Waiata
143:1 Whakarongo ki taku inoi, e Ihowa, kia titaha mai tou taringa ki aku inoi: i a koe
whakahokia mai he kupu ki ahau i runga i te pono, i runga ano i tou tika.
143:2 A kaua e anga e whakawa ki tau pononga: ki tau titiro hoki e kore rawa
te tangata ora kia whakatikaia.
143:3 Kua tukinotia hoki toku wairua e te hoariri; patua iho e ia toku ora a tae noa
te whenua; kua meinga ahau e ia kia noho i roto i te pouri, kia rite ki era o te hunga e noho ana
kua mate roa.
143:4 Na reira i ngaro ai toku wairua i roto i ahau; ko toku ngakau i roto i ahau
mokemoke.
143:5 E mahara ana ahau ki nga ra onamata; Ka whakaaro ahau ki au mahi katoa; Ka whakaaro ahau ki te
te mahi a ou ringa.
143:6 Totoro tonu atu oku ringa ki a koe: e hiainu ana toku wairua ki a koe, ano he
whenua matewai. Hera.
143:7 Hohoro te whakahoki kupu mai ki ahau, e Ihowa; ka hemo toku wairua: kei huna tou mata ki ahau;
kei rite ahau ki te hunga e heke ana ki te rua.
143:8 Meinga kia rongo ahau ki tou aroha i te ata; kei roto hoki ahau ia koe
whakawhirinaki: meinga kia mohio ahau ki te ara e haere ai ahau; no te mea ka hapainga e ahau taku
wairua ki a koe.
143:9 Whakaorangia ahau, e Ihowa, i oku hoariri: ka rere atu ahau ki a koe ki te huna i ahau.
143:10 Whakaakona ahau ki te mea i tau e pai ai; ko koe hoki toku Atua: he pai tou wairua; arahi
ahau ki te whenua o te tika.
143:11 Whakaorangia ahau, e Ihowa, he whakaaro ki tou ingoa: he whakaaro ki tou tika.
Whakaorangia toku wairua i roto i te pouri.
143:12 He mahi tohu hoki koe, a hautopea atu oku hoariri: a huna katoatia te hunga e tukino ana i ahau.
toku wairua: he pononga hoki ahau nau.