3 Nō te mea ka ringihia e ahau he wai ki runga ki te tangata matewai,

he awa ki te wāhi maroke;

ka ringihia e ahau tōku wairua ki ōu uri,

tāku manaaki ki tāu whānau.

4 Ā, ka tupu rātou i waenga taru,

ānō he wirou i te taha o ngā rerenga wai.