‘I he ngaahi misi, ‘i ha vīsone po‘uli,
Ka tō ki he kakai ha mohe ‘āvea,
He‘ene fa‘a mohe ‘i he mohenga;
‘Oku ne toki tatala ‘a e telinga ‘o e kakai,
‘O ne sila‘i ai ‘ene ngaahi tākitala;
Ke fakaafe ‘a e tangata mei he‘ene fa‘ahinga fai,
Pea ke fakapuli mei he tangata fita ‘ene kāfakafa.
Koe‘uhi ke ne ta‘ofi hono laumālie mei he luo,
Pea ke ‘oua mole ‘ene mo‘ui he velo.