1 Ka waiatatia e ahau te mahi tohu me te whakawā tika;
2 Ka āta whakahaere ahau i ahau i runga i te ara tika.
3 E kore te mea tūtūā e waiho e ahau
4 Ka mawehe atu i ahau te ngākau parori kē;
5 Ko te tangata e ngautuarā puku ana ki tōna hoa
6 Kei runga i ngā mea pono o te whenua ōku kanohi,
7 E kore e noho ki tōku whare
8 I tēnei ata, i tēnei ata, ka whakangaromia e ahau