I te tīmatanga e whakaatu ana i ngā mea o te mutunga,
ā, i ngā wā onamata ko ngā mea kāhore anō i meatia;
i kī ahau: Ko te whakaaro i whakatakotoria e ahau mau tonu,
ka oti anō i ahau tāku katoa i pai ai.
Ka karangatia hoki e ahau he manu kai kino i te rāwhiti,
ko te tangata kei a ia tōku whakaaro i te whenua tawhiti.
Inā, kua kōrerotia nei e ahau, ka whakaputaina anō e ahau;
kua takoto i ahau, ka oti anō i ahau.