Waiata
31:1 E Ihowa, ko koe taku e whakawhirinaki nei; kei whakama ahau ake ake: whakaorangia ahau
i tou tika.
31:2 Anga mai tou taringa ki ahau; hohoro te whakaora i ahau: kia ai koe hei kohatu kaha moku,
hei whare tiaki moku.
31:3 Ko koe hoki toku kohatu, toku pa; na, kia mahara ki tou ingoa
ahau, a arahina ahau.
31:4 Kapohia ahau i roto i te kupenga i huna e ratou moku: ko koe hoki koe
toku kaha.
31:5 Tenei toku wairua te tukua atu nei e ahau ki tou ringa; nau ahau i hoki e Ihowa, e te Atua o
pono.
31:6 E kino ana ahau ki te hunga e whakaaro ana ki nga mea tekateka noa: ko ahau ia e whakawhirinaki ana ki a Ihowa.
31:7 Ka koa ahau, ka hari ki tou atawhai;
raruraru; i matau koe ki toku wairua i roto i nga he;
31:8 Kahore ahau i kopia e koe ki roto ki te ringa o te hoariri: kua whakaturia e koe taku
waewae i roto i te ruma nui.
31:9 Tohungia ahau, e Ihowa, kei te he hoki ahau, pakoko kau toku kanohi
i te pouri, ae ra, toku wairua me toku kopu.
31:10 Ka hemo nei hoki toku ora i te tangi, me oku tau i te aue, toku kaha
hemo iho i toku he, kurupopo ana oku wheua.
31:11 He tawainga ahau na oku hoariri katoa;
e te hunga e noho tata ana, e wehingia ana oku tangata i mohio ai: ko te hunga i kite i ahau
kahore i oma mai i ahau.
31:12 Kua warewaretia ahau me te tupapaku kua ngaro atu i te ngakau: kua rite ahau ki te oko pakaru.
31:13 I rongo hoki ahau i te ngautuara a te tini: i nga taha katoa te wehi: ia ratou
i runanga ratou ki te he moku, i mea kia whakamatea ahau.
31:14 Ko ahau ia i whakawhirinaki ki a koe, e Ihowa: i mea, Ko koe toku Atua.
31:15 Kei tou ringa oku taima, whakaorangia ahau i nga ringa o oku hoariri, a
i te hunga e tukino ana i ahau.
31:16 Kia whiti tou mata ki tau pononga: whakaorangia ahau, he whakaaro ki tou aroha.
31:17 Kei whakama ahau, e Ihowa; kua karanga atu hoki ahau ki a koe
kia whakama te hunga kino, kia takoto puku i roto i te reinga.
31:18 Whakamutua te ngutu teka; e korero kino ana
ki te whakakake, ki te whakahawea ki te tangata tika.
31:19 Ano te nui o tau pai kua rongoatia nei e koe mo te hunga e wehi ana!
koe; i mahia nei e koe mo te hunga e whakawhirinaki ana ki a koe i te aroaro o Ihowa
tama a te tangata!
31:20 Ka huna ratou e koe ki te wahi ngaro i tou aroaro i te whakapehapeha o Ihowa
tangata: me huna ratou e koe ki roto ki te teneti, kei ngangau a
arero.
31:21 Kia whakapaingia a Ihowa, mona i mea kia miharotia tana mahi tohu ki ahau
pa kaha.
31:22 I ki hoki ahau i toku potatutatunga, Kua motuhia mai ahau i mua i ou kanohi.
ahakoa ra i rongo koe ki toku reo inoi i taku karangatanga
ki a koe.
31:23 Arohaina a Ihowa, e tana hunga tapu katoa: e tiakina ana hoki e Ihowa
he pono, he nui hoki tana utu ki te tangata whakakake.
31:24 Kia maia, kia kaha o koutou ngakau, e te hunga katoa e tumanako ana
i roto i a Ihowa.