3 Ka koa te hunga he rawakore nei te wairua: no ratou hoki te rangatiratanga o te rangi.

4 Ka koa te hunga e tangi ana: ka whakamarietia hoki ratou.

5 Ka koa te hunga ngakau mahaki: ka riro hoki i a ratou te whenua.

6 Ka koa te hunga e hiakai ana, e hiainu ana, ki te tika: e makona hoki ratou.

7 Ka koa te hunga tohu tangata: e tohungia hoki ratou.

8 Ka koa te hunga ngakau ma: e kite hoki ratou i te Atua.

9 Ka koa te hunga hohou rongo: ka huaina hoki ratou he tamariki na te Atua.

10 Ka koa te hunga e whakatoia ana mo te tika: no ratou hoki te rangatiratanga o te rangi.

11 Ka koa koutou ina tawai ratou i a koutou, ina whakatoi, ina puaki i a ratou nga kupu kino katoa mo koutou, he mea teka, he whakaaro hoki ki ahau.

12 Kia hari, kia whakamanamana: he rahi hoki te utu mo koutou i te rangi: he penei hoki ta ratou whakatoi i nga poropiti i mua i a koutou.

3 Happy the poor in spirit -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

4 Happy the mourning -- because they shall be comforted.

5 Happy the meek -- because they shall inherit the land.

6 Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness -- because they shall be filled.

7 Happy the kind -- because they shall find kindness.

8 Happy the clean in heart -- because they shall see God.

9 Happy the peacemakers -- because they shall be called Sons of God.

10 Happy those persecuted for righteousness sake -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

11 Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake --

12 rejoice ye and be glad, because your reward [is] great in the heavens, for thus did they persecute the prophets who were before you.