Te Rongo Pai mō te Hunga Whakawhere
1 Kei runga i ahau te Wairua o te Ariki, o Ihowā;
nā Ihowā nei hoki ahau i whakawahi
hei kauwhau i te rongo pai ki te hunga māhaki.
Kua ungā mai ahau e ia ki te takai i te hunga ngākau marū,
ki te kauwhau ki ngā whakarau kia haere noa,
ki ngā herehere, kua tuwhera te whare herehere;