1 Ka whakapaingia e ahau a Ihowā i ngā wā katoa;
2 Ka whakamanamana tōku wairua ki a Ihowā;
3 Kia whakanui tahi tātou i a Ihowā,
4 I rapu ahau i a Ihowā, ā, rongo mai ana ia ki ahau,
5 I titiro rātou ki a ia, ā, kua mārama;
6 I karanga tēnei tangata iti, ā, whakarongo ana a Ihowā,
7 E noho ana te anahera a Ihowā i tētahi taha, i tētahi taha,
8 Whakamātauria, kia kite ai koutou i te pai o Ihowā;
9 Kia wehi ki a Ihowā, e tōna hunga tapu;
10 E hapa ana ngā kūao raiona, e mate ana i te kai;
11 Haere mai, e ngā tamariki, whakarongo ki ahau;
12 Ko wai te tangata e hiahia ana ki te ora,
13 Tiakina tōu arero kei kino,
14 Mawehe atu i te kino, mahia te pai;
15 E tau ana ngā kanohi o Ihowā ki te hunga tika;
16 E hē ana te mata o Ihowā ki ngā kaimahi i te kino,
17 I karanga te hunga tika, ā, i whakarongo a Ihowā,
18 E tata ana a Ihowā ki te hunga ngākau marū;
19 He tini ngā mate o te tangata tika;
20 E tiakina ana e ia ōna wheua katoa;
21 Ka mate i te kino te tangata hara,
22 E hokona ana e Ihowā te wairua o āna pononga;