Te marae o Rongo
Kei hea ngā tāngata ?
Nō wai mā ēnei hū ?
Kei rō whare ngā tāngata.
Nō rātou aua hū i waho rā.
Ka whakahaeretia he karakia mo te iwi.
Hei mua koe i a mātou, e Ihowa;
Hei tohutohu i a mātou mahi katoa;
Ko koe anō hoki hei whakakaha i a mātou;
Kia whai korōria ai koe i ā mātou mahi katoa;
He mea tīmata, he mea mahi, he mea whakaoti
I roto i a koe;
Kia whiwhi ai hoki mātou ki te ora tonu
I te mea e atawhaitia nei e koe;
Ko Ihu Karaiti hoki to mātou Ariki
Āmine.
Kua mutu te karakia, kua mutu ngā whaikōrero i rō whare.
Kei te kōrerorero, kei te waiata, kei te whakangā te iwi.