1 Auē te mate mō te hunga e haere ana ki raro,

ki Īhipa ki te tiki whakauru,

e okioki ana ki te hōiho;

e whakawhirinaki ana ki te hāriata,

nō te mea he maha,

ki te kaieke hōiho anō,

nō te mea he nui te kaha;

kāhore ia e titiro ki te Mea Tapu o Īharaira,

kāhore hoki e rapu tikanga ki a Ihowā!

2 Otiia he whakaaro nui anō ia,

ka tākina mai anō te kino e ia,

e kore anō āna kupu e unuhia e ia;

engari ka whakatika ia ki te whare o ngā kaimahi i te kino,

ki ngā whakauru o ngā kaimahi i te hē.