1 Whakarongo ki tēnei, e ngā iwi katoa;
2 E ngā tāngata iti, koutou ko ngā tāngata rahi,
3 Ka whakapuakina he mātauranga e tōku māngai;
4 Ka tītaha tōku taringa ki te kupu whakarite;
5 Kia wehi ahau ki te aha i ngā rā o te kino,
6 Ko te hunga e whakawhirinaki ana ki ō rātou taonga,
7 E kore tētahi o rātou e āhei te hoko i tōna teina,
8 He nui hoki te utu mō tō rātou wairua,
9 kia ora tonu ai ia ake ake,
10 E kite ana hoki ia e matemate ana ngā tāngata whakaaro nui,
11 Ki tō rātou whakaaro puku, tērā e pūmau tonu ō rātou whare me ō rātou nohoanga,
12 Heoi, kāhore te tangata e noho tonu i roto i te hōnore;
13 Ko tō rātou ara tēnei, arā ko tō rātou pōauau;
14 Kei te hipi te rite; ko te wāhi mō rātou ko te rēinga;
15 Mā te Atua ia tōku wairua e hoko mai i te rēinga;
16 Kaua e wehi ua whai taonga te tangata,
17 Kāhore hoki āna mea e mau atu ai ia ina mate;
18 Whakapai noa ia i tōna wairua i a ia e ora ana;
19 Ka haere ia ki te whakatupuranga o ōna tūpuna;
20 Ko te tangata e whakahōnoretia ana, ā, kāhore e whai whakaaro,