He inoi a te whaea mo ana tamariki
E te Ariki, e Ihu, whakaakona ki ahau kia mohio, ki te whakaae,
kia akina te reo o aku tamariki.
Arataki i aku tohu, whakahihuri i aku kupu
no te mea kahore tetahi mea e arai ana i ahau
i te whai i te ara i kiia ai koe e ratou.
Kia whai whakaaro ki o raatau hiahia,
whakaute mo o ratou kare,
he kaha ki te tautoko ia ratau i nga wa o te awangawanga
whakamātautau ranei.
Homai ki ahau te maia o te aroha kore
rite ki te patunga tapu,
Na to whaea whaea ko Maria
Ahau ia ra
mo te whakamarie, te awhina, me te tauira
i tenei ara.
Amine.