He Aha te Korero a te Paipera mo te Whakaaro Nui? — He Karakia me te Inoi · Nga Karaipiture KJV me nga Nama a Strong

I mua i te haerenga o tēnei rā ki ngā wāhi katoa e hiahiatia ana e ia, whakatūria ō waewae ki te tīmatanga o te whakaaro nui: ko te wehi ki a Ihowa. Ko tērā te kūwaha, kāhore hoki he kūwaha kē atu. Kāhore koe e whakaarohia kia mōhio kē koe, kāhore hoki koe e whakaarohia kia kaumātua koe. Ki te hapa tētahi o koutou i te whakaaro nui, kua whakaaturia mārietia ki a koutou tā koutou e mahi ai — īnoia ki te Atua, e homai nui nei ki te katoa, kāhore hoki e whakahē; ā, ka hoatu ki a koe. Nō reira, kaua e haere ki te rapu i tō ake huarahi i tēnei rā; engari me īnoi. Whiwhia te whakaaro nui: koia te mea nui rawa atu. Engari kaua e rapua i roto i te whakaaro nui o tēnei ao, he wairangi hoki tēnā ki te Atua. Rapua i te wāhi e huna ana — i roto i a te Karaiti, i whakaritea nei hei whakaaro nui mō tātou nō te Atua, ā, kei roto i a ia ngā taonga katoa e huna ana. Ko te whakaaro nui nō runga mai, he mā i te tuatahi, muri iho he rangimārie, he ngāwari, ki tonu hoki i te aroha. Īnoia taua whakaaro nui i tēnei rā, ā, haere i runga i te wehi ki a Ihowa, ā, kāhore koe e hapa. Rapua kia kitea.

E te Ariki, ko koe te Atua e homai ana i te whakaaro nui, a ko te matauranga me te mohio e puta mai ana i tou mangai. Ka timata ahau ki te wahi e ki mai ai koe kia timata ahau: ki te wehi ki a koe, ko te timatanga tera o te whakaaro nui. E hapa ana ahau, a e mohio ana koe ki tenei; na reira ka inoi ahau, no te mea ka homai e koe ki nga tangata katoa, he mahorahora tou ngakau, kahore hoki koe e whakatupehupehu. Homai ki ahau te whakaaro nui i tenei ra — ehara i te whakaaro nui o tenei ao, he wairangi tena ki a koe, engari ko te whakaaro nui e ahu mai ana i runga, he ma i te tuatahi, muri iho he rangimarie, he ngawari, ki tonu ano i te aroha. Kaua ahau e tukua kia whakawhirinaki ki toku ake matauranga. Meinga ahau kia kino ki te kino, no te mea ko te wehi tera ki a Ihowa; arahina ahau ki a te Karaiti, kei roto nei i a ia nga taonga katoa o te whakaaro nui e huna ana, kia kitea ai e ahau te matauranga o te Atua. Na, i te mea ka matoke haere te aroha o te tokomaha, homai ki ahau te whakaaro nui kia mau tonu ahau a te mutunga, kia kaua e mahana-nui noa — tiakina toku ngakau i runga i te wehi ki a koe, kia kaua ahau e ngoikore, engari kia kitea ahau he pono. Katahi ka riro i ahau te mohio pai, no te mea e hiahia ana ahau ki te mahi i au ture, ehara i te whakarongo noa iho. Amine.