1 E Ihowā, e tōku Atua, kei a koe tōku whakawhirinakitanga;
2 kei haehae ia i tōku wairua, ānō he raiona,
3 E Ihowā, e tōku Atua, ki te mea nāku tēnā mahi,
4 ki te mea i whakahokia e ahau he kino ki te tangata kua mau nei tā māua rongo;
5 kia arumia tōku wairua e te hoariri, ā, kia mau;
6 E Ihowā, whakatika, kia riri koe, ara ake,
7 Tukua kia karapotia koe e te whakaminenga o ngā iwi;
8 Ko Ihowā e whakarite whakawā ana mō ngā iwi;
9 Kia whakamutua te kino o te hunga kino;
10 Kei te Atua tōku whakangungu rākau,
11 He kaiwhakawā tika te Atua, āe rā,
12 Ki te kore tētahi e tahuri,
13 Oti rawa anō āna mea whakamate te whakapai e ia;
14 Nanā, he kino te mea e whakamamae nei ia;
15 I pokaia e ia he poka, he mea keri nāna,
16 Ka hoki tōna whanokē ki tōna mātenga,
17 Ka rite ki tōna tika tāku whakamoemiti ki a Ihowā,