1 Tohungia ahau, e te Atua,
2 Horoia rawatia tōku kino;
3 E whāki ana hoki ahau i āku mahi tutū;
4 He hara ki a koe, ki a koe anake, tōku;
5 Nā, i whakaahuatia ahau i roto i te kino,
6 Nā, ko tāu e matenui ai ko te pono i ngā wāhi o roto,
7 Purea ahau ki te hihopa, ā, ka mā ahau;
8 Meinga kia rongo ahau i te hari, i te koa,
9 Hunā tōu mata ki ōku hara;
10 Hangā, e te Atua, he ngākau mā ki roto ki ahau;
11 Kaua ahau e makā i tōu aroaro;
12 Whakahokia mai ki ahau te hari o tāu whakaoranga;
13 Ko reira ahau whakaako ai i āu ara ki te hunga tutū;
14 Whakaorangia ahau i te hara toto, e te Atua,
15 Whakatuwheratia ōku ngutu, e te Ariki;
16 Kāhore nei hoki koe e aro ki te patunga tapu, pēnei kua hoatu e ahau.
17 Ko ngā patunga tapu mā te Atua he wairua marū;
18 Kia pai koe ki te atawhai i Hiona;
19 Ko reira koe pai ai ki ngā patunga tapu o te tika,