1 Tahuri mai tōu taringa, e te Hēpara o Īharaira,
2 whakaohoohokia tōu kaha
3 Whakahokia ake mātou, e te Atua;
4 E Ihowā, e te Atua o ngā mano,
5 Kua whāngaia mai e koe he roimata hei taro mā rātou,
6 Kua meinga mātou e koe hei totohetanga mā ō mātou hoa,
7 Whakahokia ake mātou, e te Atua o ngā mano;
8 I maua mai e koe he wāina i Īhipa;
9 I whakapaia e koe he tūnga mōna;
10 Taumarumaru ana tōna ata ki runga ki ngā pukepuke;
11 I tautotoro atu ōna manga ki te moana,
12 He aha i pākaruhia ai e koe ōna taiepa ki raro,
13 Mongamonga noa i te poaka toa o te ngahere,
14 Tahuri mai anō, e te Atua o ngā mano, e īnoi atu nei mātou;
15 i te rākau i whakatōkia e tōu matau,
16 Kua pau i te ahi, kua tuaina ki raro;
17 Waiho tōu ringa i runga i te tangata o tōu matau,
18 Pēnei e kore mātou e hoki atu i a koe;
19 Whakahokia ake mātou, e Ihowā, e te Atua o ngā mano;