Hiraka
51:1 Ka whakawhetai ahau ki a koe, e te Ariki, e te Kingi: ka whakamoemiti ki a koe, e te Atua, e toku Kaiwhakaora:
Whakamoemititia tou ingoa.
51:2 Ko koe hoki toku kaiwhakaora, toku kaiawhina, nau hoki i tiaki toku tinana kei mate
te whakangaromanga, i te mahanga a te arero ngautuara, i te
he ngutu tito teka, he kaiawhina moku ki oku hoariri.
51:3 Kua whakaorangia ahau e koe: rite tonu ki to ratou aroha nui tona nui
te nui o tou ingoa, no nga niho o te hunga kua tata ki te kai
ahau, i roto hoki i nga ringa o te hunga i whai kia mate ahau, i a Ihowa
tini nga mate i pa mai ki ahau;
51:4 I te toronga o te ahi i tetahi taha, i tetahi taha, i waenganui ano o te ahi
he mea kihai i tahuna e ahau;
51:5 No te hohonutanga o te kopu o te reinga, no te arero poke, no te
kupu teka.
51:6 Na te kupu kino a te arero i korero ai toku wairua ki te kingi
tata tonu ki te mate, i tata tonu toku ora ki te reinga o raro.
51:7 I karapotia ahau e ratou i nga taha katoa, a kahore he tangata hei awhina moku: I
i rapu marietanga tangata, heoi kahore noa iho.
51:8 Katahi ahau e whakaaro, e Ihowa, ki tou mahi tohu, ki au mahi o mua;
ka whakaorangia e koe te hunga e tatari ana ki a koe, ka whakaorangia ano ratou e koe i roto i nga ringa
o nga hoariri.
51:9 Katahi ahau ka ara i aku inoi i te whenua, ka inoi
whakaoranga i te mate.
51:10 I karanga ahau ki te Ariki, te Matua o toku Ariki, e kore ia e whakarere
i ahau i nga ra o toku pouri, i te wa o te hunga whakakake, i reira
kahore he awhina.
51:11 Ka whakamoemiti tonu ahau ki tou ingoa, ka himene atu ki tou ingoa
te mihi; a i rangona taku inoi.
51:12 Nau hoki ahau i whakaora i te whakangaromanga: a whakaorangia ana ahau e koe i te kino
taima: mo reira ka whakawhetai ahau, ka whakamoemiti ki a koe, ka manaaki i a ratou
ingoa, e te Ariki.
51:13 I toku tamarikitanga, i haere noa ahau ki waho, i hiahia ahau ki te whakaaro nui
taku inoi.
51:14 I inoi ahau mona i mua i te temepara, ka rapua ano ia e ahau a tae noa ki a Ihowa
mutunga.
51:15 Ae ra, no te puawaitanga a ki te maoa ake o te karepe, ahuareka tonu toku ngakau
ko ia: i tika toku waewae, i rapu ahau ia ia no toku tamarikitanga ake.
51:16 ś I tuohu noa toku taringa, i tango mai ai ahau ia ia, a nui atu tona mohio.
51:17 Kua whai hua ahau i taua mea: na ka hoatu e ahau he kororia ki te tangata e homai ana
ahau te whakaaro nui.
51:18 I whakaaro hoki ahau ki te mahi i muri ia ia, a ka roa ahau ki te whai i tera
pai; penei e kore ahau e whakama.
51:19 I tohe tonu toku wairua ki a ia, a taihoa ana ahau i aku mahi
Totoro tonu atu oku ringa ki te rangi i runga, tangihia ana oku whakaaro pohehe
o ia.
51:20 I anga atu toku wairua ki a ia, a i kitea ia e ahau i roto i te ma: kua riro i ahau
piri tonu te ngakau ki a ia no te timatanga, no reira ka kore ahau
whakarerea.
51:21 I mamae toku ngakau i te rapunga i a ia; na reira i whiwhi ai ahau ki te pai
taonga.
51:22 Kua homai e te Ariki ki ahau he arero hei utu moku, a ka whakamoemiti ahau ki a ia
na reira.
51:23 Whakatata mai ki ahau, e nga kuware, e noho ki te whare o te ako.
51:24 He aha koutou i puhoi ai ki te korero ki enei mea, i te kitenga o koutou i a koutou?
he tino matewai nga wairua?
51:25 Na ka puaki toku mangai, a ka ki atu, Hokona ma koutou, kaua he moni.
51:26 Tukua atu tou kaki ki raro ki te ioka, kia whiwhi hoki tou wairua ki te ako;
he uaua ki te kimi.
51:27 Titiro mai ki o koutou kanohi, ka iti nei taku mahi, he maha hoki aku mahi
he nui te okiokinga moku.
51:28 Akona i runga i te moni nui, kia nui te koura mana.
51:29 Kia hari o koutou wairua ki tana mahi tohu; kei whakama hoki ki te whakamoemiti ki a ia.
51:30 Mahia to mahi i te wa e rite ai, a ka homai e ia ki a koe to utu.