Waiata 126

1 He waiata; he pikitanga. I ta Ihowa whakahokinga mai i nga pononga o Hiona i rite matou ki te hunga e moehewa ana.

A Song of the going up. When the Lord made a change in Zion's fate, we were like men in a dream.

2 Katahi to matou mangai ka ki i te kata, to matou arero hoki i te waiata: katahi ka korerotia i roto i nga tauiwi, He nui nga mahi a Ihowa ki a ratou.

Then our mouths were full of laughing, and our tongues gave a glad cry; they said among the nations, The Lord has done great things for them.

3 He mea nunui a Ihowa i mea ai mo tatou, a e koa ana tatou.

The Lord has done great things for us; because of which we are glad.

4 E Ihowa, whakahokia matou i te whakarau: kia pera me nga awa o te tonga.

Let our fate be changed, O Lord, like the streams in the South.

5 Ko te hunga e rui ana i runga i te roimata, ka kokoti i runga i te hari.

Those who put in seed with weeping will get in the grain with cries of joy.

6 Ahakoa haere tangi atu ia me te kawe i ana purapura hei whakatokanga; tera ia e haere hari mai ano me te mau mai i ana paihere.

Though a man may go out weeping, taking his vessel of seed with him; he will come again in joy, with the corded stems of grain in his arms.