1 I tangi ahau ki a Ihowā i tōku matenga,
2 “E Ihowā, whakaorangia tōku wairua
3 Ko te aha e hoatu ki a koe?
4 Ko ngā pere koi a te hunga nunui,
5 Auē, tōku mate, tō te manene i Meheke,
6 Kua roa te nohoanga tahitanga o tōku wairua
7 Mō te āta noho ahau;