1 "Ā, i taua wā ka whakatika a Mikaera, te rangatira nui e tū nei hei hoa mō ngā tama a tōu iwi. Nā, he wā raruraru taua wā, kāhore mai i mua i te wā i whai iwi ai ā taea noatia taua wā nei; hei taua wā ka mawhiti tōu iwi, te hunga katoa e kitea kua oti te tuhituhi ki te pukapuka. 2 Nā, he tokomaha o te hunga e moe ana i te puehu o te oneone e ara ake, ko ētahi ki te ora tonu, ko ētahi ki te whakamā, ki te whakarihariha, mutungakore. 3 Ā, ka tīaho te hunga whakaaro nui ānō kei te tīaho o te kikorangi. Me te hunga hoki nāna i anga ai ngā tāngata tokomaha ki te tika, ka rite rātou ki ngā whetū ā ake ake.