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A PRAYER.
| 1. E Jihóva! e Atúa núi koe. Náu te máhinga katóa tánga ki dúnga ki te rángi ki ráro ki te wenúa. | O Jehovah! thou art a great God. Thou hast made all things in heaven above and in the earth beneath. |
| 2. Pai ráwa tóu e ánga ki te tángata. Náu ra óki te tángata; tóna áha óki, me tóna waidúa óki. | Good indeed is thy work as to man. Man sprung from thee: from thee are his soul and spirit. |
| 3. Náu te kai, náu te wai, náu te waka túpunga ki te kai, náu te méa waka kahu. | From thee are bread and water. Thou causest the earth to vegetate and be fruitful, and to bring forth such things as can be made into raiment. |
| 4. Náu ra óki i waka nóho ai te A'ta pai ki to tátu Tupúna: e A'ta márama ra óki, e ngákau rángi mádie. | Thou didst endue our forefather with a holy disposition. His understanding was perfect; his heart peaceful. |
| 5. Awé! kóa wáre wáre ra óki Adáma. Nána ra óki te méa waka kíno ki á kóe: na tátu katóa ra óki. Ka kíno te ngákau; ka póudi. | Alas! Adam forgot (thee). He offended thee; we all have offended thee. Our hearts are corrupt, and ignorant. |
| 6. Kía méa mai koe, e péke ke átu to tátu nei póudi: tukúa mai te ngákau márama mo tátu. Kía téa te kíno o tátu nei ngákau. | Lighten our darkness, and give us an understanding heart: let us perceive the wickedness of our hearts. |
| 7. Tukúa mai koe tóu Waidúa. Mána e waka marama tía mai, e waka óra mai to tátu nei ngákau. | Endue us with thy Holy Spirit, that he may enlighten and renew our hearts. |
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