< Waiata 116 >
1 E aroha ana ahau ki a Ihowa: mona i whakarongo ki toku reo, ki aku inoi.
Medɔ Awurade efisɛ, ɔtee me nne. Ɔtee me mmɔborɔsu.
2 I tahuri mai tona taringa ki ahau: mo reira ka karanga ahau ki a ia i ahau e ora ana.
Esiane sɛ ɔbrɛɛ nʼaso ase maa me nti, mɛfrɛ no wɔ bere a mete ase yi.
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 )
Owu ahama bebaree me, ɔda ho yawdi baa me so, ɔhaw ne awerɛhow hyɛɛ me so. (Sheol )
4 Na ko taku karangatanga ki te ingoa o Ihowa; Tena ra, e Ihowa, whakaorangia toku wairua.
Afei mebɔɔ Awurade din kae se, “Awurade, gye me nkwa!”
5 He atawhai a Ihowa, he tika: ae, he aroha to tatou Atua.
Awurade yɛ ɔdomfo ne ɔtreneeni; ayamhyehye ahyɛ yɛn Nyankopɔn ma.
6 E tiakina ana e Ihowa te hunga kuware: i whakaititia ahau, a nana ahau i whakaora.
Awurade bɔ ɔwɛmfo ho ban; bere a mewɔ ahohia mu no, ogyee me.
7 E hoki, e toku wairua, ki tou okiokinga; kua atawhaitia hoki koe e Ihowa.
Nya abotɔyam bio, me kra, efisɛ Awurade ne wo adi no yiye.
8 Nau hoki toku wairua i whakaora kei mate, oku kanohi kei whai roimata, oku waewae kei paheke.
Na wo, Awurade, woagye me kra afi owu mu; woamma mʼani amporow nisu, na woamma mʼanan anhintiw
9 Tera ahau e haereere i te aroaro o Ihowa i te whenua o te ora.
sɛ mɛnantew Awurade anim wɔ ateasefo asase so.
10 I whakapono ahau, koia ahau i korero ai: he nui toku whakawhiunga.
Migye dii; ɛno nti mekae se, “Mewɔ ahohia kɛse mu.”
11 I mea ahau i toku ohoreretanga, He teka kau nga tangata katoa.
Na mʼahokyere mu mekae se, “Nnipa nyinaa yɛ atorofo.”
12 He aha taku e whakahoki ai ki a Ihowa mo ana atawhainga katoa i ahau?
Dɛn na metumi de atua Awurade ka wɔ ne papa a wayɛ me nyinaa?
13 Ka mau ahau ki te kapu o te whakaoranga, ka karanga ki te ingoa o Ihowa.
Mɛma nkwagye kuruwa no so na mabɔ Awurade din.
14 Ka whakamana e ahau aku kupu taurangi ki a Ihowa i te aroaro o tana iwi katoa.
Medi bɔ a mahyɛ Awurade no nyinaa so wɔ ne nkurɔfo nyinaa anim.
15 He mea utu nui ki ta Ihowa titiro te matenga o tana hunga tapu.
Awurade nkoa nokwafo wu som bo wɔ Awurade ani so.
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.
Awurade, ampa ara meyɛ wo somfo; meyɛ wo somfo, wʼafenaa babarima; woayi me afi me mpokyerɛ mu.
17 Ka tukua e ahau te patunga tapu, ara te whakawhetai: ka karanga ki te ingoa o Ihowa.
Mɛbɔ aseda afɔre ama wo na mabɔ Awurade din.
18 Ka whakamana e ahau aku kupu taurangi ki a Ihowa, ae, ki te aroaro o tana iwi katoa.
Medi me ntam a maka Awurade no so wɔ ne nkurɔfo nyinaa anim,
19 Ki nga marae o te whare o Ihowa, ki waenganui ou, e Hiruharama. Whakamoemititia a Ihowa.
wɔ adiwo a ɛwɔ Awurade fi no, wɔ wʼanim, Yerusalem. Monkamfo Awurade.