Waiata 128

1 He waiata; he pikitanga. Ka hari nga tangata katoa e wehi ana i a Ihowa: e haere ana i ana ara.

Blessed are all who fear Jehovah, who walk in his ways.

2 E kai hoki koe i te mahinga a ou ringa: e hari koe, a ka tau te pai ki a koe.

For thou shall eat the labor of thy hands. Happy thou shall be, and it shall be well with thee.

3 E rite tau wahine ki te waina hua, i roto rawa i tou whare: au tamariki ki nga mahuri oriwa, i nga taha o tau tepu.

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of thy house, thy sons like olive plants round about thy table.

4 Na he pera te manaaki mo te tangata e wehi ana i a Ihowa.

Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears Jehovah.

5 Ka Manaakitia koe e Ihowa i Hiona; a e kite koe i te pai o Hiruharama i nga ra katoa e ora ai koe.

Jehovah bless thee out of Zion, and see thou the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

6 Ae, e kite koe i nga tamariki a au tamariki. Kia mau te rongo ki a Iharaira.

Yea, see thou thy son's sons. Peace be upon Israel.