Ka Whakaorangia e Īhu tētahi Tangata, he Rēwera ōna
1 Ā, ka whiti rātou ki tāwāhi o te moana, ki te whenua o ngā Kararini. 2 Nā, mahuta kau i te kaipuke, ka tūtaki ki a ia tētahi tangata i puta mai i ngā urupā, he wairua poke tōna. 3 Kei ngā urupā nei tōna nohoanga; ā, ahakoa he mekameka, hore rawa ia i taea e tētahi tangata te here. 4 He maha hoki ōna herenga ki ngā here waewae, ki ngā mekameka, heoi motumotuhia ana e ia ngā mekameka, mongamonga noa anō ngā here waewae. Kīhai tētahi tangata i kaha ki te whakamārie i a ia. 5 I ngā urupā tonu ia, i ngā maunga i te pō, i te ao, e hāmama ana, e haehae ana i a ia ki te kōhatu.
6 Ā, i tōna kitenga i a Īhu i tawhiti, oma ana ia, koropiko ana ki a ia. 7 He nui tōna reo ki te karanga, ka mea, "Ko te aha tāku ki a koe, e Īhu, e te Tama a te Atua, a te Runga Rawa? Ko te Atua tāku whakaoati mōu, nā, kaua ahau e whakamamaetia." 8 He meatanga hoki nāna ki a ia, "Puta mai i tēnei tangata, e te wairua poke."
9 Nā, ka ui ia ki a ia, "Ko wai tōu ingoa?"
Ka whakahokia e tērā, ka mea, "Ko Rihiona tōku ingoa; he tokomaha hoki mātou." 10 Ā, he nui tāna īnoi ki a ia kia kaua rātou e tonoa atu i taua whenua.
11 Nā, kei reira, kei ngā maunga, tētahi kāhui poaka e kai ana, tōna tini. 12 Nā, ka īnoi ngā rēwera katoa ki a ia, ka mea, "Tonoa mātou ki ngā poaka, kia tomo mātou ki a rātou." 13 Nā, tukua ana rātou e Īhu. Heoi, ko te putanga o ngā wairua poke, ka tomo ki ngā poaka. Ko te tino rerenga o te kāhui rā te pari ki te moana, ko te maha kei te rua mano, ā, paremo iho ki te moana.
14 Nā, whati ana ngā kaiwhāngai o ngā poaka, ā, kōrerotia ana ki te pā, ki aua whenua. Nā, ka puta rātou kia kite i taua mea kua meatia nei.