaima, kei te hanumi ia ki roto ki ngā iwi;
9 Kua pau tōna kaha i ngā tautāngata,
10 Ko te whakapehapeha o Īharaira
11 “E rite ana hoki a Ēparaima ki te kūkupa wairangi,
12 Ka haere rātou, ka pōtaea e ahau tāku kupenga ki runga ki a rātou;
13 Auē te mate mō rātou, kua rere atu nei hoki rātou i ahau!
14 “Kāhore hoki rātou i karanga ki ahau,
15 Ako noa ahau, whakakaha noa i ō rātou ringa,
16 E hoki ana rātou, ehara ia i te mea ki a ia i runga rawa;