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.