1 Ko te Atua anake tāku e tatari nei;
2 Ko ia anake tōku kōhatu, tōku whakaoranga,
3 Kia pēhea te roa o tā koutou tatau ki te tangata,
4 Heoi anō tā rātou e rūnanga ai ko te turaki i a ia i tōna wāhi teitei;
5 Tatari, e tōku wairua, ki te Atua anake;
6 Ko ia anake tōku kōhatu, tōku whakaoranga,
7 Kei te Atua te whakaoranga mōku, te korōria anō mōku;
8 Whakawhirinaki ki a ia i ngā wā katoa, e te iwi,
9 He pono he mea memeha noa ngā ware,
10 Kaua e whakawhirinaki ki te tūkino,
11 Kotahi kōrerotanga a te Atua,
12 nāu anō, e te Ariki, te mahi tohu;