1 Ā, e whitu ngā marama o te āka a Ihowā ki te whenua o ngā Pirihitini. 2 Nā, ka karanga ngā Pirihitini ki ngā tohunga karakia rātou ko ngā tohunga tūāhu, ka mea, "Me aha e mātou te āka a Ihowā? Whakaaturia mai ki a mātou hei te aha he mea mā mātou ina kawea atu taua mea ki tōna wāhi."

3 Nā, ka mea rātou, "Ki te tukua atu e koutou te āka a te Atua o Īharaira, kaua e tukua tahangatia; engari me hoatu anō he whakahere mō te hē hei whakahokinga atu ki a ia. Ko reira koutou ora ai, ā, ka mōhio nā te aha tōna ringa tē neke atu ai i a koutou."