Waiata 116

1 E aroha ana ahau ki a Ihowa: mona i whakarongo ki toku reo, ki aku inoi.

Alleluia. I have loved: therefore, the Lord will heed the voice of my prayer.

2 I tahuri mai tona taringa ki ahau: mo reira ka karanga ahau ki a ia i ahau e ora ana.

For he has inclined his ear to me. And in my days, I will call upon him.

3 I karapotia ahau e nga whakawiringa a te mate: mau pu ahau i nga mamae o te reinga, i kite ahau i te pawera, i te pouri. (Sheol h7585)

The sorrows of death have surrounded me, and the perils of Hell have found me. I have found tribulation and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

4 Na ko taku karangatanga ki te ingoa o Ihowa; Tena ra, e Ihowa, whakaorangia toku wairua.

And so, I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, free my soul.

5 He atawhai a Ihowa, he tika: ae, he aroha to tatou Atua.

Merciful is the Lord, and just. And our God is compassionate.

6 E tiakina ana e Ihowa te hunga kuware: i whakaititia ahau, a nana ahau i whakaora.

The Lord is the keeper of little ones. I was humbled, and he freed me.

7 E hoki, e toku wairua, ki tou okiokinga; kua atawhaitia hoki koe e Ihowa.

Turn again, my soul, to your rest. For the Lord has done good to you.

8 Nau hoki toku wairua i whakaora kei mate, oku kanohi kei whai roimata, oku waewae kei paheke.

For he has rescued my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from slipping.

9 Tera ahau e haereere i te aroaro o Ihowa i te whenua o te ora.

I will please the Lord in the land of the living.

10 I whakapono ahau, koia ahau i korero ai: he nui toku whakawhiunga.

Alleluia. I had confidence, because of what I was saying, but then I was greatly humbled.

11 I mea ahau i toku ohoreretanga, He teka kau nga tangata katoa.

I said in my excess, “Every man is a liar.”

12 He aha taku e whakahoki ai ki a Ihowa mo ana atawhainga katoa i ahau?

What shall I repay to the Lord, for all the things that he has repaid to me?

13 Ka mau ahau ki te kapu o te whakaoranga, ka karanga ki te ingoa o Ihowa.

I will take up the cup of salvation, and I will call upon the name of the Lord.

14 Ka whakamana e ahau aku kupu taurangi ki a Ihowa i te aroaro o tana iwi katoa.

I will repay my vows to the Lord, in the sight of all his people.

15 He mea utu nui ki ta Ihowa titiro te matenga o tana hunga tapu.

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his holy ones.

16 E Ihowa, he pono ko ahau tau pononga; ko ahau tau pononga, ko te tama a tau pononga wahine; nau i wewete oku here.

O Lord, because I am your servant, your servant and the son of your handmaid, you have broken my bonds.

17 Ka tukua e ahau te patunga tapu, ara te whakawhetai: ka karanga ki te ingoa o Ihowa.

I will sacrifice to you the sacrifice of praise, and I will invoke the name of the Lord.

18 Ka whakamana e ahau aku kupu taurangi ki a Ihowa, ae, ki te aroaro o tana iwi katoa.

I will repay my vows to the Lord in the sight of all his people,

19 Ki nga marae o te whare o Ihowa, ki waenganui ou, e Hiruharama. Whakamoemititia a Ihowa.

in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem.