1 E Ihowā, anō te tini o ōku hoariri,
2 He tokomaha te mea ana ki tōku wairua,
3 Ko koe ia, e Ihowā, hei whakangungu rākau mōku,
4 I karanga, tōku reo ki a Ihowā;
5 I takoto ahau, i moe;
6 E kore ahau e mataku i ngā mano tini o te iwi,
7 Whakatika, e Ihowā;
8 Nā Ihowā te whakaoranga.