He inoi ki te Atua mai i nga mama

 

E te Ariki, tautokohia au kia waiho hei whaea
I whiriwhiri koe i ahau
He matua me te ngakau aroha,
Te whaea o aku tamariki.

Homai ki ahau te whakaaro nui me te maia.
Ka tika ahau, he rangatira, he pono;
Kia ora ai ahau, e te Ariki,
Ka taea e ahau te tauira mo te pai.

Whakaakona ahau ki te manawanui, me te matauranga.
Homai hoki he mahi tohu ki ahau;
Na, ko aku tamahine ka hiahia ki te ngakau ngawari,
Kia atawhai, muru me te pono.

Awhinatia ahau ki te whakaatu i te ara ki te whakaoranga,
E te Ariki, me te pa o te wairua,
Na reira ka taea e raatau te tautoko te aroha, te tumanako me te whakapono,
Ka arahina tenei e ratau ki to ratau kainga.

Whakamaumahara ahau kia mau tonu ratou
A tukua maru ratou
Na i taea e ratou te ite toku whakamarie, me toku aroha
I etahi wa ka mohio ratou ko ratou anake.

A ka kore ai o matou tinana, E te Ariki,
Kei te inoi ahau kia mohio ratou
Ko te hiahia anake kei a raatau
Koinei te mea i whakauruhia e ahau i roto i o raatau ngakau me o raatau wairua.