Waiata 40:1 I tatari marie ahau ki a Ihowa; a ka anga mai ia ki ahau, ka whakarongo ki aku tangi. 40:2 Na kei te tango ake ia i ahau i te poka whakamataku, i te paru taoruoru; e tu oku waewae ki runga ki te kamaka, a ka u oku hikoinga. 40:3 A homai ana e ia he waiata hou ki toku mangai, he whakamoemiti ki to tatou Atua: he tini ka kite, a ka wehi, ka whakawhirinaki hoki ki a Ihowa. 40:4 Ka hari te tangata kua waiho nei e ia a Ihowa hei whakawhirinakitanga mona, a kahore e whai whakaaro te hunga whakakake, me te hunga e peka atu ana ki te teka. 40:5 E Ihowa, e toku Atua, he tini au mahi whakamiharo i mahia e koe, a ou whakaaro ki a matou: e kore e taea te tatau ki a koe: me i whakaaturia e ahau, ka korerotia e ahau, e kore e taea kia tatauhia. 40:6 Kihai i matenuitia e koe te patunga tapu, me te whakahere; kei a koe oku taringa kua tuwhera: kihai koe i mea mai ki te tahunga tinana me te whakahere hara. 40:7 Na ko taku meatanga atu, Na kua tae mai ahau: kei roto i te pukapuka te tuhituhi moku. 40:8 Ko taku pai ko te mea i tau e pai ai, e toku Atua: ae ra, kei toku ngakau tau ture. 40:9 Kua kauwhautia e ahau te tika i roto i te whakaminenga nui: nana, kahore i ahau kaiponuhia ana oku ngutu, e mohio ana koe, e Ihowa. 40:10 Kihai i huna e ahau tou tika i roto i toku ngakau; kua whakapuakina e ahau tau te pono me tau whakaoranga: kihai i huna e ahau tou aroha me tou pono i te whakaminenga nui. 40:11 Kei kaiponuhia tou aroha ki ahau, e Ihowa: kia puta tau mahi tohu ki ahau ma tou atawhai me tou pono ahau e tiaki i nga wa katoa. 40:12 Ta te mea kua karapotia ahau e nga kino e kore e taea te tatau: kei oku kino hopukina ahau, te ahei te titiro ake; he nui ake ratou nga makawe o toku mahunga: na reira toku ngakau i hemo ai. 40:13 Kia pai, e Ihowa, ki te whakaora i ahau; e Ihowa, hohoro ki te awhina i ahau. 40:14 Kia whakama, kia pororaru ngatahi te hunga e rapu ana i toku wairua whakangaromia; kia whakahokia ki muri, kia whakama te hunga e hiahia ana ki ahau kino. 40:15 Kia huna, hei utu mo to ratou whakama te hunga e mea mai ana ki ahau, Ha! aha. 40:16 Kia hari, kia koa ki a koe te hunga katoa e rapu ana ia koe; arohaina tau whakaoranga mea tonu, Kia whakanuia a Ihowa. 40:17 Ko ahau ia, he iti, he rawakore; heoi e whakaaro ana te Ariki ki ahau: ko koe toku awhina me toku kaiwhakaora; kaua e whakaroa, e toku Atua.