Waiata
38:1 ś E Ihowa, kaua e whakatupehupehu mai ki ahau ina riri koe, kaua ano ahau e pakia ina wera koe.
pouri.
38:2 Titi tonu hoki au pere ki ahau: kaha rawa te pehi a tou ringa i ahau.
38:3 Kahore he wahi ora o oku kikokiko, na tou riri hoki; kahore hoki
e okioki ana oku wheua i ahau nei.
38:4 Kua taupokina iho hoki toku mahunga o oku kino: ano he pikaunga taimaha
he taumaha rawa moku.
38:5 E piro ana oku patunga, kua pirau i taku mahi poauau.
38:6 E pouri ana ahau; kua tino piko ahau; Haere tonu ahau me te tangi haere i te ra roa.
38:7 Kei te kapi hoki toku hope i te mate whakarihariha, kahore rawa
te ora o oku kikokiko.
38:8 Kua ngoikore ahau, maru rawa ahau: hamama ana ahau i te raruraru
o toku ngakau.
38:9 E te Ariki, kei tou aroaro oku hiahia katoa; kahore hoki e ngaro i taku aue
koe.
38:10 Kihakiha kau toku ngakau, kua hemo toku kaha: me te marama o oku kanohi.
kua ngaro atu hoki i ahau.
38:11 Matara noa atu i toku mate te turanga mai o oku hoa aroha me oku hoa; e tu ana oku whanaunga
i tawhiti.
38:12 E whakatakoto mahanga ana moku te hunga e whai ana i ahau kia whakamatea;
e korero kino ana toku mamae, e whakaaro hianga ana a pau noa te ra.
38:13 Ko ahau ia, i rite ki te turi, kihai i rongo; a ka rite ahau ki te tangata wahangu e tuwhera ana
kaua tona mangai.
38:14 Na rite tonu ahau ki te tangata kahore nei e rongo, a kahore nei i roto i tona mangai
whakatuma.
38:15 E tumanako nei hoki ahau ki a koe, e Ihowa: ka whakahoki kupu mai ano koe, e te Ariki, e toku Atua.
38:16 I mea hoki ahau, Whakarongo mai ki ahau, kei koa ratou ki ahau:
Ka paheke te waewae, ka whakakake ki ahau.
38:17 Ko ahau hoki, meake kopa, a kei mua tonu i ahau toku pouri.
38:18 Ka whakaaturia hoki e ahau toku kino; Ka pouri ahau mo taku hara.
38:19 Ko oku hoariri ia hauhau tonu, kaha tonu: me te hunga e kino ana ki ahau
ka tini haeretia.
38:20 He hoariri ano ki ahau te hunga e utu ana i te pai ki te kino; no te mea ko ahau
whai i te mea pai.
38:21 Kaua ahau e whakarerea, e Ihowa; e toku Atua, kei matara atu koe i ahau.
38:22 Hohoro ki te awhina i ahau, e te Ariki, e toku whakaoranga.