He mana pono, he tino whai hua, he penapena pūngao hoki!
Kua whakarewahia te pēhi hau tīwiri auau ahumahi!
Pūmau, ā, roa te mau– kounga ā-ahumahi, he tuku hau tonu mō ngā rā katoa, he whakaputanga kore āwangawanga! | Te tino whai hua me te penapena pūngao– he iti te whakapaunga pūngao, he nui te putanga, he penapena hiko me te moni! |
Mahi haruru iti– mahi mārie, taiao awheawhe whakamarie ake!
He whānui te whakamahinga – te hanga, te whakatika waka, te hanga whare… he hoa mahi whānui!
Mana whakahaere atamai, mahi māmā
Te tiaki watea, te penapena i te wā me te kaha